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T h i s b r o c hure is dedi c at e d t o J e ff R i g b y CONCERTS

The International Entertainment Corporation has more than 30 years experience in contracting world class artists such as Sir Paul McCartney, Beyoncé Knowles, , Shakira, , , REM, , Carlos Santana, Sir and George Michael to name but a few.

Our innovative team guide and advise stadium owners, governments, city authorities, resorts and international corporations to establish a strong presence in an increasingly competitive and ever changing market. Our negotiating expertise, industry knowledge and meticulous attention to the smallest detail ensure everything runs smoothly before, during and after the show. When good is not good enough, when it has to be great, talk to the International Entertainment Corporation.

CONCERTS

Bon Jovi - Hull City FC Beyoncé - Port Ghalib, CONTRACTING THE WORLD’S GREATEST ARTISTS

International Entertainment Corporation is proud to present the world’s greatest artists CONTRACTING THE for its prestigious global client list. WORLD’S GREATEST Truly exceptional talent... Tireless, unwavering dedication... Consummate professionalism... These are just some of the attributes shared by the world’s greatest artists. But they also share one other very important quality; a quality that has helped to make each and every one of them a huge success on the global stage. It is their refusal to settle for anything less than the best. It’s just one of the reasons why so many of ARTISTS the world’s show business elite and their management are happy to entrust their reputations to International Entertainment Corporation.

Sting (Sharon Kim-Dion) - City opening ceremonies & major events

We bring together artists from all over the world and design breathtaking events and ceremonies that are tailored to specific themes and individual client briefs.

We design and produce moments of history for our clients and create worldwide PR exposure to capitalise and build upon our incredible shows.

We provide our clients with unparalelled access to some of the worlds biggest stars and help find the most appropriate artist to suit their needs.

As a group we specialise in helping governments, city authorities and corporate organisations around the world to deliver their message in the most creative way possible.

OPENING CEREMONIES AND MAJOR EVENTS

Sir Elton John - Meydan Racecourse, Dubai STADIA AND ARENAS

NOT JUST FOR FOOTBALL...

When it comes to putting on a major event featuring big names playing to a big audience at big venues, you need a big player with a big reputation - step forward the International Entertainment Corporation.

We have vast experience in matching ‘A-list’ artists, such as George Michael, Shakira, Neil Diamond, REM, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Beyonce, , Scissor Sisters, Bon Jovi, , The Who, Westlife and Meatloaf, with large sports stadia creating unique and unforgettable experiences. Our innovative team help stadium owners and managers establish a strong presence in what is a relatively new market for outdoor events and help exploit the exciting revenue potential of their most valuable asset. If you want to be sure of a memorable, top quality concert that will pull in the crowds and the profits, think big, think International Entertainment Corporation.

Sir Elton John - Hull City FC THINK BIG......

THINK International Entertainment Corporation

Sir Paul McCartney, Black Eyed Peas, , Arcade Fire (Sharon Kim-Dion) - Corporate & private events

Corporate & As our increasing portfolio of corporate clients will testify, mixing business with pleasure is something in which International Entertainment Corporation specialises. private events One call to International Entertainment gives you access to an incredible range of entertainment opportunities - from the top artists in any genre in the world of music, spectacular theatrical shows and speciality acts to famous speaker and sports personalities.

Whether you want to entertain your clients in style or simply add a sparkling extra dimension to a civic event, sales convention, product launch or even the office party, we’ll take care of everything for you. We contract the event, manage it, design it and produce it. We negotiate with artists and their agents on your behalf, organise unusual or exotic venues and locations if required and guide you through every stage of the project, delivering a successful and memorable event.

The International Entertainment Corporation is here to lead you all the way!

Beyoncé - Port Ghalib, Egypt development & management of festivals

The Directors and the senior management team of International Entertainment FESTIVALS Corporation have been contracting leading international artists for some of the world’s greatest festivals for the past 30 years.

We have extensive knowledge and experience of presenting the finest artists and productions, in virtually all genre of the performing arts, including , opera, , , blues, West End/ Broadway musicals, drama, poetry, world music and the latest pop and rock.

One of our specialities is in the area of jazz, blues and world music, where we have been fortunate to work with artists such as Youssou n’Dour, Babba Maal, Fela Kuti, Diana Krall, , Wynton Marsalis, Roy Ayres, , George Duke, , Sonny Rollins, and a host of others.

In the area of , opera and the performing arts, our years of experience working with the very finest artists from , Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Bolshoi Ballet and Opera, to Kirov (Maryinski) Ballet and Opera, Royal Ballet, and La Scala to name a few, put us in prime position to create a world class festival for you.

We are proud to work with; The Beiteddine Festival, Lebanon The Jordan Festival, Amman Izmir Festival, The Athens Festival, Greece Festival of the August Moon, Forbidden City, Beijing Darmstadt Festival, Germany St. Petersburg Festival at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York Quebec City Summer Festival and many more.....

Il Divo The Beiteddine Festival, Lebanon Performing Arts

Presenting and producing the very best in the performing arts demands detailed knowledge and experience without Performing Arts frontiers. International Entertainment Corporation has helped to bring the drama and beauty of live world-class ballet and opera to full houses and discerning audiences in some of the world’s most famous opera houses, and concert venues.

We have had the honour to present internationally renowned companies such as The Royal Ballet, The Kirov Ballet and Opera, The English National Opera, The Bolshoi Ballet “beauty and drama and Opera, The Classical Ballet and The Royal National , and nurtured brought to life in some excellent contacts with the management team representing those at the pinnacle of their art, such as Dame , , José Carreras, Placido Domingo, Jessye spectacular venues” Norman and Valery Gergiev among others.

Swan Lake On Ice The Bolshoi Ballet, Sparticus The - Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia - Valencia The - London

Carnegie Hall - New York Sydney Opera House - Sydney

Radio City - New York The Bolshoi Theatre - Moscow The Mariinsky Theatre - St Petersburg

Ziff Ballet Opera House - Miami Adrienne Arsht Center - Miami The Metropolitan Opera House - New York The - London The Mariinsky Opera House The Royal Albert Hall - London

show design

NEWSUBSTANCE represent the show design section of our global organisation and has built a strong reputation within the entertainment industry for stunning design and innovative performance-led creative spectaculars.

NEWSUBSTANCE bring together artists from all over the world designing breathtaking events, ceremonies, interactive entertainment and spectaculars tailored to specific themes and individual client briefs. By constantly pushing the boundaries of creativity coupled with their delivery of ‘world firsts’ they help governments, corporate organisations, Show design... brands, festivals and artists deliver their messages in the most creative way possible. NEWSUBSTANCE are a gateway for clients to access global talent and creativity designed from both a performance point of view and an engineering perspective. From a 60ft, aluminium falcon flying from a helicopter to performers submerged in thousands of gallons of water, from the Olympics to the biggest musical artists today, NEWSUBSTANCE have designed for them all.

...on a grand scale TAIWAN DEAFLYMPICS

SKYDANCE OPENING CEREMONY

Deaflympics - Taiwan WORLD FIRSTS

UNIQUE HELICOPTER PERFORMANCE STRUCTURE

60 foot wingspan falcon - flown 100 feet below a helicopter - Opening ceremony in Dubai WORLD’S BIGGEST CONCERT TOURS PERFORMANCE & DESIGN CONSULTANTS

Take That Live - Progress Tour unique events - UNIQUE EVENTS PRODUCED BY PETER BRIGHTMAN, DIRECTORS OF IEC AND AFFILIATES

WORLD’S GREATEST ARTISTS IN CONCERT FESTIVALS PERFORMING ARTS - CONTINUED

• Olympic Stadium, Kiev – George Michael • The Old Fairland, Damascus, Syria – Enrique Iglesias • Avery Fisher Hall, New York – New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yuri • Islamic Museum of Art - Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) (Kenkaato) • Melina Mecouri Theatre, Athens – Deep Purple Temirkanov and Gennady Rhozdestvensky – Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow • BIEL, Beirut, Beiteddine Festival - Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) • Izmir Festival, Turkey – Jose Carreras Virtuosi with Evgenny Kissin, Maria Joao Peres & Vladimir Krainev • Qatar National Conference Centre - OneRepublic (QMDI) • Perelada Festival, Spain – • UK Tours - The Moscow State Circus • Koengen, – Deep Purple • Grieg Hallen, Bergen – Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras • USA Tours - Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Classical Ballet, Georgian State • Olympic Stadium, Athens – Shakira (Mirage Promotions) • Mount Olympus, Greece – Dame Kiri te Kanawa Dance Company • Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh – Bryan Adams • Doha Arts & Culture Festival. Qatar – Luciano Pavarotti, Lionel Richie • Carnegie Hall, New York – Nikolai Petrov, Osipov Balalaika Orchestra • The Liberty Stadium, Swansea –The Who • Ephesus, Izmir (the first global pay–per–view webcast in association with Microsoft) – • Palace Theatre, – Bolshoi Ballet, Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Mariinsky • Powderham Castle, Exeter – Sir Elton John Sir Elton John solo concert (Kirov) Opera • Kremlin Palace, Moscow – Sir Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti • Biel, Beirut- Beiteddine Festival – Mariah Carey, & Ricky Martin (Mirage • New Theatre – Bolshoi Ballet, Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Mariinsky • Bristol City FC – Neil Diamond, Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart, The Who, Ronan Productions) (Kirov) Opera Keating, Bon Jovi, Westlife and • Beiteddine Festival, Palace of Beiteddine, Lebanon – Placido Domingo, Sir Elton John, • Business Design Centre – Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet with Natalia Makarova, Moscow • Ipswich Town FC – REM, Neil Diamond, Sir Elton John, Red Hot Chili Peppers Jose Carreras, Jessye Norman, Kirov Opera, , West Side Story, Shaolin Monks, Classical Ballet premier of Swan Lake (Live Nation) Stomp, Cirque Eloize, Tito Puente, Mamma Mia, Miriam Makeba, Joe Cocker & • Robin Hood Dell – Philadelphia Orchestra – Alexander Nevsky Eisenstein Film with • Hull City FC – Bon Jovi, REM, The Who, Sir Elton John, Bryan Adams, Girls Aloud UB40, , Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Albeta, Charles Aznavour, ZORRO The original score conducted by Yuri Temirkanov • Brann Stadium, Bergen – Bryan Adams Musical, The Cranberries, Big Band • Philadelphia Symphony Hall – Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov • Derby County FC – Red Hot Chili Peppers (Live Nation), Rod Stewart • Killarney Festival, Ireland – Pink and Gennady Rhozdestvensky • Nottingham Forest FC – REM • Patras 2006, Greece – Dame Kiri te Kanawa • Moscow – directed by Sir Peter Hall • Clifton College, Bristol – Jose Carreras, Russell Watson • Quebec City Summer Festival – Sting, Black Eyed Peas, Arcade Fire (Sharon Kim- • New York Town Hall Series – Karine Georgian, Grigory Ghislin, Natalia Trull, • INEC, Killarney – Jose Carreras Dion) Vladimir Krainev • The Point, – Jose Carreras • Seattle Orchestra Summer Festival - Wynton Marsalis, Mark O’Connor “Hot ” • Quebec City - Sting (Sharon Kim-Dion) • Year of Culture – Bolshoi Opera at the SECC • Bahrain Grand Prix – Timbaland (Live Nation) • Doha, Qatar – the Opera “Carmen”, Fire of Anatolia and Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” LEGENDARY CONCERTS • The Olympic Stadium, Kiev - George Michael performed by the Bolshoi Ballet • Olympiski Stadium, Moscow – George Michael, Beyonce Knowles • Doha, Qatar - Disney’s High School Musical • Palace of Catherine the Great, St. Petersburg – Sie Elton John • Grosvenor House, London - , Oscar Peterson, Ronnie Scott Orchestra • Halifax, Nova Scotia, - Sir Paul McCartney (Sharon Kim-Dion) • Brighton and - Michael Jackson • Sheikh Zayeed Stadium, Abu Dhabi – George Michael (Flash, Live Nation) PERFORMING ARTS • Sheffield - Diana Ross • Royal Albert Hall, London - Gorbachev 80th Birthday Concert • Croydon, Fairfield Halls - Art Pepper • Cadogan Hall, London - “Eastern Voices, Western Echoes” (Peace & Prosperity Trust) • London Palladium, , Barbican Concert Hall, UK and European • Metropolitan Opera House, New York – Bolshoi Ballet & Opera, Mariinsky (Kirov) Tours - Buddy Rich and his Big Band OPENING CEREMONIES AND MAJOR EVENTS Ballet & Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera conducted by Valery Gergiev, Royal Ballet • Ronnie Scott’s Club, UK and European Tours - Louie Bellson and his Big Band • Royal Opera House, Covent Garden – Bolshoi Ballet, Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet & Explosion Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera • , Victoria, London -Tom Waits • 400th Anniversary of Quebec City – Sir Paul McCartney (Sharon Kim-Dion) • New York State Theatre, Lincoln Centre – Bolshoi Ballet • Odeon - • The Compound, Tripoli, Libya – Lionel Richie, Jose Carreras, Symphony • – Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet, School of the Bolshoi Ballet, Dance • Hammersmith Odeon - Orchestra (Mirage Promotions) Theatre of Harlem • Croydon, Brighton, Eastbourne - Joe Pass • Asian , Qatar – Jose Carreras, Fire of Anatolia • London Palladium – Georgian State Dance Company • Eastbourne - The Temptations • The Pyramids, Egypt – Jean Michel Jarre – Millennium Concert • , London – Moscow Classical Ballet • Brighton Dome, Congress Eastbourne - Millie Jackson • Herodes Atticus, Athens beneath the Parthenon – Sir Elton John • Royal Festival Hall - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Virtuosi, Nikolai • UK Tours (Henry Sellers) - The Drifters • This Day Conference, Lagos, Nigeria – Lemar Petrov • London Palladium, UK and European Tour - Miss • Martyr Square, Beirut, Lebanon - Mika • Kennedy Center, Washington DC - Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet, Moscow Virtuosi • Royal Festival Hall and UK Tour - Judy Collins • Launch of Port Ghalib resort, Egypt – Beyonce Knowles (Live Nation) (Vladimir Spivakov/Vladimir Krainev) • Royal Festival Hall and UK Tour - Dizzy Gillespie • Launch of Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Sir Elton John, Carlos Santana (Live Nation) • Wolf Trap, Washington DC – Bolshoi Ballet • - Stanley Clarke and George Duke • Opening of the Gala Opera House, Miami – Jose Carreras • Wang Theatre, Boston – Bolshoi Ballet • Hammersmith Apollo - • Auditorium, Chicago – Bolshoi Ballet • UK and European Tour - Deniece Williams • Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles – Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet • Royal Festival Hall and UK/Europe Tours - Woody Herman and his Orchestra CORPORATE & PRIVATE EVENTS • Pantageous Theatre, Los Angeles – Moscow Classical Ballet, Georgian State Dance • Hammersmith Apollo - Earl Klugh Company, Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet • Brighton Centre - Iggy Pop • Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow – English National Opera, Royal Ballet • Royal Albert Hall (with Michael Gelardi) - The Animals • Rossyia Theatre, Moscow – on Christmas Day - NAFTA Oil – Kylie Minogue • Maryinsky Theatre, St.Petersburg – Royal Ballet, English National Opera • Royal Festival Hall, Barbican Concert Hall (opening concert) plus two UK and • Barcelona Convention Centre, Spain - Toyota F1 – Whitney Houston • Opera House, Kiev – English National Opera European Tours - • Noga Hilton, Cannes - Lucent Tech, M-is – Lionel Richie, Bryan Adams • Arts Centre, Seoul, South Korea – Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet • UK Tour - Billy Eckstine • Bahrain Grand Prix – Simply Red • , Japan – Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet • Arena - World Soccer Sixes - Youssou N’Dour • Congress Eastbourne, The Dome Brighton, Sheffield Fiesta -Four Tops UNIQUE EVENTS • Silverstone Racecourse - Pussy Cat Dolls and Santana • Royal Dublin Society, Ireland – Bolshoi Ballet • Almaty, – IL Divo for the President of Kazakhstan • The Point Theatre, Dublin – Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Jose Carreras • UK Tour - Rambling Jack Elliott • , London, Caufield Children’s Trust –Whitney Houston • Ravinia Festival, Chicago – Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yuri • Royal Festival Hall, UK and European Tour - Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee • Live Drive Christmas Party - Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr, The Darkness, Boney M Temirkanov and Gennady Rhozdestvensky • Moscow and Russian Tour - UB40 • MIX FM, Anniversary Celebration, Beirut – Pamela Anderson • Tanglewood Festival – Boston Symphony Orchestra - conducted by Yuri Temirkanov • , Ronnie Scott’s + 4 UK and European Tours - Louie Bellson and the • Casino du Liban – Direct from Las Vegas “Joaquin Ayala” and Gennady Rhozdestvensky Big Band Explosion • Castrol Event - Sponsorship event for UEFA final 2012 • Vail Summer Festival – School of the Bolshoi Ballet • Royal Festival Hall + 4 tours of the UK and Europe - 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