Joel Baker - Other Speciality Act | San Francisco, California
(2 Reviews)Based In: San Francisco, California
Performs: Worldwide
From: Contact
Show Description
Joel Baker brings to the stage a unique style of physical comedy, acrobatics, and improvisation. As the classic Bellhop who can’t stay out of trouble, Joel makes the most mundane moments irresistibly funny.
Biography
As a much-loved clown performing worldwide, Joel Baker brings to the stage a unique style of physical comedy, acrobatics, and improvisation. He is a graduate of San Francisco's Clown Conservatory and the San Francisco Circus Center, where he began incorporating acrobatics, handstands, and chair balancing into physical comedy. Now regarded as one of the best comedic animators for festivals, cabarets, theaters and corporate events around the world, Joel launched his career as an acrobatic clown in San Francisco’s legendary New Pickle Circus. For over six years, Joel was a key performer—and a
... dditionally served as an Artistic Coach—in the award-winning Cirque du Soleil show LOVE on the Las Vegas Strip. Joel performed main clown roles in SOAP (Chamaeleon Theatre) and LOFT by Les 7 Doigts de la Main (7 Fingers). His various collaborations as a director include the Nevada Ballet Choreographer’s Showcase. He has appeared on the national television shows The Night that Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles, The View, and America's Got Talent and has performed under the direction of James Cameron in the film Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D. As the classic Bellhop who can’t stay out of trouble, Joel makes the most mundane moments irresistibly funny.
Reviews (2 Reviews)
Experience
SKILLS
Clowning ∗Acting ∗ Animation (interaction entertainment) ∗ Roller Skating
Hand Balancing ∗ Acrobatics ∗ Fencing ∗ Musical Saw * Singing
Drums∗ Ukulele
Previous Clients
THEATER PERFORMANCE
PALAZZO Dinner Theatre 2014 - Present
2016
Cirque Eloize “CIRKOPOLIS” | Jeannot Painchaud
2008 – 2014
Cirque du Soleil "LOVE" Nowhere Man / Dominique Champagne
2007
"SOAP, the Show" / Markus Pabst & Circle of Eleven
"Best of Salong Giraff"in Vitabergsparken, Sweden
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, East Coast tour
Cirque Hawai'i
2006
Cirque du Soleil "A Taste Of Cirque" / David Shiner
2005
Les 7 Doigts De La Main (7 Fingers) "LOFT", Germany
Cirque du Soleil "Bar at the Edge of the Earth" / Julian Gabriel
2004
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
...
Cirque du Soleil "Musique" record launch
The Purple Hour Cabaret
Festival de Montgolfières
Festival International de Jazz de Montreal / Danielle Lenoble
La Semaine des Arts du Cirque aux Iles De La Madeleine / Jeannot Painchaud
Kiss My Cabaret / Danette MacKay
Cirqua Zerna "Transit" / Pierre Duhaime
Les Clownes / Yves Dagenais
Cirque Fantastic / Marie-Josee Levesque
Cirque Eloize "Typo" / Yves Dagenais
2003
Butlin's Holiday Park, England
Festival Mondial Amuseurs Publics
San Francisco Velocity Circus "Heliosphere" / Paul DeBene
New Pickle Circus "Circumstance" / Gypsy Snider & Shana Carroll
2002
San Francisco Circus Center "Up, Down, On, Off" / Jeff Raz
San Francisco Circus Center "Walk Don't Walk" / Gypsy Snider & Shana Carroll
Teatro Zinzanni 2nd Anniversary
SPECIAL EVENTS
Nascar Sprint Cup Awards Ceremony Performance - November 2012
Paul McCartney Music Cares Gala Performance - February 2012
Los Angeles Dodger Stadium Pre-Game Performance - August 2011
FILM
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D / James Cameron & Andrew Adamson 2010 – 2011
Video Documentary: Class Clowns Clown / Dan Bree 2001
TELEVISION
America's Got Talent / Cirque du Soleil September 2010
NHL Awards / Cirque du Soleil May 2010
The View / Cirque du Soleil February 2014
The Night that Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles / Cirque du Soleil January 2014
Suitable for
Wedding Reception Entertainment Birthday Party Entertainment Private Parties Corporate Events Cocktail Receptions Christening Entertainment Product Launches Trade Shows Christmas Party Events Bar Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah Gala Dinners Jewish Weddings After Dinner Entertainment Cruise Ship Performance Circus Theatre Film Cabaret
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