Circus Jon
Circus
Circus Jon has presented his one-man show in 12 countries,, since 1977: Australia, Japan, Hong-Kong, Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland, England, U.S.A., India, Italy, France, and of course Canada.
A comic, unicyclist-juggler or one man circus HE is an entertainment tour de force. Circus Jon presents one-man circus shows and strolling entertainment. He set a Guinness World record & International Jugglers' Association contest in 1987 for endurance bowling ball juggling, skips rope on a tall unicycle, walks on stilts and wires, and juggles fire, small children or up to seven balls. A master of Chinese gyroscopes, box manipulation and balloon sculpture, this versatile and humorous performer is a solo act, professional court jester, ringmaster, clown & acrobat. He is troupe producer of jugglers for events such as Canada Day on Parliament Hill, Ottawa and is a circus arts instructor for the Ontario Gymnastics Federation.
Past appearances include
- "Billy Madison"/Stunt clown in film
- World Resort Expo, Wakayama, Japan
- Festival Canada in Hong Kong
- Ontario Place
- Expo '86 Vancouver
- Burton Cummings; Opening Act at Ottawa's Winterlude
- Another roadside attraction with The Tragically Hip
- Lollapalooza
- Oakville Moonlight Madness
- EXPO '88, Brisbane
- Elmira Treasure Days
- Paris Fair
- Canada's Wonderland
- C.B.C. Canada Day Special
- Canadian Opera Company
Corporate appearances include
- Maple Leaf Meats
- Ford
- IBM
- Nortel Networks
- Manulife
- Lucent
- McDonalds
- Reuters
- Honda
- Astra Pharmaceutical
- Canada Post
- Golden Griddle
- Bank Of Montreal