
BAP Season 8 Chapter 3
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Drew Ripley a very talented balloon artist from Canada, a theater show producer and performer.
- His First balloon book was from Marvin Hardy from 1986 on his 10th birthday.
- Drew mastered all of Marvin’s design within a year or two
- He has been working professionally with balloons for 10 years now
- Has a World Record in twisting in a cold winter outside
- When he’s building a balloon character it becomes its own personality as it completes
- For Drew releasing the character is the hardest part because of the special relationship he develops with it
- He enjoys the performance side of being a ballon artist
- One of his show is the Balloon Making Machine where he uses custome props while showing magic and balloons skills
- He’s developing another balloon variety show where every act must involve balloons and it’s called Theater of Whimsy
- Danny Schlesinger is a host and the director of that show and organizes some of the show components
- The Maker Space – a shared shop is where he goes to connect with people and he’s a chairman in his area
- His focus right now is in the theater show because it requires a lot of work to do
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation made a 15 minute documentary about Team Canada performers which he is part of
- “You have to find what makes you unique” – Drew
- “The world belongs to people that show up” – Drew
Drew Ripley Bonus show notes:
www.balloonartistcollege.com/club
www.kidsentertainerhub.com/kea
Drew Ripley Entertainment
https://www.facebook.com/drewripleyentertainment/
Makerspace: www.kawartzlab.com
https://www.facebook.com/kwartzlab/
Baulder, the 2 person Rideable Puppet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYRy0WM2NeM
Theatre of Whimsy
https://www.theatreofwhimsy.com
Canada’s Twisted Team
https://canadastwistedteam.com/
https://www.facebook.com/CanadasTwistedTeam/?ref=bookmarks
Download the bonus Linework Alternatives – Optimizing the Line