Rhys Thomas, born 1963[1][2] is a juggler, comedian and entertainer in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He has been performing publicly since 1987.[3] His performance style is one characterized by jokes and puns accompanied by visual tricks and stunts. He performs at schools, churches, libraries[4] and pirate festivals.[5]
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Rhys grew up in Crow, Oregon.[6] He taught himself to walk on a cable strung between two trees above a pond.[citation needed]
As a juggler, Rhys has appeared in the European Juggling Competition in Denmark, twice at the World Cup Street Performer Competition in Japan and as an artist-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution.[7] He has also appeared as far afield as the island of Tobago and unicycled on a frozen sea near the Bering Strait.[8]
Rhys also helped found the Portland Juggling Festival, and has appeared in many of its juggling and vaudeville extravaganzas.[9][10] His official website.[11][12][13] 1994 Ben Linder Memorial Award was given to Rhys Thomas.[14]
Rhys' wife, Maria, and daughters Isabel and Matilda.[15]
References
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- ^ Juggle magazine, May/June 2004, p. 24
- ^ The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) June 8, 2003, p. C2
- ^ "2008 PORTLAND PIRATE FESTIVAL SEPT. 20TH & 21ST CATHEDRAL PARK, ST. JOHNS, OREGON - SCHEDULE". www.portlandpiratefestival.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05.
- ^ Juggle magazine, May/June 2004, p. 24
- ^ "STPNS - Madcap Variety Show is a Modern Vaudeville, Socorro, New Mexico". www.stpns.net. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "SCENE AND HERD: Fun with flying objects" Inara Verzemnieks, The Oregonian, Friday November 11, 2005, A&E p.8
- ^ Hauser, Susan G. (5 June 1996). "Juggling by the Numbers". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Juggling show teaches physics principles | East PDX News".
- ^ Jugglemania
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- ^ "Readers respond: Trump should resign". 15 June 2020.
- ^ "46-3,p16".
- ^ "Reno diary: Entry the sixth and final".