Festival Report フェスティバル レポート 2008

Here Come the Prince of Balloon Art / Balloonperformer AKI

Balloonperformer AKI is a very handsome guy,
who has an exceptional ability
to make balloon arts faster than anyone in Japan.

Today, he performed 30 minutes.
I (author) thought it was not so long,
but he said, “to perform 30 minutes in front of the audience,
you need to practice more than 3 years.”
So I was very surprised to hear that.



He makes balloon arts really quickly, and the works are so cute!
When he was a child, his dream was to be a hairdresser.
One day, he saw a balloon show, and thought “oh, I think I can do it, too.”
So he started to practice it.
For the very first step,
he read a book about making balloons, and made a dog.
The dog was the first work ever of him.

Now, he can make about 300 kinds of balloon arts.

There was a competition of making balloon arts.
In that competition, he made a work
which is about 2 meters, constructed by 234 balloons.
It took him 23 hours to make the work.
Without doubt, he won the first prize.

Please come to DAIDOGEI and see his show!
The greatest surprises and pleasure are waiting for you!

(lwill)