Reviews of our appearance at the BJC 2002 (Whitstable)

“...The stars of the show by far were Vova & Olga, their first act was more of the same club passing seen in Cardiff, all hard & fast stuff, tricks & kickups with numbers, & some solo five club work from Vova. & oh look as well as being great jugglers they can do acrobatics as well. The final act of the show saw Vova come on stage dressed smartly in a suit with full tails. & oh look not only is he a great juggler & acrobat, he can also play the piano. While he played his sister came out from behind the piano juggling five balls & turned the music over so that her brother would play some more up beat music. They then took turns playing the piano & juggling via some slick stealing, & also both played together while passing. I wonder if we can get hold of a piano for TWJC? ... & although every act was good only Vova & Olga provided the really spectacular, receiving a very well deserved standing ovation for their efforts.”
(Orinoco, http://www.twjc.co.uk/whitstable.html#show)

“...Vova and Olga were once again brilliant, I saw them at Crawley last summer and it was nice to see how their act is developing and especially nice to see Olgas stage personal coming on, her impish character sits well on a young and very talented juggler...”
Sarah Miller (sarah@vimes.u-net.com), rec.juggling

“Then there was some other stuff and then came Vova and Olga, two young Russians who are far too talented and will be shot before they reach puberty. Seriously (folks!!) they were great and are personal friends. Their second act involving the ball juggling and the piano (in the second half) left me speechless and was well deserving of the standing ovation that they were given.”
Crap Juggler (http://www.crapjuggler.co.uk/crapreview.php)

“...I won't go through every act, but suffice it to say that the show could have lost 3 or 4 acts and been a lot tighter. The young Russians were superb though - of course they can play piano, both of them, while juggling with their spare hands...”
(Charlie Hull, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uk_jugglers/message/3446)

“The show was a mixed bag and did go on a whole long time, highlights of course being 'the russians'...
At this point I noticed my new found South African buddy passing with Vova the russian lad, so I took a few pics for him to take back with him: 8 was fine, 9 they could do too!
After they'd finished Andrew suggested I had a go at passing with Vova, I had a go... 7 was fine, 8 failed so I suggested to stick with 6 and he teach me some tricks, but I'm a slow learner and nothing major was achieved!... Its funny how you can get apprehensive about juggling with someone who is 'so damn good', but in fact once you get into it, its cool, its like meeting a rockstar for the first time and finding out they're real people at heart...”
(Simon Greenway, http://members.tripod.com/~unicycling/bjc2002.htm, we have stolen some web elements from this page)


"...Vova and Olga were remarkably accomplished..."
Linz (spam@lindsayendell.co.uk), rec.juggling

"Stars of the show – Vova and Olga
Their first act was club passing, which was very impressive. They also had the last turn of the night with their piano playing whilst juggling routine. Vova played the piano (classical tune) whilst Olga juggled slowly, and then she turned the music over and the music became more upbeat. They then switched roles, and eventually both played the piano whilst juggling! A well deserved standing ovation ensued!"
Steven Thomson (http://www.jugglingworld.biz/convention/convention_bjc_night-of-surprises.html)

"Juggling convention organisers strive to book the best they possibly can & rarely do they fail to deliver something spectacular. Who will forget Rod Laver in Nottingham, Toby Walker in Durham, Anthony Gatto in York, the Russians in Cardiff or Vova & Olga in Whitstable?"
Jon Relf (http://www.jugglingdb.com/articles/index.php?id=38)

"Great convention the Russians rule!"

(Anonymous, http://www.loadeddice.co.uk/bjc/suggest.php)

We would very much appreciate if someone provides us with the video of our performances in Whitstable.