Paper manipulator

A paper manipulator is an artist , belongs to the showmen and exercises a skill in handling paper , mostly in the vaudeville or circus .

Type of performances

A paper manipulator performs tricks with paper. In contrast to paper folding ( origami ), a paper manipulator tears patterns into large pieces of paper. The careful preparation of the paper (sticking paints, folding, cutting) is a major factor in this. The effect comes when the paper manipulator conjures up various patterns with flowers , mandalas and ornaments within a few minutes .

Success principle

As with all artists, it is always very heavily on the charisma of how something is presented. A paper manipulator has a very long preparation time, but it is very flexible and adaptable. With his large papers he is good at creating abundance and impact on large stages . He doesn't need any infrastructure for a small event . The show works best with background music and enough light to properly highlight the colors of the papers.

Known paper manipulators

Lorenzo Torres is known as a paper manipulator. Today paper manipulation is rarely practiced, for example as part of a magic show .