Do It: Juggling at Vítkov

By Radka Balážová / Prague Daily Monitor / Published 24 July 2008 In the bright light of the summer, you might suddenly notice that the circles under your eyes seem darker than before. You're stressed out and tired and think back to your childhood holidays when you had nothing to do but play. What to do for a relaxing pick-me-up? One word: juggling. The eighth annual Czech Juggling Convention and Street Art Festival, scheduled for 24 to 27 July at Žižkov's Vítkov Hill, will offer plenty of opportunities to immerse yourself into this art. Juggling is a performance art, a sport, a form of exercise and meditation, a recreational pursuit, and often simply child's play. For some devoted jugglers, it may even verge on being a religious experience, according to Wikipedia. The history of juggling goes back to ancient China, where the... [read full story]