With saintly patience
and fierce drive

Andreas Wessels

Andreas Wessels, one of the most innovative juggling artists of our time, has, since he was 15, zealously devoted himself to the “King’s discipline” of juggling – juggling with soccer-sized balls. When he keeps 6 of them in the air and at the same time jumps rope, it seems as if gravity has ceased to exist. But Wessels doesn’t just juggle the balls: he dances with them. With exactingly precise ball-handling, the charismatic artist and the objects seem to melt into one.

The native of Berlin has been honored at renowned festivals in places as diverse as China, Japan and France. It is mesmerizing to see the variety of objects he brings to life and how his artistry extends from avant-garde to comedy.

When one sees Wessels surrounded by dancing oil cans and simultaneously juggling five burning torches while standing in a pool of gasoline, one knows that this man is unique in the world of flying objects.