Mr. Balloon Man - Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: How do you do that?
A: Veeeery carefully...

Q: Why do you do that?
A: I "practice safe entertainment"!

Q: How did you come up with the idea of getting into a balloon?
A: I was inspired by many different medias: magic, cartoons, a dream of "going back to the womb", the idea of the balloon being like our Globe which can pop at any time if we don't take care of it, or the inflated economy that could explode in our faces ... Being at the right place at the right time helps! so when I saw the first time a huge balloon like this I said to myself: "I've got to get in there!"

Q: Is the balloon filled with helium?
A: I'm a clown but not stupid ... :) The balloon is filled with air.

Q: How do you breathe in there?
A: Slowly and not too much ... I use breathing exercises I learned in art school.

Q: Is it dangerous?
A: If I loose too much air while entering the balloon and the latex sticks to my face I could suffocate. It happened to me while the first rehearsals. It's not a nice feeling. Luckily I had an assistant ready by my side to cut me loose. So, yes! It could be dangerous so DON'T try this at home!

Q: Where do you get the balloons from?
A: It's a special factory. They travel all around the world to get to me and I take them around the world with me. So they have a big frequent flyer account ...

Q: Are you claustrophobic?
A: Is a bird afraid to fly?

Q: Where do you perform your act?
A: I perform in many different venues, from theater, film, tv shows, festivals, cruises ships, corporate shows, sport arenas, commercials, conventions, special events, parties and anywhere they would like to be entertained and amazed. Feel free to check my resume on the website.

Q: What is your image of yourself when you are inside the balloon?
A: I see me exploring the world from within, the first time I put my head inside the balloon I could see the whole Universe right there ... with planets, the milky way, falling stars ... Also it gives me the feeling of getting back to the womb ... or putting on a huge condom. I was introduced once by Howie Mandel as the "Trojan's spokesperson". Some people told me I look like an M&M or an onion ...

Q: Were you always Mr. Balloon Man?
A: I'm an actor and a Clowntomime ™. Throughout my career I combined the different art forms of Clowning, Magic and Pantomime, three universal languages which gave me the opportunity to travel and perform around the world without a language barrier. Balloons are another universal medium of communication loved and treasured around the globe by kids of all ages.

I would love to quote a famous Russian artist named Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) when asked what fascinates him about a circle.
He said:

"Circle ...
1. The most modest form, but asserts itself unconditionally
2. A precise, but inexhaustible variable
3. Simultaneously stable & unstable
4. Simultaneously loud & soft
5. A single tension that carries countless tension within it.
The circle is the synthesis of the greatest oppositions. It combines the concentric and eccentric in a single form, and in equilibrium. Of the three primary forms (triangle, circle, square) it points most clearly to the forth dimension."

I feel the same about the sphere, a round balloon.

Hillel

For more information and bookings contact:

Phone

1-310-399-0329

Fax

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E-mail

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