Patrick McGuire
Most Magnificent – 1991
Most
Spectacular – 1992
Most
Magnificent – 1993
Patrick McGuire
Geomatrix- Juggler
Patrick McGuire began juggling in 1989 at the age of
fourteen. That year he was introduced to the International Jugglers
Association (IJA), a worldwide federation comprised of professional
entertainers and juggling enthusiasts. After only two years of near
constant practice he attained the highest award in his division, the
gold medal of the IJA's Junior National Juggling Championships.
While still a senior in High School, Patrick
was handpicked by the extraordinary juggler and artist Michael
Moschen to collaborate and perform an original piece for the famed
Cirque du Soleil in
Las Vegas
. The piece, entitled "Manipulation," was highly abstract
and involved the use of giant wavelike metal forms and multiple
rhythmic gymnastic balls. Six months of intense training and study
with Mr. Moschen and Franco Dragone, the brilliant director of
Cirque Du Soleil, proved an incredible learning experience and an
opportunity very few artists are privy. As an original cast member
of
Las Vegas
' most praised revue, Cirque Du Soleil's Mystere, Patrick performed
"Manipulation" nightly to sell-out crowds for over one
thousand presentations. In 1996, after two years of performances
with Mystere, Patrick was invited to join Cirque Du Soleil's newest
creation at that time, Quidam. For three years, between 1996 and
1999, "Manipulation" played all 1,010 presentations of
Quidam throughout 12 of the largest metropolitan areas in
North America
. As well as performing on the Cirque stage, Patrick made many
television appearances including "The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno," "The Rosie O' Donnell Show," and "The
Today Show."
Upon completion of his second contract with
Cirque Du Soleil, Patrick made the bold choice to decline an offer
to tour
Europe
for four years with the highly successful Quidam. Following his
departure from Cirque, Patrick immediately began a very industrious
creation entitled "The Monolith." After a full year of
rehearsal in his private studio he debuted the new work on the eve
of 2000 in
Paris
,
France
. After performing "The Monolith" professionally in
Paris
,
Las Vegas
, and
Los Angeles
, Patrick went back into the studio to create more original
material. In 2001 he was invited to compete in the very prestigious
"Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain" in
Paris
. Patrick competed with a new piece entitled "Liberation of the
Working Stiff" and was the winner of the highly coveted
"Moscow Circus Award."
Above biography taken from website:
http://www.pdxentertainment.com/05/Html/ArtistPages/patrick.html
