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Virtual Entertainment Brochure VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT 1 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT TO... TELL A STORY BOOST MORALE ENTERTAIN INSPIRE 2 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // TELL A STORY Entertainment is a really effective and memorable method to tell a story or communicate a company or product’s key messages. We have a variety of performances that can either be pre-recorded or streamed live that can be fully tailored to your brief. 1 Not only can the entertainment be used during the event streamed live to the participants but also the performance footage can be a powerful marketing tool that can be shared online and on social media afterwards. PRODUCT CONFERENCES MARKETING LAUNCHES 3 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // HARA HIROKI Combining video mapping, £+VAT holograms and slieght-of- £750+VAT hand, Tokyo-based magician Hara (American’s Got Talent/ BBC’s The Magicians) performs a breathtaking show that can incorporate logos, graphics and motifs making it a great choice of performance for ideal for “storytelling” at product launches or conferences. MOTION WAVES TELL A STORY Motion Waves capture your vision and the unique elements at the core of your brand and build it into VISUAL SCRIBE a visual storytelling masterpiece Our talented artist can create a using motion graphics and the art of detailed illustrative summary of dance. Their big show openers are your zoom meeting that can be 1 a spectacular way to welcome your emailed to the attendees. As a audience to your virtual conference bit of fun to close the meeting, and are guaranteed to have people they can also create and host talking long after the end frame! virtual Pictionary. 4 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // £+VAT SAND ARTIST TELL A STORY SHADOW SHOW Our world-renowned sand Take your audience on a virtual journey with a bespoke shadow dance artist creates beautiful and show that fuses careful choreography and timing with incredible cirque mesmerising stories using and dance skills. Performed by highly skilled internationally renowned just sand and her hands. The acrobats, individual silhouettes are merged to create unexpected creations can be created shapes which effectively illustrate a story or message and is set to an completely bespoke to your 1 brief for you to screen at uplifting soundtrack. your event. Company logos or motifs can be incorporated and alternative backdrops can be used to further tailor the performance to your brief. 5 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // 2 BOOST MORALE Staff could all use a bit of a morale boost in these strange times. Workshops that aim to help people deal with stress through mindfulness or exercise will make employees feel valued and motivated. And virtual team-building activites may also prove beneficial at a time when teams cannot physically be together. 6 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // Workshops VIRTUAL CHEESE & WINE BOOST MORALE TASTING Cheese and wine is posted to your participants in advance. Our wine expert will then facilitate a light- hearted and fun virtual tasting in which they will learn about 3 grape types, region and quality of SINGING WORKSHOP Join renowned choral expert, international wines and milk type, conductor, arranger and author Dominic Ellis-Peckham from age and production of the finest National Youth Choirs GB for an energising and inspiring artisan cheeses. singing workshop. 7 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // ITALIAN COOKING WORKSHOP Have our charismatic and eccentric Italian chef lead your team through an interactive Southern Italian cook-a-long using simple fresh ingredients..Guaranteed to make them impress their next dinner guests. Workshops BOOST MORALE YOTAM OTTOLENGHI COCKTAIL WORKSHOP Have world renowned Master the art of mixology with a chef Yotam Ottolenghi virtual cocktail masterclasses led by run participants through a live 60-90 3 award-winning bartenders. Whether you’re a total rookie or a cocktail minute private virtual ninja, hone your shaking skills and cookery demo for up have a blast at the same time. to 20 people. 8 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // Fitness SOUL SISTERS FITNESS LONDON FITNESS GUY JEMMA’S HEALTH HUB Soul Sisters are real life James Stirling AKA London Jemma is a personal trainer London-based sisters Maddy Fitness Guy is a personal who founded her successful and Alex Weaver who are trainer at exclusive gym KXU account Jemma’s Health Hub the faces of the flagship in SW London. James is Mr back in 2015 to promote BOOST MORALE Adidas female fitness studio Personality and any class exercise as therapy to in London. Both Maddy with him is a complete joy, maintain good mental health. and Alex are fully qualified he has fast become one of She hosts regular subscription- personal trainers and London’s brightest talents based live workouts over Maddy is also a nutritionist. and a go to instructor for Facebook that consist of only Promising to make you many Made in Chelsea stars 5 simple moves making it a 3 smile while you sweat, their as well as being the PT for super easy and quick workout instagram is the go-to for The X Factor in 2016. that helps hundreds of people fitspiration and positive start their day off right. vibes. 9 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // YOGA WORKSHOP One of our highly qualified yoga instructors conduct online classes which are suitable for a range of abilities. The classes are deisnged to get every inch of your body working together to build strength, balance and mobility evenly in the body. Wellness STRESS-BUSTING WORKSHOP A one hour workshop on building resilience and BOOST MORALE VIDIC MEDITATION WORKSHOP proactively preventing Have one of our experienced and dealing with stress. meditation gurus lead your staff or The workshop is highly clients through a guided meditation interactive, with attendees Learn simple techniques that will learning techniques equip your staff or clients with the including Mindfulness, 3 tools they need to thrive in today’s hypnotherapy and NLP busy world. which they can then apply to their everyday lives. 10 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // WOULD THE REAL EXPERT PLEASE STAND UP? SOUL SISTERSFour FITNESSguests £350+VAT appear on your virtual meeting. 3 Soul Sisters are real life London-based sisters Maddy and Alex Weaverare who actors are the faces and of the flagship one has an unusual profession. Adidas female fitnessAttendees studio in London. ask Both questionsMaddy to determine which and Alex are fully qualified personal traine and Maddy is also a nutritionist. Promisingis the to makereal you deal. smile while In the past we have had you sweat, theirprofessions instagram is the go-to includingfor Insta for grave diggers, mattress fitspiration and positive testersvibes. and bee keepers! VIDEO MUSIC QUIZ Pit your colleagues against each other INDEEDY MUSICAL BINGO with our interactive Pre-Covid19, Husband and wife musical Bingo music quiz hosted Quizzes&Games team Jess Indeedy and DJ Helix regularly by charismatic ran nights at the likes of Shoreditch House musician Tom Stone. and Drink, Shop & Do and festivals including The quiz will include Latitude, Wilderness and Secret Garden Party. a live intro round, general pop trivia Well versed in catering for virtual events, they and “name that tune” lead super fun musical bingo sessions for 20- with melodies of one 200 participants complete with disco lights, song to the tune of colourful stage decorations, bingo card files, another. and an excellent selection of music. BOOST MORALE BOOST 11 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // 3 ENTERTAIN Also for morale boosting, these performances can be tagged onto the end of meetings to end the sessions on a high or performers such as magicians and caricaturists can be included in the meetings to break the ice or break up the heavy bits and give staff a breather. These acts can also be used as icebreakers for networking sessions. 12 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // SAXOPHONIST Performed to an ambient backing track, our saxophonist will create atmospheric background music to enjoy while networking or socialising Music PIANO BAR SING-A-LONG Bring the fun of a real DJ piano bar to your meeting by booking Danny Mills - ENTERTAIN A seamless DJ set from one one of London’s top piano of our experienced DJs in a bar entertainers. Danny can genre of your choosing. Have play/sing pretty much any participants send in their song you request and will tune requests via the chat result in a fun, high-energy 3 feature and enjoy the club sing-a-long. experience streamed straight 13 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // WANDERING HANDS Have top corporate roaming band perform 10-15 minutes of uplifting Music pop songs perfectly synchronised from their 3 separate households. JOE STILGOE The ‘audience’ will choose a song genre, various BEATBOX COLLECTIVE ENTERTAIN song titles and ENTERTAIN Beatbox Collective are the Official World theme tunes and Beatbox Champions. Expect out of this world Joe will instantly soundscapes combined with weave them into an some physical theatrics, original improvised originally composed musical (and very funny) 3 3 pieces and medleys. mash-up. 14 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // LOCKDOWN’S GOT TALENT Participants will see three acts perform a short 3 minute show. They will then vote on which act they like best Shows and their favourite will return for a finale. VELMA CELLI ABANDOMAN Being in isolation is Abandoman is Irish freestyle rapper and a drag. Our favourite ENTERTAIN comedian, Rob Broderick. drag Queen Velma Celli will do her interactive Using his trademark blend of audience and hilarious show interaction and razor-sharp improvisation, that fuses classic Abandoman will take you on a magical show tunes, stand-up journey, transforming the audience’s likes, 3 3 comedy, jazz standards loathes and daydreams into hit songs and and sing-a-longs. captivating tales. 15 VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT // DUKE DUKE are a beatbox band like no other. Three voices, one guitar, NO backing Music tracks, looping or sampling to produce amazing covers. AFISHAL Afishal is a percussionist who performs on state-of-the-art drums fitted with powerful, CHRIS TURNER custom-fitted L.E.D lights Chris is an award-winning British Comedian that flash and strobe along and Freestyle Rapper currently based in to a backing track or live ENTERTAIN ENTERTAIN Los Angeles.
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