Michael Roy's Cirque du Papier

About

Michael Roy Baldridge -- Strolling Origami Entertainer, Visual Artist, and Juggler -- started out life in the foothills of eastern KY at a very young age. He quickly grew out of that (well, actually . . . not so much), and in 1975 at the age of 20, he left for San Diego, CA where he worked as a graphic artist, illustrator, and juggler for the acclaimed theatre company Lamb's Players. During those years he met and developed stage productions with Armando and Richard Turner as well as street performing in Balboa Park. Within three years he was doing solo stage and television work in the southern California region.

In 1980 he moved with his wife Diane to Aurora, Ohio and later to Kent, Ohio where they raised their sons Tyler and Dylan. With Kent as their home base, the whole family went on the road touring across the United States and by 1985 Michael Roy Baldridge was traveling the world with a 90 minute one-man theatre show featuring choreographed juggling, a silent movie with contemporary music, origami, visual art, and humor. Throughout the years Michael Roy has done appearances in a wide range of venues and shared the stage with a variety of artists. He has appeared on 92 Air Force bases in the United States, Creation Music Festival in Pennsylvania, school assembly programs and colleges from Massachusetts to San Diego, and stage appearances with Taiwan's top TV and Pop Stars as well as Armando and Gold Finger & Dove at Woozland Amusement Park in Tainan, Taiwan. He has shared the stage with The Flying Karamazov Brothers, Avner the Eccentric, and Ricky Skaggs as well as veteran juggler and comedy entertainer Whitey Roberts and Irish Folk Singer Robin Rich. He even opened for Victor The Wrestling Bear in Grand Rapids, Michigan (Baldridge considers that a highlight in his illustrious career . . OK, at least memorable)! Michael Roy Baldridge also has taught object manipulation classes, workshops, and seminars throughout the United States including Richmond Shepard's Mime School in Hollywood, California.

Michael Roy Baldridge's own education has been varied: studying ballet, modern dance, mime, and acting with private teachers and in college in the San Diego area. He studied commercial art at Art Instruction Schools, Minneapolis, Minnesota and visual art, design, desktop publishing, and web design at the Cleveland Institute of Art. He has studied juggling through years of self training and informally with many jugglers including Peter Davison and Jon Held (of Air Jazz fame), and Kit Summers. Baldridge studied origami via books, self training, experimentation, and from a cute waitress at a chinese buffet.

In 1997 he finally dropped the road life and acquired a real job as graphic artist. Now his "repertoire" includes strolling and close-up and origami entertainment, graphic design, illustration, humor, and the best popcorn treat and tastiest and healthiest burritos you’ll ever eat. Oh yes, and at the drop of a hat you can still get him to juggle (the hat).

Personnel

Diane Gwyn Baldridge: Assistant
Michael Roy Baldridge: Folding Entertainer & Artist
Dylan Kelly Baldridge: Videographer & Folding Assistant

Influences

Francis Brunn - Nijinsky of the Enchanted Globes, Bella Kremo, Victor Borge

What to Expect

Typical Gig Duration: 120 - 300 minutes

Michael Roy's SQUARE MAGIC - Entertainment for the Discriminating

Are your event guests suffering from the BTDTs (Been There Done That Syndrome)? Enjoyed all they can stand of balloon art? Heard "pick a card" one too many times? Noticing how old they look in the latest caricature in their collection? Simply tired of the same ol' same ol'? Well, it could be time for something completely different!

One Paper Square - Amazing Possibilities

With no cards, coins, or twisted balloons, only a paper square and the finesse of a master close-up magician, Michael Roy, Folder Fantastique, brings the magic to your event, amazing guests with colorful creations of exquisite artistry, elegantly executed right before their eyes. Without missing a crease, Michael Roy simultaneously transforms an uncut sheet of paper into cool 3D animal caricatures while keeping guests amused with a nonstop stream of offbeat witty repartee and useless (yet strangely fascinating) information, revealing the secrets and history of folding art. Not your grade school teacher's origami, Michael Roy's performances are a Cirque du Papier, bringing an experience of mind bending paper folding that you have only seen online, on TV, and in the movies. And best of all, your guests can go home with a bona fide keepsake! An artful remembrance of a special occasion. (Unlike those twisted little creatures with inflated egos, which blow up at the slightest provocation, and often don't even make it to the parking lot.)

Stage/Setup Requirements:
Close-up / Interactive Settings -- Approximately 10ft X 10ft of well lighted space for Michael Roy’s MicRo Gallery and for interaction with guests. Less space is possible. Michael Roy can make adjustments as needed. Please contact Michael to discuss.
Load-in & Set-up Time (either setting) -- Michael Roy will arrive approximately 60 minutes prior to appearance for load-in and set-up.
Stand-up / Hands-on Workshop Settings -- Standard 6ft or 8ft retangular banquet tables are best, arranged in a “U” shape. Michael Roy will set-up his cases, etc. and present from the top (open end) of the “U”.
Tear-down & Load-out Time (either setting) -- Typically takes 60 minutes.

Additional Notes:
Artist’s Technical Needs
“Staging” for Michael Roy’s Close-up/Interactive Entertainment:
Approximately 10ft X 10ft of well lighted space for Michael Roy’s MicRo Gallery
and for interaction with guests. Less space is possible. Michael Roy can make
adjustments as needed. Please contact Michael to discuss.
Load-in & Set-up time:
Michael Roy will arrive approximately 60 minutes prior to appearance for load-in
and set-up.
Tear-down & Load-out time:
Typically takes 60 minutes.

Set/Song/Sequence List:
Origami Models: Mountain Goat, Row Boat, Bat, Balloon, Buzzard, Butterfly, Blue Whale, Frog, Gray Whale, Sea Shell, Sea Horse, Sea Lion, Shark, Shrimp, Swan, Squirrel, Star, Strawberry, Snow Ball, Sun Fish, Star Fish, Decorative Dish, Cockatoo, Toucan, Tadpole, Turtle, Turkey, Tetrahedron, Robin, Rooster, Rabbit, Nun, Dove, Duck, Dog, Dolphin, Winged Dinosaur, Dragon, Elephant, Skunk, Rose, Cherry Blossom, Iris, Lily, Horse, Hermit Crab, Crane, Crown, Cube, Cat, Maple Leaf, Shirt, Flapping Bird, Humming Bird, Heart, Hopping Frog, Frog Prince Puppet, Party Poppers, Owl, Angel, Giraffe, Penguin, Pig, Ostrich

Performance Schedule

Past Booked Dates:

03-03-2012 — Annual Company Appreciation Night - After Dinner Show (private), Skyland Pines Golf Club & Event Center, 3550 Columbus Rd NE, Canton, OH 44705
03-03-2012 — Carnvial Theme Weekend, Wadsworth Public Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth, OH 44281
03-03-2012 — Kid's Career Day, Science Career Event for Grade School GIrls and Parents (private) Sponsered by Women in Engineering, Theatre @ University of Akron Student Union, The University of Akron, 303 Carroll Street, Akron OH 44325
02-21-2012 — Father/Child Mass & Dinner, Nativity of the Lord Jesus Church, Akron, OH
02-11-2012 — Grand Opening @ Pet Supplies Plus, 2789 West Market Street, Fairlawn, OH 4433
01-30-2012 — Real Estate One Manager's Retreat Reception (private) The Westin Book Cadilac Hotel, 1114 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48226
01-28-2012 — Chinese Lunar New Year Party (private) Private Residence, Oakville Ontario L6M 0H8
01-07-2012 — Holiday Part for Grant Street Group (private), Doubletree Hotel, One Bigelow Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
12-31-2011 — First Night Akron, Strolling Location Throughout Downtown, Akron, OH
12-17-2011 — Breakfast with Santa, Fairlawn Kiwanis Community Center 3486 S. Smith Road, Fairlawn, OH 44333
12-03-2011 — Holiday Party (private) Private Residence, Hilliard, OH
11-15-2011 — Customer Appreciation, Travel Centers of America, 8834 Lake Road, Lodi, OH 44273-0125
11-13-2011 — Crepe Celebration Dinner (Fund Raising Event of Rotary Club of Aurora) Doogan's Restaurant 55 Barrington Town Square Drive Aurora, OH 44202-7789
11-12-2011 — Holiday Party (private), Embassy Suites 5800 Rockside Woods Boulevard Independence, OH 44131
10-19-2011 — Arts Day, St. Gabriel School, 9935 Johnnycake Ridge Road, Concord Township, OH 44060
10-09-2011 — Savor the Flavor - A Taste in Strongville (Fund Raising Event for Rotary Club of Strongsville) Holiday Inn Strongsville, OH
10-08-2011 — Light-UP Lantern Festival in University Park, Crouse Street, Akron, OH
10-05-2011 — Origami Standup Presentation & Hands-on Workshop, MEC, 825 7th Avenue New York, NY 10019
09-27-2011 — Kalahari Resorts Manager's Meeting Reception (private) Merry -Go-Round Museum 301 Jackson Street Sandusky, OH 44870
09-25-2011 — New Albany Classic Invitational Grand Prix & Family Day - New Albany, OH
09-18-2011 — Origami Demo & Causal "Drop-in" Hands-on Origami Workshop @ Weekend Of The Pooka: A Celebration of the Arts - Bedford Commons Bedford, Ohio
09-17-2011 — Origami Demo & Causal "Drop-in" Hands-on Origami Workshop @ Weekend Of The Pooka: A Celebration of the Arts - Bedford Commons Bedford, Ohio
08-24-2011 — Westfield Invitational - Blair Center on Westfield Insurance Campus 9079 South Leroy Road Westfield Center, OH 44251
08-07-2011 — Warehouse District Street Festival - West Sixth Street, Cleveland, OH
08-06-2011 — Square Fair - Town Square, Lima OH 45801
07-21-2011 — Origami Workshop for Tweens & Teens - Lorain Public Library System North Ridgeville Branch Library 35700 Bainbridge Road North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039
07-10-2011 — Italian Amercan Festival - Downtown Akron, OH
06-23-2011 — Westfield Invitational - Blair Center on Westfield Insurance Campus 9079 South Leroy Road Westfield Center, OH 44251
06-16-2011 — Sundaes on Thursday Ice Cream Social - Medina's Public Square Medina, OH
06-13-2011 — Origami Workshop for 4th Graders to Adults - Cuyahoga County Public Library Bay Village Branch 502 Cahoon Road Bay Village, OH 44140-2179
06-13-2011 — Read Around the World - Cuyahoga County Public Library Bay Village Branch 502 Cahoon Road Bay Village, OH 44140-2179
05-19-2011 — Grand Opening of Yark Nissan 6055 West Central Avenue Toledo, OH 43615
05-14-2011 — After Prom (1 AM - 4 AM) - Nordonia High School 8006 South Bedford Road Macedonia, OH 44056
05-07-2011 — March of Dimes March for Babies Kid's Zone - Lock 3 Park 200 South Main Street Akron, OH
04-23-2011 — EARTH, PAWS AND CLAWS - Columbus Zoo 4850 West Powell Road Powell, Ohio 43065
04-22-2011 — EARTH, PAWS AND CLAWS - Columbus Zoo 4850 West Powell Road Powell, Ohio 43065
04-16-2011 — Grand Opening - OSU JamesCare Comprehensive Breast Center 1145 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43212
04-11-2011 — Diversity Day - Community College of Allegheny County - Boyce Campus, Monroeville, PA 15146
04-09-2011 — Birthday Party for 50 Year Old - Bedford, Ohio
04-02-2011 — Birthday Party for 7 Year Old - Hudson, Ohio
03-20-2011 — Purim Carnival - The Friendship Circle, South Euclid, OH 44127
03-13-2011 — Purim Carnival - Congregation Agudas Achim Synagogue Social Hall, Bexley, OH 43209
02-23-2011 — Cuyahoga County Public Library • Parma Ridge Branch 5850 Ridge Road Parma, OH 44129
02-21-2011 — Cuyahoga County Public Library • Berea Branch 7 Berea Commons Berea, OH 44017
02-16-2011 — Cuyahoga County Public Library • Parma Heights Branch 6206 Pearl Road Parma Heights, OH 44130
02-08-2011 — Cuyahoga County Public Library • Southeast Branch 70 Columbia Road Bedford, OH 44146
01-25-2011 — Cuyahoga County Public Library • Brookpark Branch 6155 Engle Road Brook Park, OH 44142
01-10-2011 — Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Reception @ JP Morgan Investment Bankers Conference, Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA
12-31-2010 — First Night Akron- Downtown Akron, OH
11-27-2010 — Winter Fest 2010 - Public Square, North Roadway Cleveland, OH 44113
11-06-2010 — Bat Mitzvah (private) - Marriott City Center Ballroom Pittsburgh, PA
10-30-2010 — Halloween Party (private) - Congress Lake Club 1 East Drive Hartville, Ohio 44632
09-25-2010 — Mum Festival - Lake Anna Park 615 W. Park Avenue Barberton, Ohio 44203
09-19-2010 — A DAY AT THE CHALET - Chalet @ Cleveland Metroparks Mill Stream Run Reservation 16200 Valley Parkway Strongsville, OH 44136
09-16-2010 — Senior Day at the Lake Metroparks Farmpark - Lake Metroparks Farmpark 8800 Euclid-Chardon Road Kirkland, OH 44094
09-15-2010 — Pioneer Club Kick-Off (private) - Northminster Presbyterian Church 104 W Portage Trail Extension Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
08-14-2010 — University Park Art Fair @ Grace Park - Grace Park Prospect & 59 Akron, OH 44308
08-08-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
08-07-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
08-06-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
08-05-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
08-04-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
08-03-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
08-02-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
08-01-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
07-31-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
07-30-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
07-29-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
07-28-2010 — Ohio State Fair - Ohio Expo Center & State Fair "Central Park" 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211
07-25-2010 — Solon Home Days - Solon Community Park 6679 SOM Center Solon, Ohio 44139
07-24-2010 — Solon Home Days - Solon Community Park 6679 SOM Center Solon, Ohio 44139
07-22-2010 — Solon Home Days - Solon Community Park 6679 SOM Center Solon, Ohio 44139
06-19-2010 — LeBron Appreciation Day - Infocision Stadium 427 Nash Street Akron, Ohio
06-04-2010 — First Friday Downtown Canton - Community One Credit Union 537 Cleveland Ave NW Canton, OH 44702
06-02-2010 — Fourth Anniversary Celebration - Heartland Point 200 N. Main Street Orrville, Ohio 44667
05-14-2010 — End of Year Dance (private) - Sheffield Middle School 1919 Harris Rd. Sheffield, OH 44054
05-08-2010 — Spring Celebration Gala Dinner - Pomerene Center for the Arts 317 Mulberry Street Coshocton, OH 43812
10-06-2009 — Origami Workshop with Michael Roy, Stow Munroe Falls Public Library
07-29-2009 — Ohio State Fair, Ohio Expo Center & State Fair, Columbus, OH
06-09-2009 — Dream Night @ the Zoo, Toledo Zoo, Toledo, OH
05-16-2009 — Around the World in a Day at the Zoo, Toledo Zoo, Toledo, OH
05-14-2009 — Very Special Arts, Stifel Fine Arts Center, Wheeling, WV
04-10-2009 — EGGS, PAWS & CLAWS, Columbus Zoo, Powell, OH
12-31-2008 — First Night Akron, Considine Building Akron Children's Hospital, Akron Ohio 44308
12-13-2008 — Christmas Party, Lorain Palace Theatre, Lorain, OH 44052
11-29-2008 — City Lights Craft Fair, Garfield Hts Civic Center, Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125
10-25-2008 — Boo-Tanical Bash - Annual Halloween Party, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106

Experience

2006: 9 gigs
2007: 19 gigs
2008: 30 gigs
2009: 32 gigs
2010: 47 gigs
2011: 47 gigs
2012: 47 gigs

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http://www.michaelroysfold.com/Schedule.html

Available for Your

Anniversary Party, Awards Night, Baby Shower, Bar/Bat Mitzvah Party, Birthday Party, Casino, Christmas Party, Club/Nightclub, Concert Venue, Convention, Corporate Event, Cruise, Dinner Dance, Ethnic Celebration, Fair, Festival, Fundraiser, Graduation, Grand Opening, Halloween Party, Holiday Party, Hotel, Launch Party, Luncheon/Tea, Private Party, Prom, Restaurant, Retreat, Reunion, Sweet 16 Party, Trade Show, Wedding Reception, Workshop

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