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#1
what maybe the last trip to Europe of the monumental Marvin Hardy.
Apart from the instructors ,we have invited a few phantastic 'non-teaching' performers for the galas.
I will not give all the names here  ,but one of my favourites is the Spanish duo ,El Retrete de Dorian Gray : two 260's , one immortal song and absolute world class puppeteering . Don't miss it !
If any of you has anymore questions about the Jam ,please don't hesitate to call the Jam hotline : ++32 475 231699
I hope to see many of you again in Mol !
#2
Quote from: "Petra"Hi Leo!
Nice to see you here and thank you for answering all our questions.

There is a thing I'd like to ask:
Why aren't ther 3 types of twisting competitions?
You've got the one baloon and multiple balloon competition.
I think the multiple balloon is so huge...you can enter a 2 balloon or a 1000 balloon creation.
Why isn't there a 2 -10 balloon creation or new ideas for line twisting or something like that?
I think something like that will give more people a chance and we all can learn more !

O, yes and another thing:
Where is the history of tmj 2006 and 2007??

Petra Meijboom

Hi Petra , I forgot to answer your second question .
The history of 2006 and 2007 will be on line before the end of this month .Promise !
#3
Quote from: "Danny the Idiot"Hi Leo,

I came to TMJ and taught there in 2006. I think I was in shock most of the time as I really had not seen such levels of skill in balloon twisting. That and the heat!

My question is this... What are your favourite balloon acts? And what would you like to see in a balloon act?!

See you in November - I'm very much looking forward to it!

best wishes

Danny   8-)
Hi Danny ,
Nice to hear from you !
This is a very interesting question ! A while ago when Ralph Dewey was in Belgium for a few workshops , I had a long conversation with him about balloon acts and we agreed on one point : a good balloon act -and any good stage act for that matter- is about originality and about entertaining ! Balloons are only a means to achieve that ! Over the years ,we have seen some very good acts and some very bad ones ! The good ones always had an original idea to start from and the performer was entertainer first and a twister or balloon artist in the second place. I have seen some very good twisters die on a stage because they couldn't resist the temptation to show off their skills and forgot to entertain the audience ; their act was only saying "Look what I can do with balloons !" and .... nobody was laughing . Perhaps one of the best illustrations of this simple principle is the performance of Tomate  last year . He used only one or two 260's and a step-in balloon but it was an incredible balloon  act that blew everybody away ! An example that you know very well Danny is the Great Avner the Eccentric : he doesn't show off his phenomenal balancing skills or his talents as a juggler in itself  : he only uses those skills to bring world class comedy !
I hope I have made myself clear ... If not ,please email me privately .
See you in November !
#4
Quote from: "Petra"Hi Leo!
Nice to see you here and thank you for answering all our questions.

There is a thing I'd like to ask:
Why aren't ther 3 types of twisting competitions?
You've got the one baloon and multiple balloon competition.
I think the multiple balloon is so huge...you can enter a 2 balloon or a 1000 balloon creation.
Why isn't there a 2 -10 balloon creation or new ideas for line twisting or something like that?
I think something like that will give more people a chance and we all can learn more !

O, yes and another thing:
Where is the history of tmj 2006 and 2007??

Petra Meijboom
Hi Petra ,
You will remember that we started with three categories : small , medium , large based on a criterium of SIZE that was put used at the first T-jam back in 1999. The reason we abandoned that criterium and kept only a 1-balloon  and a multiple balloon cat. was that there were very few people competing in the Large category and the ones who were competing locked themselves int their bungalow to work day and night on their creation! Every year we had the same five to ten participants ; so we decided to make two categories and  put more emphasis on the stage competition . It is just a criterium . Although I consider a 1-balloon creation a special (and very difficult ) discipline , I don't think the jury gives points based on the number of balloons that is used . They look at the totality of the creation .
I do think that a new category for "new ideas" could be very interesting ! Let's discuss that at the Jam !Perhaps something to launch at  the 10th edition !
#5
Quote from: "Thelma Levett"Hello Darling!!!! xxxxxx
Do I get a hug of you if I come to the Jam this year!
xxxx
You bet ya !!
#6
Quote from: "Parcival"Hi Leo,
I'm a customer at IBS for several years now. I'm a busker and regularly buy my stock of Q260's and Q160's at your compagny. At the beginning of every summer season I make a large order because this is a busy season for buskers. But every time there are some standard Q260 colors out of stock, especially st. red, pale blue, pink, white, lime green etc. I don't get it: how is it possible that there's no complete stock at this time of the year? Isn't this a busy period for you as well? And..this time there was no Millenniumjam..   :D

Sorry to hear about that , Parcival !
Please contact me on the IBS email to discuss this matter .
mailto:leo@ibs-balloons.com">leo@ibs-balloons.com
#7
Quote from: "Professor T Wist"I will be away when this interview happens so I will read it with the utmost interest on my return.
My question, as ever, is   What is are favourite and least favourite models to make and why ?

I' m sorry , Professor Twist , but I'm not a twister myself ,at least not of the level of the members of this chatsite!  I can make a pretty impressive poodle and a decent teddybear and I occasionally weave a hat but that's it . I 'm a avid supporter of the art but I'm an absolute beginner ... at best !
Like Graham mentioned in his reply , I do have an interesting collection of balloon books , cd's,dvd's ,videos and other balloon related stuff .
#8
Quote from: "Smiggle"Please sir!! - me sir!!

I'm a professional DJ  :D  :D

I'll look forward to Leo interview - I've never been to Millennium Jam but I hope to either this year or next year


I'm sorry , Smiggle ,I can't take your word for this ! It is a huge responsibility to follow into the footsteps of our current DJ !
You will have to do a try out at this edition of the Jam and perhaps we will consider you for the Tenth Jubilee Edition of next year !

Leo
#9
First of all , I have to apologise to all of you for the late reply .
I must have done something terribly wrong because I didn't 'see' the questions !
I will try to answer all your questions asap.

Here is my reply to the question of Ronballon.
The reason why we only announce the first three is a practical one .When we add up all the results of the jury , we don't make a overall classification after all the jury totals are added up.
We simply take the three highest totals and at a glance we see who is one ,two and three . What I suggest is that you contact me after the Jam and I will give you your personal ranking . OK ?

Leo