Who is behind this character?

Juan Manuel Gomez (GOMA) was born in 1981 in Santa Fe, in the Pampa Humeda of Argentina.

After studying Science of Communication in Buenos Aires, he quit his degree moved by the vibrating cultural pulse of the capital city; and decided to travel to enrich his skills; but also his humanity and capacity of communication.

As a Street Performer he had played in many of the biggest Streettheater Events around Europe; but also in Museums and differents Events and Fairs.

The multicultural approach, critical awareness and simplicity is spread on his work and on his personality. He had amused and mesmerized audiences in more than 25 countries.

Press quotes

Projects

Liquid Show

Is a juggling research about water behaviour in living process.

30 minutes, 4x4x5 mts, indoor.

Bombo Clap

Is focus on the beauty of the movement of objects in combination with the motions of the body.

7-10 minutes, 4x5x5 mts. Indoor.

Lichtfaktor Live

Lichtfaktor Live is a spectacular Light Painting Show.

GO PLAY

Thomas Keysser's documentary about the urban juggling scene taking as reference Cologne's movement.

Wheater Report

My friend Caspar and me were asked to film a short spot for a weather report for the news TV program Lokalzeit in Cologne.

Juggling Workshop

We travel to Croatia invited by Matija Vuletic and the circus space in AKC Medika to share juggling knowledge, get involved with the artist community in zagreb and to visit the capital city and its chilly atmosphere.

Colonia

Cologne's churches architecture, combined with improvisated juggling routines, production was developed by Fabian Brokmeier.

Extract

This is my clubs freestyle for `Liquid Show´, recorded on Medika in Zagreb, Croatia.