| From the simple catch of a handful of coins to a nearly
catastrophic finale high upon the tightwire, the slightly hyperactive
Flyin’ Bob; balancer, juggler, wire walker, professional idiot
and highly skilled goofball, takes you on a visit to the three ring
circus in his mind. He views the world
as filled with nothing but toys,
and tries to convince the world to see it his way…
The most common
reaction after seeing the show is,
“This guy has too much time on his hands!”
Flyin’ Bob considers this the highest possible compliment…
For 20 years, across Canada and in fifteen countries around the
world, Flyin’ Bob has performed as a juggler, tightwire walker,
comic, and musician in every venue imaginable. The street, stage,
corporations, national television shows and festivals in Europe,
Japan, Singapore, Australia, Korea, Israel, Egypt, and the US have
all experienced Flyin’ Bob’s unique brand of comedy
and physical theatre. He has toured extensively through the School
Systems of Western Canada and has performed at many outdoor and
corporate events throughout Alberta. He also directs, produces and
teaches at Youth Circus Camps across the country.
Flyin’ Bob, aka Bob Palmer, lives in the Greatest Country
on Earth: Canada ! (yay) He was born in Nova Scotia and grew up
in Saskatoon. and recently moved to Red Deer, Alberta. He performed
as a guitar player in many rock bands, taught school, coached spring
board diving and had a huge number of “real jobs” (none
of which really took). He finally and luckily heard the call of
the variety performer life and has never looked back…except
to see what was stuck to his shoe…
Career Highlights include:
- Directing the Circus Arts Project for Youth at Risk in Saskatoon
for 7 years
- An April Fool’s Day tightwire walk between the World Trade
Center Towers in New York
- Teasing Liberal MPs from across Canada at a National Leadership
Conference
(they loved it)
- Performing for Palestinian refugees at a refugee camp in East
Jerusalem
- Juggling inside the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt
- Launching marshmallows with a giant sling shot onto the roof of
City Hall with the Mayor of
Red Deer
- Performing at the International Rope Walking Festival in Anseong,
South Korea
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