Hey All, Hope you're having a happy weekend!
I thought I'd share with others out there some of the material I've acquired in doing origami demonstrations and entertainment for a mass audience. Jeremy Shafer's the only one I can think of right now who is a professional entertainer. And that's really the key: Putting yourself into the mindset of being an entertainer if you want to generate crowds at public events. I don't always capture the best moments on film; but here are some recent clips of events I've done in the past couple of months, to give you an idea of how I go about it: http://havepaperwilltravel.blogspot.com/2017/04/cherry-blossom-festival-last-weekend-in.html http://havepaperwilltravel.blogspot.com/2017/03/descanso-japanese-gardens-origami.html http://havepaperwilltravel.blogspot.com/2017/03/warming-up-crowd-and-testing-their.html http://havepaperwilltravel.blogspot.com/2017/03/yamis-secret-ancient-origami-folding.html Also some other random picks, raiding through the archives: http://havepaperwilltravel.blogspot.com/2016/04/quick-fold-contest.html http://havepaperwilltravel.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-cicada-boomerang-glider-at-cherry.html http://havepaperwilltravel.blogspot.com/2015/04/2015-monterey-park-cherry-blossom.html http://havepaperwilltravel.blogspot.com/2014/03/last-weekends-venture-at-descanso.html I hope this inspires some of you out there who are new to public teaching and looking for ways to provide origami entertainment to crowds, both large and small; and also to inspire others to share their own material with the rest of the origami community. I'm always interested in learning more from others. Watch stage performers & magicians. Study how they interact with people and tell jokes. Accumulate some stock jokes to tell. I've learned quite a bit from watching Mark Kennedy entertain people in the gold mine at OUSA. And of course I've learned a lot from having worked with Yami Yamauchi and Joe Hamamoto over the last decade, entertaining people at cultural festivals. They've taught me a lot about generosity and the power of sharing a folded piece of paper with strangers; of how much pleasure it brings to evoke the child within every adult. Finally, check out this Kabuto folded and sewn out of fabric: http://havepaperwilltravel.blogspot.com/2017/04/seen-at-cherry-blossom-festival.html michael Santa Monica, CA http://havepaperwilltravel.blogspot.com
