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Bravo Juggling presents: Stick Heroes / 2011. 02.

Paul Rozaire aka Polostick with devilsticks

Paul Rozaire, also known as Polostick, is a fast and technical stick juggler from Nancy, France. He enjoys live performances and is passionate about cinema. Currently, he is creating a light juggling show with Extense Arts and a devilstick-dance collaboration with a dancer.

Name:
Paul Rozaire - Polostick
Age:
23
Nationality:
French
Place of living:
Nancy, North-East France
Education:
Third-year journalism student. I aim to promote juggling through conventions and shows. To support myself, I work with companies and perform regularly.
Achievements:
  • Performed at the Strasbourg Convention gala
  • Featured in a full article in the newspaper East Republican
  • Performed as a clown in hospitals for children—an extremely formative experience
Years juggling sticks:
About 7 years. I practice approximately 2 hours per day.
Number of juggling sticks:
7
Team/Group Membership:
Member of Extense Arts (performances and lectures) and the small circus school in Nancy, where I teach regularly.
Why choose devilsticks?
They are versatile: usable in conventional juggling, as contact sticks, and for specific devilstick tricks.
Where did you start playing?
In my room (and broke quite a few light bulbs!)
Most difficult trick:
Controlling multiple sticks—starting with two, then three. The challenge increases with more objects, but it never demotivates me.
Tricks you discovered:
I’m proud of the contact trick passing a baton from leg to ankle to foot. See here.
Favorite tricks:
Contact tricks and two-stick siteswaps.
Most difficult tricks you can do:
Pirouette with three devilsticks and the 7531 pattern with two sticks on stage. Currently working on two-stick variations of the fish trick.
Style and characteristics:
Both hard and fluid. Combines technical moves (pirouettes, siteswaps) with soft body contacts and swings. Influenced by Markus Furtner and Florent Lestage.
Other styles you admire:
Fab (Bankale Company) — slow-motion, balancing-focused, visually impressive style.
Do you play with fire sticks?
Occasionally, mostly for outdoor performances.
Where do you train?
Weekdays at home, weekends in a gym to practice high throws.
Special methods:
Master the basics perfectly: tic-toc, helicopter, propeller, bicycle, and butterfly. Repetition while mentally occupied improves technique and endurance.
Other juggling tools:
Balls and clubs.
Why you like devilsticks:
They have enormous potential for exploration. Any juggling style can be practiced with them.
Strengths and weaknesses:
Strengths: excellent control of double sticks. Weaknesses: balancing.
Juggling life in France:
Active community, especially in diabolo. Devilsticks are less widespread than other tools.
Goals related to devilsticks:
Polish a performance and present it in Paris cabarets.
Advice for beginners and advanced players:
Beginners: practice the basics thoroughly.
Experienced jugglers: watch many juggling videos to discover new moves.