ESP Biography



COLLIN PERKINSON, 3rd year MIT graduate student in Chemistry



Major: Chemistry

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: G

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Cole Perkinson began juggling at the Portland Juggling Festival at the age of 5. Since then, he has attended over 20 juggling festivals, where he has taught classes on ball juggling, bounce juggling, and plate manipulation. Cole is the President of the MIT Student Juggling Club, and he directed the Boston Juggling Festival in 2016, 2017, and 2018. He enjoys juggling balls, clubs, and rings and is currently working on 7-ball juggling and advanced club passing patterns.



Past Classes

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W13664: Learn to Juggle in Splash 2019 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2019)
Juggling, the art of creative object manipulation, was first documented around 4000 years ago in an ancient tomb of an Egyptian prince, and today it is practiced around the world. A unique and beautiful art form, juggling is related to dance, weaving, and mathematics. It provides a good mental and physical workout and is lots of fun! The MIT Student Juggling Club is here at Splash 2019 to teach YOU how to juggle! Come join us at our walk-in activity and learn to juggle with balls, rings, or clubs. Beginners are welcome!


W12761: Learn to Juggle! in Splash 2018 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2018)
Juggling, the art of creative object manipulation, was first documented around 4000 years ago in an ancient tomb of an Egyptian prince, and today it is practiced around the world. A unique and beautiful art form, juggling is related to dance, weaving, and mathematics. It provides a good mental and physical workout and is lots of fun! The MIT Student Juggling Club is here at Splash 2018 to teach YOU how to juggle! Come join us at our walk-in activity and learn to juggle with balls, rings, or clubs. Beginners are welcome!


W12011: Learn to Juggle! in Splash 2017 (Nov. 18 - 19, 2017)
Juggling, the art of creative object manipulation, was first documented around 4000 years ago in an ancient tomb of an Egyptian prince, and today it is practiced around the world. A unique and beautiful art form, juggling is related to dance, weaving, and mathematics. It provides a good mental and physical workout and is lots of fun! The MIT Student Juggling Club is here at Splash 2017 to teach YOU how to juggle! Come join us at our walk-in activity and learn to juggle with balls, rings, or clubs. Beginners are welcome!


W11280: Learn to Juggle! in Spark 2017 (Mar. 11 - 12, 2017)
Ever dreamed of standing on one leg atop a unicycle while balancing an electrical engineering textbook on your head and juggling 5 flaming torches? Well today, we won't quite do THAT, but we WILL teach you how to juggle in a fun, engaging learn-to-juggle workshop! Sponsored by the MIT Student Juggling Club, Learn to Juggle! is open to anyone, from complete beginners to experienced jugglers. In just a few minutes, we'll teach you the basics of 3-ball juggling and show you a few 3-ball tricks to work on so you can impress your friends. Jugglers who already know the basic 3-ball cascade pattern can request to learn other tricks, including how to pass, how to juggle 4+ balls, and how to notate juggling with mathematical siteswap notation. So, what are you waiting for? Come on by and learn to juggle with us! (Juggling props will be provided for use during the workshop by the MIT Student Juggling Club, so just show up and we'll supply the fun!)