Cindy Marvell began juggling in New York City at age twelve. She juggled professionally as a teenager and graduated from Oberlin College in 1988. In 1989 she became the first woman to win the Lucas Cup’s world championship. She has toured as a cast member with the Off Broadway show Lazer Vaudeville since 1994 including shows in Singapore, England, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Alaska, and North America.
She is co-founder of the Boulder Circus Center and has taught at the Big Apple Circus School. She co-produced and performed in “Trailblazers: Women Who Juggle” She has written a young adult novel, “Shadow Princess: An Indonesian Story” with puppeteer Tamara Fielding. Her articles for JUGGLE, Spectacle, Kaskade and “The New York Times” can be found on cindymarvell.com and juggle.org.
