Cirque Du Papier
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Experience An Elegant International Interactive Entertainer Keeping Curious Crowds Captivated Executing Expressive Eloquent Utterances and Quoting Copious Quick Quips while Kinetically Conjuring A Colorful Carnival Carousel Caravan of Crazy Cool Crisp, Creatively Complex, Cleverly Constructed, Exclusively Crease-Crafted, Exquisite Quality Converted Quadrilateral Exotic Creature Caricature Curio Keepsakes Close-up Under the Crimsom Canopy! Conflating An Incontrovertibly Copacetic Confluence of Art and Science, Of Science and Magic; of Magic and Mathematics, Of Mathematics and Entertainment! Of Enter. . . well you have the idea!
Not your grade school teacher's origami! Cirque du Papier is a mind-bending, paper-folding, your-world-ain’t-flat-no-more experience. Meandering event guests discover Folder Fantastique, Michael Roy Baldridge deftly displaying dazzling digital dexterity, morphing single flat squares of paper into 3D creatures by mere folding. No cuts. No tears. No glue. And no table! Without missing a crease, interactive performer, Michael Roy simultaneously (and at the same time!) keeps guests amused with a nonstop stream of offbeat witty repartee and useless (yet strangely fascinating) information, revealing the secrets and history of folding art. Guests marvel as Michael Roy works magic, with amazing manipulations, quick wit, and cool “transformers”.
And his mesmerizing MicRo Gallery displays pretty paper party pet caricatures so cool everyone will just have to have one! To “win” a colorful creation of exquisite artistry, elegantly executed right before their eyes, Michael Roy will engage your guests in carnival games, puzzles, riddles, and other attractions and interactivities. The best part? Your guests are always part of the show and may go home with an oh-so-cool keepsake!
Whether hanging out with guests at his MicRo Gallery of Origami Art or mingling among event guests, Cirque du Papierperformer, Michael Roy, Folder Fantastique is appropriate wherever fine and fun close-up entertainment is needed. From high-end events to small parties, the fine art of entertainment for the discerning.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
When we receive an inquiry we respond by phone or email (email is our preference). Let them know available dates, quote cost, discuss packages. negotiate on cost, etc.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Worked with Actors, Magicians, Mimes, Jugglers in Southern California studing theatre, voice, stage movement, comedy, and juggling while in Lamb's Players and with street performers, etc.
Have studied the origami arts since 1985.