I'll be in Bali from Febuary 19th to June 1st. First order of priorities is the Bali Spirit Festival, from March 5th - 16th, where I hope to perform, attend workshops in yoga and dance, and enjoy the concerts.

After the festival I will focus on the new videos, the pendants and clothing, keeping my yoga and poi practice going, finishing the new website, putting a little choreography together, upgrading computer skills, arranging opportunities for next summer, and hopefully launching some fun little projects with the brilliant friends who are coming to play. I'll also offer private lessons, which is a great way to learn.

For reference: Bali is a small island in the middle of Indonesia, a country spanning many islands stretching above Australia. Bali has an ancient Hindu culture and the people are very devoted to their incredibly unique way of life. It may be the most beautiful place I have ever seen. You can stay in nice guesthouses for about $10USD/night, and it's often cheapest to get there by first flying to Kuala Lumpur or Singapore, and then booking a cheap ticket to Denpasar (in Bali) through airasia.com or jetstar.com.

I'm touring around Europe again, from September 19th to late-October. I'll mostly be visiting friends and possibly a juggling convention or two, and then back to Bali for an extended poi vacation with several others. Be in contact if you'd like to rendezvous in Europe or to join us in Bali.

See you somewhere soon :)

-nick

The biggest juggling convention in the world has become a mecca for poi spinners and twirlers of all types. This year's event will be near Athens, Greece. I'm hoping to get there. Either way it's an event worth going to. Days full of workshops, nights full of performances and silly juggling people having fun.

I've missed the Play Festival for the past few years, and I had to listen to everybody go on at great length about how fun it was, and this year I'm going to get there some how. So there.

Organized by the Mighty Duncan, the Play Festival is England's most loved and attended poi/staff/silliness gathering. Music, performances, bands, games, debauchery, silly English people and their non-Englsh friends. Go to this event if you can. I will be there. You'll know me by my cool new pants.

Glade Festival is another renowned England music festival. I have a lot of friends going, including some special people from North America. I'm very much looking forwards to seeing my European community and North American community overlap.

...Note that I will only be there if I can afford to fly to Europe and buy a ticket. You're welcome to sponsor me.

Hi there, this is Nick, writing from Thailand. This isn't really an "event" yet. I've come to Thailnd, and I've been telling other people to join me here, to train, to make videos, to choreograph, etc. I am not organizing anything yet, nor am I committing to anything. I'm on a working holiday, catching up on a mountain of work, but I like playing with other people, and am setting things up to allow this to happen.

So don't come with big expectations. Cool things might happen, or it could be pretty laid back. I'm mostly designating Pai as a good place to hang out and play with toys. Others are coming.

If you want to know more, you can check my Thailand (un)Plan blog post. I'll be unveiling more details via the blog as they come into being. Just contact me if you're serious about coming.

Happy trails!

(hee hee. That was a poi joke)

-nick

I've been invited to do a workshop tour in Germany (maybe also Zurich), with the help of Sam from feuershow.de, Gerard, Olivier, Michael, Christina, and several other wonderful people. The current lineup goes like this:

26.09.2006 (Tuesday) München 19.30 – 21.30
27.09.2006 (Wednsday) Nürnberg 19.30 – 21.30
28.09.2006 (Thursday) Frankfurt 19.30 – 21.30
29.09.2006 (Friday) Düsseldorf 19.30 – 21.30

**It is 30 € for the 2 hours workshop.

Click here For details about locations and times
Click here for the discussion thread

We will add more workshops if there is demand! Just get in touch if you want me to come to your city :)

I'm currently trying to organize something in Zurich for the 25th, but maybe it's too last minute. Get in touch soon if this works for you.

Everybody tells me that this is the most chilled-out, enjoyable, don't-miss juggling convention around, and all my favourite twirlers go. It's ten days long. Drew told me that the first year he went he was just checking it out for the afternoon, and didn't leave for eight days... or soemthing like that.

Anyway, I'll be there unless I get some kind of can't-refuse offer. I won't be doing any official workshops or anything, thank goodness, but I'll be playing with everybody and we'll get a lot of poi inspiration going.

No website for this one, as far as I can tell.

Near Stockholm, Sweden

Another weekend of poi and fire related performances, workshops, and festivities. I'll be teaching workshops at this one as well. I hear there is quite a poi and twirling community in Sweden, should be very interesting.

Website: artofpoi.se

Come all ye northern spinners :P

nick

In Mainz, Germany.

A weekend of poi and twirling related workshops, games, and performances.

I (Nick Woolsey) will be there, teaching a workshop and enjoying myself :)

Check out the website:light-motion

See you there!

Yes, it's true: I've been invited to perform and teach at the European Juggling Convention! July 9th-15th. This is the world's biggest and most recognized juggling event. 4-5,000 people go each year, and it is held in a different country each time. Come if you can. If you can't I will be there with other playpoi representitives to bring it to you :)