Juggler Luke is lord of the flings (From The Northern Echo)

Juggler Luke is lord of the flings

9:51am Saturday 23rd January 2010

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A MAN who has travelled the world performing in juggling shows has made a film of his experiences.

Luke Burrage, who grew up in Teesdale, County Durham, is a professional entertainer who works on cruise ships around the globe.

The 29-year-old, who lives in Berlin, has created a four minute video where he shows off his juggling skills in front of impressive backdrops from more than 40 countries he visited last year.

He juggles in places such as Tanzania, Venice and Uruguay.

He also juggles ice and rocks and braves the freezing temperatures on the deck of a boat sailing through Arctic waters.

He studied performing arts at Darlington College and became a full-time juggler in 2003.

He said: “About two-thirds of was on cruise ships, but the rest was done when I was travelling in my free time.

“Sometimes if you spend seven or eight days in one place you see all you can see, so this gave me something else to do.”

In 2008, Mr Burrage and fellow juggler Ben Beever broke the world record for the most balls juggled by two people, keeping 19 in the air.

To view Mr Burrage's on youtube and to leave comments visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJF4DeRb218.

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