BUBBLES may seem pretty ordinary to the naked eye, but for Louis Pearl, the world’s leading “bubbleologist,” there is more to them than meets the eye.
Pearl — known as “The Amazing Bubble Man” — is currently performing his one-man show at the RCBC Plaza’s Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in Makati until Sept. 27. There he unravels the art, magic, science, and fun of bubbles.
The 75-minute spectacle, produced by Lunch Theatrical Productions and Concertus Manila, explores the dynamics of bubbles through entertainment and audience participation, while explaining some fascinating facts about bubbles — bringing science to life in a fun manner.
The show features a wide range of science themes, which include subjects such as the colors of bubbles, the physics of soap and water molecules, aerodynamics, and surface tension, among others.
Pearl, who has been bubbling professionally since 1980, began exploring the different aspects of bubbles when he started the Tangent Toy Company. He began performing in 1983 with a show at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
For nearly three decades, Pearl has performed to more than one million people in hundreds of cities around the world. He is a favorite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, performing his eighth successive season this year.
A literature and art graduate, he has written two books about bubbles, has made a video called Lights, Camera, Bubbles!, and has so far produced 21 fantastic bubble inventions.
Tickets to the show are available at TicketWorld (891-9999, www.ticketworld.com.ph).
