Maestro Dennis Forel is in the House!

February 28, 2023

Zoom Connection Open at 6:30 pm

Maestro Dennis Forel, the master of the solo balloon animal, will visit Ring 313 to help us understand how his great storytelling ability makes him a highly sought after performer for children of all ages. Dennis has a long successful career visiting county fairs in the Western States entertaining thousands of children and adults.

While many balloon artists use multiple balloons to create their work, Dennis has discovered that he can create more than 100 figures using just one balloon. Creativity lives most favorably with limitations so the balloon critters that come from his hands are magical in every way. Often Dennis incorporates the use of his working Penny Farthing to help him stand out in the crowd.

As an annual participant in many Fairs, he gets many repeat customers, people who come every year to be delighted by his work. Forel says of himself that he is "not a balloon machine." Each creation comes with a personal story, so he makes up with content for his lack of endless production. Forel inflates each balloon using his mouth rather than a hand pump, this adds to the magic of the production. Have you ever tried to inflate a balloon designed for twisting? It ain't something you can do on the first try.

This is Dennis's third visit to Ring 313. We keep inviting him back because, well, he is just that good. The last visit was during the height of the pandemic, so we were only able to convene on ZOOM. This time Dennis will be present so we can see just how beautiful his work is in person while we learn more about the "art of storytelling" that is really what makes his performances filled with magic.