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2018 IJA Gold Medalist & Fire Entertainer of the Year

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Scramble James is an award-winning juggler, fire performer, and entertainer that strives to bring laughter & joy to audiences around the world! Click here now for booking!

"Scramble James was awesome! Our students really enjoyed this performance. He did a great job of tailoring the experience to college kids. I was happy with how participatory the performance was...Thanks!"

"Surpassed expectations on every level!"

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Nate "Scramble James" Hughes

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Juggler, Magician, Emcee, Fire Performer, Stilt Walker, & Educator

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Portland, Oregon, U.S.A

“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” ~Oscar Wilde
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Fun training at @jajapdxcircus with friends!
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#clownintheloose #juggling #juggler #circus #freestandingladder

“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” ~Oscar Wilde
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Fun training at @jajapdxcircus with friends!
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#clownintheloose #juggling #juggler #circus #freestandingladder

“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.”
- Robert Schumann
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Thanks @jajapdxcircus
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#clownontheloose

“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.”
- Robert Schumann
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Thanks @jajapdxcircus
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#clownontheloose

Excited to perform at the 7th iteration of Twerk du Soleil on 12/20 at Dante’s in Portland. This 21+ show is the fun, raucous, sexy party yall are looking for! This perfectly unhinged dance party has fire performances, djs, dancing, and a booty-shaking competition to determine the most bodacious bouncing butt in all the land.I believe there is a trophy, as it should be, for the winner. Get your tickets now by clicking the link in my bio. It’ll be a wild time!
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Not guaranteeing my abs still look like the photos 🤪
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@twerkdusoleil
@dantesportland
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#portland #portlandclubscene #portlandoregon #portlandor #portlandnw #portlandart #portlandartist #portlandparty #portlandparties #portlandclubs #portlandclub #bootyshakingcontest #fire #fireperformer #fireperformance #fireperformances #fireperformers #fireperformers🔥🔥 #firejuggling #firejuggling🔥 #firespinning #firespinning🔥 #clownontheloose #abs

Excited to perform at the 7th iteration of Twerk du Soleil on 12/20 at Dante’s in Portland. This 21+ show is the fun, raucous, sexy party yall are looking for! This perfectly unhinged dance party has fire performances, djs, dancing, and a booty-shaking competition to determine the most bodacious bouncing butt in all the land.I believe there is a trophy, as it should be, for the winner. Get your tickets now by clicking the link in my bio. It’ll be a wild time!
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Not guaranteeing my abs still look like the photos 🤪
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@twerkdusoleil
@dantesportland
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#portland #portlandclubscene #portlandoregon #portlandor #portlandnw #portlandart #portlandartist #portlandparty #portlandparties #portlandclubs #portlandclub #bootyshakingcontest #fire #fireperformer #fireperformance #fireperformances #fireperformers #fireperformers🔥🔥 #firejuggling #firejuggling🔥 #firespinning #firespinning🔥 #clownontheloose #abs

New trick! Someone told me to do this in a comment a long time ago. Then @kalen.sky reminded me of it and gave me motivation to try it again. I think that’s how it happened. The memory is fuzzy. Anyways, stoked I got it!
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Clubs from @crispyclownsfireprops
Training at @jajapdxcircus
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#juggling #juggler #jugglersofinstagram #jugglers #malabares #malabaristas #malabrismo #malabar #circo #circus #circuslife #circusinspiration #circuseverydamnday #circusarts #circusartist #jugglingeveryday #jongleur #jongleurs #cirque #cirqueduinsta #jugglinglife #jugglingtricks #jugglingclubs #clubjuggling #jugglingfamily #clownontheloose #circusglobe #clubmotionjuggling #ijajugglers #circusaroundtheworld

New trick! Someone told me to do this in a comment a long time ago. Then @kalen.sky reminded me of it and gave me motivation to try it again. I think that’s how it happened. The memory is fuzzy. Anyways, stoked I got it!
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Clubs from @crispyclownsfireprops
Training at @jajapdxcircus
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#juggling #juggler #jugglersofinstagram #jugglers #malabares #malabaristas #malabrismo #malabar #circo #circus #circuslife #circusinspiration #circuseverydamnday #circusarts #circusartist #jugglingeveryday #jongleur #jongleurs #cirque #cirqueduinsta #jugglinglife #jugglingtricks #jugglingclubs #clubjuggling #jugglingfamily #clownontheloose #circusglobe #clubmotionjuggling #ijajugglers #circusaroundtheworld

It has been a bit of a journey this year to juggle again. Today, I had my first training day since December and it was bittersweet.

I hurt my knee last year, probably in April while building a fence. I twisted on it while squatting and felt some acute pain. It was momentary though and honestly thought it was fine. I had some limitation of movement but very little and only in the very end range of the joint. It was getting better until early June when I got back to the Airbnb one night on tour and it felt sore. The next morning, it was painful. By the end of the week, I could barely walk. Eli and I changed our show to accommodate the injury but it was June and we had an incredibly busy touring season lined up. I saw my PT to make sure the knee was stable and when he told me it was, I knew I needed to push through. We thought it was either a medial meniscus tear, or tendenosis of the pes anserine. June turned into July, then August, and so on. In October I felt like it has to be a tear. I set up the MRI for early November and sure enough, torn it was. At that moment, I was months into directing the White Album Xmas show and just a week or so away from opening night. I honestly didn’t have the bandwidth to deal. So I didn’t. I told a couple people about it and told them not to say anything to folks. I wasn’t sure if surgery was needed or not, but I didn’t want to deal with talking about it, or people questioning if I should still be working. White Album Xmas happened, the show and experience a huge success. However, the knee was not feeling good. I set up an appointment with two different orthopedic docs. They both gave the same opinion. Surgery was the best option. After seeing the second surgeon in early January, I got the surgery a couple days later with the first surgeon. Turns out, the meniscus is mostly non-vascular with the inner portion being mostly devoid of blood supply 🤯. My multiple tears went from the inner center, all the way around to the posterior medial horn. Due to the complex nature of the tear to non-vascular tissue, they removed the torn tissue. No repair, just removal. <story continues in comment>

It has been a bit of a journey this year to juggle again. Today, I had my first training day since December and it was bittersweet.

I hurt my knee last year, probably in April while building a fence. I twisted on it while squatting and felt some acute pain. It was momentary though and honestly thought it was fine. I had some limitation of movement but very little and only in the very end range of the joint. It was getting better until early June when I got back to the Airbnb one night on tour and it felt sore. The next morning, it was painful. By the end of the week, I could barely walk. Eli and I changed our show to accommodate the injury but it was June and we had an incredibly busy touring season lined up. I saw my PT to make sure the knee was stable and when he told me it was, I knew I needed to push through. We thought it was either a medial meniscus tear, or tendenosis of the pes anserine. June turned into July, then August, and so on. In October I felt like it has to be a tear. I set up the MRI for early November and sure enough, torn it was. At that moment, I was months into directing the White Album Xmas show and just a week or so away from opening night. I honestly didn’t have the bandwidth to deal. So I didn’t. I told a couple people about it and told them not to say anything to folks. I wasn’t sure if surgery was needed or not, but I didn’t want to deal with talking about it, or people questioning if I should still be working. White Album Xmas happened, the show and experience a huge success. However, the knee was not feeling good. I set up an appointment with two different orthopedic docs. They both gave the same opinion. Surgery was the best option. After seeing the second surgeon in early January, I got the surgery a couple days later with the first surgeon. Turns out, the meniscus is mostly non-vascular with the inner portion being mostly devoid of blood supply 🤯. My multiple tears went from the inner center, all the way around to the posterior medial horn. Due to the complex nature of the tear to non-vascular tissue, they removed the torn tissue. No repair, just removal. <story continues in comment>

LED's for the win. Gotta love those @flowtoys vision clubs with all their beautiful modes truly making juggling cool again!
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Photos by @jeremyrunningphotography
Outfit by @amaeloveslife
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#juggling #juggler #jugglersofinstagram #jugglers #malabares #malabaristas #malabrismo #malabar #circo #circus #circuslife #circusinspiration #circuseverydamnday #circusarts #circusartist #jugglingeveryday #jongleur #jongleurs #cirque #cirqueduinsta #jugglinglife #jugglingtricks #jugglingclubs #clubjuggling #jugglingfamily #clownontheloose #circusglobe #clubmotionjuggling #ijajugglers #circusaroundtheworld

LED's for the win. Gotta love those @flowtoys vision clubs with all their beautiful modes truly making juggling cool again!
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Photos by @jeremyrunningphotography
Outfit by @amaeloveslife
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#juggling #juggler #jugglersofinstagram #jugglers #malabares #malabaristas #malabrismo #malabar #circo #circus #circuslife #circusinspiration #circuseverydamnday #circusarts #circusartist #jugglingeveryday #jongleur #jongleurs #cirque #cirqueduinsta #jugglinglife #jugglingtricks #jugglingclubs #clubjuggling #jugglingfamily #clownontheloose #circusglobe #clubmotionjuggling #ijajugglers #circusaroundtheworld

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