International juggling champion Mark Nizer, one of the world’s foremost practitioners of the unique form of entertainment, will take over the stage at the Fine Arts Center Theatre on Thursday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Mark Nizer has opened for scores of celebrities. He’s been the featured entertainer at extravaganzas ranging from community theatre presentations to galas held at world-famous venues such as the Lincoln Center in New York and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. D.C.
Nizer’s act includes launching a handful of ping-pong balls some 20 feet into the air. He makes music with computer gadgets that enable him to bounce a ball on his head and have the bounce register for the audience as a plink, a thud, a boink or some other sound effect programmed into the gizmo.
Nizer is the winner of the prestigious International Juggling Championships, which recognize raw skill, business acumen, musicality, comedic excellence, showmanship and other all-around talents. His act includes the use of lasers being juggled at 1,000 revolutions per minute, with the spinning laser beams dancing just above the spectators’ heads.
Performing across the country, Nizer’s act includes the unlikely combination of a 16-pound bowling ball, a lit propane torch and a buzzing chain saw. He was called in Performance Magazine, “Nothing less than brilliant.”
Admission is free to WNMU students and all students under the age of 18. General public admission is $10 per person. For more information, visit wnmu.edu/culture.