Who is Andrea Hardy?
MAXI, graduate artist, magician & magic clown
Born into a family of performers Andrea Hardy grew up in the world of entertainment.
Mother: Grit Hardy, acrobat, snake charmer and contortionist
Father: Richard Hardy, juggler, magician, co-founder and head of the State Vocational School for Artistic Performance in East Berlin.
There she began her studies 1974, with a focus Juggling and unicycling/high-wheel cycling. Since 1977 This means she travels professionally all over the world.
- 1,0graduate artist – Graduated March 1977 with a grade point average of 1.0
- 1982–2017Charlie Chaplin impersonator – 35 years old, the only female professional in Europe
- 🏆Guinness World Record in unicycling
- 2007Recording in Who's Who the Federal Republic of Germany
Vita
- 1974 – 1977Studies at State Vocational School for Artistic Performance in East Berlin, Main subjects: Juggling and unicycling/high unicycling
- 🏆 March 1977Completion of studies as graduate artist with a grade point average of 1,0 excellent
- from 1977Tours through all of Eastern Europe – Audience thrilled with the Juggling show on a penny-farthing
- from 1979Relocation to the West, tours through Western Europe – with skill, wit and charm
- 1982 – 2017Only female and professional Charlie Chaplin impersonator in Europe – 35 years
- repertoireExpanded to include familiar characters: MAXI, the magic clown from the Regensburg Magic Circus, and Temerarius, the headless one
- 🏆 RecordProud of the Guinness World Record in unicycling
- 🏆 2007Recorded in Who's Who the Federal Republic of Germany
Time travel to the present day
- 2026Close-up magic at the Keraton Beach Hotel Bali (Jimbaran and Kuta Selatan) Street magic in Serbia
- 2025Magic in New York (USA) · Magic and juggling on a road trip through Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria · KIDabra in Atlanta (Georgia, USA), the world's largest gathering of professional children's magicians and family entertainers
- 2024Street magic and juggling on a road trip through Albania, Croatia and Montenegro
- 2023Juggling and magic on Kos (Greece) · Magic in Side (Türkiye) and Prague (Czech Republic)
- 2022Close-up magic in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Swaziland (South Africa)
- 2020 – 2021Elective courses: magic, unicycling and puppetry under strict hygiene measures during the Corona pandemic – St. Marien Schools Regensburg
- 2019 – 2020Beginning of Elective course: Magic with the school year 2019/20 (September 2019 to July 2020) – St. Marien Schools Regensburg
- 2019Magic and juggling shows in Gambia/Africa, Brikama Nursery School
- 2018Magic shows and workshops in Varadero/Cuba, school „Escuela Martin Klein Schiller“
- 2017Magic shows and workshops in Fortaleza/Brazil, school „Escola Cristã Água Viva“ and for the children from the „poor district“ of the favela
More stations, records and references can be found in the References overview.
Impressions
Elective subjects at the St. Marien Schools in Regensburg
Andrea Hardy has been teaching for 18 years. Unicycling and juggling – graded on the report card – at the St. Marien schools in Regensburg.
Elective subject since the 2019/20 school year Magic.
Today Magic school in the monastery cellar.
Elective course: Magic
Elective subject: Unicycle
Juggling course
With Lilly, Atze and Bobby
At a glance
- name
- Andrea Hardy – stage name „Magic Clown MAXI“
- Profession
- Graduate artist, magician, juggler, clown
- Training
- State Vocational School for Artistic Performance East Berlin (1974–1977), grade 1.0
- Special
- Guinness World Record in unicycling, Who's Who Germany (2007)
- seat
- regensburg
- Languages
- German English
Frequently Asked Questions
Andrea Hardy is a professional artist, magician, and juggler from Regensburg. As "Magic Clown MAXI," she runs the Regensburg Magic Circus and the Regensburg Magic School.
She studied at the State Vocational School for Artistic Performance in East Berlin from 1974 to 1977 (major subjects juggling and unicycling/high unicycling) and graduated in March 1977 as a certified artistic performer with a grade of 1.0.
MAXI is the magic clown from the Regensburg Magic Circus – a role played by Andrea Hardy. She also plays Charlie Chaplin and Temerarius, the Headless One.
A Guinness World Record in unicycling (mass unicycling in 2005 with 1,142 students) and inclusion in the Who's Who of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2007.
Yes, the programs are available in two languages (German and English).
Why Magic Clown MAXI?
- graduate artist (State Vocational School for Artistic Performance East Berlin, graduated in 1977 with a grade of 1.0)
- Guinness World Record in unicycling, since 2007 in Who's Who Germany
- Charlie Chaplin impersonator From 1982 to 2017 (35 years): Europe, Scandinavia, USA, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and on the "MS Europa"„
- Own Magic School at the Regensburg Academy of Arts – Magic Clown MAXI performs bilingually (German/English)
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