Fan Yang (artist)

Fan Yang
Born1962 (age 63–64)
Haiphong, Vietnam
CitizenshipCanada
OccupationEntertainer
Known forThe Gazillion Bubble Show, 16-time Guinness World Record holder
SpouseAna Yang
Children2
Websitehttp://www.gazillionbubbleshow.com
Notes

Fan Yang (born 1962) is a Canadian bubble artist.[7] Among his productions is the Gazillion Bubble Show, an off-Broadway production that has run for nearly 20 years.

Early life

Fan Yang was born in Vietnam in 1962; his father is Hungarian and his mother is a Haiphong native.

Career

Yang has earned international notice as a result of his complex displays of bubble theater.[8] He developed his own bubble solution formulas and equipment to create bubbles and has broken bubble-related world records on numerous occasions.[9][10] Yang produces the Gazillion Bubble Show, a family-friendly "multimedia presentation" in which he "entertains with bubble sculpture, music, laser effects and video projections [and] incorporates ... lots of audience participation ... encasing volunteers in bubbles".[9] The show has run off-Broadway in New York City for nearly 20 years and is set to close on September 7, 2026, after 6,802 performances.[11] Due to heightened demand after the announced closing, the show was extended through January 17, 2027.[12] He has staged it elsewhere, including Las Vegas, Nevada. His wife, Ana Yang, has performed the show in his absence.[13]

World records

Fan's first 11 world records related to bubbles:

  • Berlin, Germany, 1992: The largest spherical soap bubble. (2.3 m circumference)
  • Pacific Science Center Seattle, Washington, August 11, 1997: The world’s largest bubble wall. (47.4 m lengthwise)
  • Hollywood, California, May 5, 1999: The most bubbles inside 9 concentric bubbles, inside each other.
  • Paris, France, March 29, 2000: The most bubbles inside 11 concentric bubbles inside each other.
  • Wavrin, France, April 1, 2000: Passage into a bubble hemisphere. His daughter slid into a bubble hemisphere going through the bubble film without bursting it.
  • Helsinki, Finland, October 20, 2001: Record for the most concentric bubbles. (12 domes)
  • Stockholm, Sweden, November 27, 2001: Record for the most bubbles attached on each other in mid-air (9).
  • Santa Ana, California, April 7, 2004: World record for The Most People Inside a Soap Bubble (8 people)
  • New York City, United States, March 18, 2005: Guinness World Record for the most people inside a soap bubble at Toys 'R' Us
  • Santa Ana, California, April 12, 2006: Encapsulating 15 pairs of people in their own bubble cubicles for 5 seconds and linking them together to create a "Mega Bubble Cage"[14]
  • Madrid, Spain, May 25, 2006: Encapsulating 22 people inside a single soap bubble.
  • Chicago, Illinois, United States, January 30, 2008: Encapsulating 100 people inside a single soap bubble on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Television performances

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Interview: Fan-Yang of Gazillion Bubble Show". March 7, 2007. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  2. ↑ Sevenload, "Guinness World Records TV - Guinness World Records TV- Most bubble domes in concentric circles - sevenload". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  3. ↑ "Gazillion Bubble Show! - World Records -". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  4. ↑ "Fan Yang of Gazillion Bubble Show to Appear on Today Show May 8 | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com.
  5. ↑ "World Records with Soap Bubbles". www.recordholders.org.
  6. ↑ "World Bubble Records". www.bubbleblowers.com.
  7. 1 2 "Fan Yangs Bubble Show Back in Seoul". koreatimes. January 5, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Fan Yang". Archived from the original on October 16, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  9. 1 2 Graeber, Laurel. "Gazillion Bubble Show", The New York Times, July 6, 2007
  10. ↑ "Fan Yang, sorcerer performs in Vietnam", Vietnam.net, March 19, 2006
  11. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Gazillion Bubble Show Will End Nearly 20-Year Off-Broadway Run in the Fall", Playbill, June 16, 2026
  12. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Gazillion Bubble Show Delays Off-Broadway Closing". Playbill. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Gazillion Bubble Show! – Meet the Artists". Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  14. ↑ Pak, Ellyn. "Bubble artist sets world record", The Orange County Register, April 13, 2006
  15. ↑ bubble bath spa soap chocolate at anabubble.com Archived 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "놀라운 대회 스타킹". wizard2.sbs.co.kr.
  17. ↑ "| Official Korea Tourism Organization". english.visitkorea.or.kr.
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