Garbanzo Juggling Entertainment
| About
Paul "Garbanzo" Hudert |
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| Paul
joined The Flying Karamazov Brothers
in December 2001, and performed
with them as Misha Karamazov for two years before returning
to his solo shows. |
Paul performs his renaissance shows almost year round while taking a break
now and then to perform at street festivals in Italy. He has performed
for such notable renaissance festivals as The Maryland Faire, King Richard's
Faire, Bristol Faire, Bay Area, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Louisiana, San
Diego, Sterling, and many more as Paolo Garbanzo, using his Italian family
background for his persona at these shows.
above
you can see the smiling faces of one of Paul's typical crowds at King
Richard's Faire
Paul took this picture after grabbing a camara from one of the patrons
in the audience...
In
2002, Paul started The Accidental
Circus a vaudeville side-show comedy act involving many of his friends
from all over the country. This show takes many shapes and forms, depending
on where and when it's being performed.
In the winter of 2003 Paul traveled to Turin, Italy for 6 months to teach
juggling and comedy at La Scuola di Formazione Arti Circensi (school for
the formation of circus arts) at the Royal Gymnastics Academy in Torino
or "FLIC" as it is called. this exciting opportunity to spend
half a year in Italy was an amazing treasure trove for Paul's Italian
character. Paul's current schedule keeps him from spending that much time
off the road again, but perhaps we'll see him there in the future.
During 2005 Paul started to perform with long time friend Carl Asch in
"The Oops! Comedy Knife Throwing Show", a show full of laughs
and and amazing skills. They continue to perform this show at many festivals
they attend together.
Working with long time friends Clan Tynker,
Paul embarked on a month long tour of Italy in June 2006. Performing shows
exclusively in Italian, the group attended festivals such as Travolgente
in Rimini, Artisti In Piazza
in Pennabilli, the Vespa
Festival in Torino, and (accidentally) a Gay Pride Parade that was
going on at the same time (our costumes were a big hit). Then they performed
many shows along the Italian Riviera, exploring Italy's west coast. It
was an exciting time, full of fun memories and excellent experiences.
In June 2007, Paul competed in and won the International Jester Competition
at Muncaster Castle, England. Paul is the official Fool of Muncaster (and
the Honorary Fool of England) for one year where he will perform his duties
as Fool at various events at Muncaster including the Month Of Fools in
August 2007, April Fool's Day 2008 (a very special day for Paul now),
and in June 2008 Paul will return once again to Muncaster to emcee the
next Festival of Fools where he will hand his bell-encrusted crown over
to the next Fool. Much like the Miss America Pagent, Once you become a
Fool of Muncaster, you are ALWAYS a Fool of Muncaster.
Paul's major current project is a DVD of his 2007 tour through England
and winning the Jester Competition at Muncaster Castle. The video should
be ready by 2008!
Currently juggling 5 torches on the walking globe, Paul's usual grand
finale trick involves balancing on the "Ball of Death" and catching
flaming torches thrown at him by volunteers! Paul is also an experienced
fire eater and unicyclist, as well as a manipulator of many props such
as flaming devil sticks, diabolo, swinging torches, and many other things.
He is experienced at performing stage shows or strolling and interacting
with crowds and audiences of all ages. Paul is also an accomplished director
of shows, directing the Garbanzo Family Circus show for the Pennsylvania
Renaissance faire in 2004, as well as a pre-joust fire show at the PA
faire in 2005. Paul is also the director of "The Accidental Circus",
a continuing project started in 2002.
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