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Case Study- Fantasy Warrioresses take over a Convention

In this months Spotlight we do a CASE STUDY:

We don’t generally don’t provide a lot of entertainers for conventions (they have a tendency to be cheesy or forced and long hours & just aren’t really our cup of tea)

But we were asked back to the CACM Convention in San Mateo by our very loyal clients CM2 who had us provide an ‘out of this world’ themed Stilt Walker & Mirror dancer for their booth the last year… and they had won the best booth award and were hoping to outdo themselves.
Here is what we did for them last year.

This year the theme was Land of Discovery & they wanted to go with an Avatar spin on it. They gave us creative license to interpret the N’avi characters in our own way & also to have a 3rd character that was not from the movie.

We hooked them up with Rick Herns to decorate their booth and we sent a face painter to paint All of their booth staff both days, as well as providing our 3 costumed characters to lure people into the booth & act as a fun photo opp. Avatar N'avi costumed characters for event- by Catalyst Arts Entertainment

People LOVED it. It was very over the top.

They did indeed win the ‘Best Overall’ Award again this year… and we were thrilled to feel like their secret weapon. The Ace up their sleeve.

Cm2 staff at CACM convention- with paint & characters by Catalyst Arts

This is a great example of bringing some fantastical out of this world fantasy characters to a place where they would normally not be & thus they make a greater impact. The surprise & delight of finding the unexpected amongst the expected.

This is a great way to set yourself apart from others.

Our clients did indeed win an award for their efforts. But they also had fun doing it. The whole thing became a fun dress-up experience and not just a job of working a convention.

We love being able to do that for our clients.

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January Highlights

January 4th was the 3rd of our series of Illuminated Entertainment for the ‘Illuminodyssey’ series at the Curiodyssey Museum in San Mateo.
We sent 2 roller skating lovelies in very dazzling smart LED dresses & wings that kept the kids truly mesmerized.

Glow Go Illuminated Dress Roller Skaters by Catalyst Arts

January 12th we sent this Champagne Skirt to the City Club SF for a corporate event and she was quite a hit. She wore the company colors and kept the bubbly flowing.

Gold Maroon Champagne Skirt by Catalyst Arts Entertainment at City Club San Francisco

January 18th we delivered a fun Circus themed performer package for a corporate client- thanks to 1up Events. It included an LED Hooper, a multi-skilled Juggler, & an Aerialist.
Photos of our talent from Avery Wong below.

January 19th we had the pleasure of providing a Masquerade themed Entertainment package to a very classy Sweet 16 on the Queen Mary Boat in Long Beach– Southern California! It was organized by Wendy of Wenderful Creations & we provided a Juggler, Strolling Table who gave out masks, & 2 lovely gold & black Antoinette Stilt Walkers!

January 24th & 25th we were asked back to CACM convention by our loyal client CM2. Last year they won the Best Booth award with a little help from our ‘out of this world’ themed performers… & this year they wanted our help bringing an Avatar theme to life. We hooked them up with our best décor expert for their booth and did all the staffs face paint & provided 3 customized costumed performers to make their booth even more enticing. It worked… they won Best Overall Booth Award 2nd year in a row! I’d say that makes us an Ace up their sleeve!

Avatar themed Entertainers at CM2 Booth - by Catalyst Arts Entertainment

January 25th we sent a lovely Champagne Skirt Hostess to a Wedding Showcase Soiree at the City Club (again!) Sparkly Gold Champagne Skirt hostess- costume/booking by Catalyst Arts Entertainment
CHEERS COMPADRES!!

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December Highlights

What a Winter Wonderland Whirlwind of a Month! phew!

We got to test our capacity by providing entertainment to a handful of events on multiple dates. We brought a whole lot of dazzle & delight to Holiday Parties of all stripes & themes. Our Instagram is a great place to keep track of our events.

We had 48 events… too many to share, but some of the Highlights are below.

DEC. 1st-
We got to bring some fun elements to an Around the World themed celebration in San Jose organized by Tied Together Marketing.
In addition to some Whisky Tasting hostesses & a Contortionist in a Bubble… we got to create a fun spin off our popular champagne skirts… a Geisha Sake Skirt!
We also sent A giant Zebra & (new) Lion Stilt Walker + a team of 8 Skin Décor Artists to a big party at San Mateo Convention Center including 4 Floral Tattoo Artists, 2 Face Painters & 2 Be-Dazzled Face Gem Techs. Thanks to Entire Productions

Dec 6th we sent out 3 Champagne Skirts and for the annual Compass Family Services party hosted by Twitter we sent 3 Winter Woodland Princesses & 2 face painters & 2 balloon twisters.

Dec. 7th was a doosy of a night with 8 Events!
(let’s just leave it at that & move on)

Dec. 8th we got to make a woodland fairy Champagne Skirt who turned out so lovely… Fairy Champagne Dress by Catalyst Arts

Dec. 12th we are very proud of the Deluxe Gatsby Package we produced at/for the Dorian SF with 12 performers & a vintage airstream trailer green room & 2 featured dance numbers & a Gatsby Glam station & a bevy of showgirls & a few mob bosses & a surprise Police Raid! See the Gallery here!

Dec. 13th the 20’s Theme continued!
We sent 2 Champagne Skirt Hostesses and also gave a makeover to our Champagne Tower with a gorgeous Gold & Black Gatsby looking cover & sent it as a practical & delightful prop element.

Dec. 14th we sent these lovely Mirror Showgirl greeters to a big tech holiday party at Pier 27th wearing our newest Mirror Suits! Thanks Key Events

December 31st NEW YEARS EVE we had a healthy mix of events that we helped to make special.
Our 9th year in a row we sent 4 Fabulous Giants (stilt walkers) to A List SF ‘Passport to the World’ at the Westin St Francis in Union Square.
This time we took the new metallic disco bella rosas that we debuted last month at Cirque du Soleil Volta premier & brought them to new heights… & also had an elegant dapper duo in white & black & LED lights. We also sent a few magical ladies to a very special Private NYE Party in Silicon Valley… Green Faeries that greeted & gave out drinks & Catalyst Cards & yummy treats/smells, a Tarot Card reader who later turned into a Mermaid to swim in the pool at midnight!
Private Magical NYE party with Catalyst Arts Entertainment Also we sent some flapper showgirl beauties to The Dirty Habit at Viceroy Hotel to animate a Prohibition themed NYE Party.
Including this gorgeous Champagne Skirt hostess who made sure everyone had their bubbly for the midnight moment.

CHEERS 2018!

WELCOME 2019!!!

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November Highlights

November 1st – We sent our Gold Loli Lyra with an aerialist/champagne pour model for a Havana Nights themed Event- at the San Jose Fairmont booked through Entire Productions

November 10th- We provided a classic Ringleader greeter & a Contortionist for a Vintage Circus themed event at the Claremont Resort. Also booked via Entire Productions

November 13, we sent these 3 dazzling Snow Queen Stilt Walkers to the Tree Lighting festivities at Santana Row in San Jose
more winter wonderland options here

November 15th we were so thrilled to be asked back once again to an opening night event for Cirque du Soleil!
The Volta premier for San Francisco. In addition to the colorful skaters & unicyclist we had greeting & giving out clown noses, we created & debuted 2 very special masked metallic rose characters that were a beloved photo opp & enchanting walkabout.

November 18th we helped bring some enchantment to the Solano Town Center Mall in Fairfield.
3 Holiday Fairies & a sparkling Snow Queen Stilt Walker.

November 23rd We finally got to put a drag queen in one of our Champagne Skirts for the colorful Opening Night celebration for the Taylor Mac show at Curran Theater in San Francisco!
(we also learned that when the bubbly runs out that this skirt can also be a holder of christmas cookies)

November 29th- Cloud 9 Holidazzle Event at The Westin St. Francis… we once again sent our be-dazzling Stilt Walkers

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October Highlights

October is always an action-packed month for us… & this one was very fun! From unicorns to creepy clowns… we covered a lot of bases at some fantastic events.
Here are some Highlights:

October 6th- Noche en Blanc at the Sacramento Zoo
Our Party Animals made a special appearance at this global ‘white party’ event that rotates it’s locations (& keeps them secret from the 3,000 guests until the day of!) at the zoo in Sacramento.
Our ever popular Zebra stilt walker was joined by the new Unicorn Stilt Party Animal who actually stole the show… cause who doesn’t love unicorns?? Unicorn & Zebra 4 legged Stilt Walkers by Catalyst Arts Entertainment in California- dinner en blanc Sacramento October 14th we did 2 special events…

For The Stand for The Redwoods Festival at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco (organized by Peridot Events) we sent 4 fantastic Face Painters & 2 giant Party Animals… the Butterfly & a new costumed character we created specifically for this event… the Stilt Owl! Owl & Butterfly Party Animal Stilt Walkers by Catalyst Arts Entertainment Later that night 3 of our Illuminated Walkabout Glow Go Dancer ladies were brought in by planner Mimi the Party Queen again for the Mill Valley Film Festival Closing Party in San Rafael at the Elks Lodge. First they were stationed along the route from the theater to the party to make sure guests didn’t get lost making their way to the venue… literally lighting their path. Later they brought quite a buzz of excitement & a flurry of paparazzi at the party and even ended up making the Front Page of the local newspaper! LINK here

On October 18th our Silk Stilt Butterflies were brought in to help celebrate an Anniversary event at the Bethany Center in SF by planner Robert Hunter Events.

On October 20th we were invited to one of the oldest wineries in the whole State of California… Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma- where our Wine Dress Hostess dazzled guests upon entering the courtyard & made for an irresistible photo opportunity. Our golden Rose Tarot Reader was also quite a hit with a long line all night waiting their turn for her golden nuggets of reflection.

Also on October 20th we sent a Flapper Dance Duet & a Gatsby Champagne Skirt Hostess to a 20’s themed Wedding at the elegant Claremont Club in Berkeley

& we also provided a Champagne Skirt Hostess for a celebration in Portland, Oregon- where we now have a skirt permanently stationed! (spread the word to any planners you know in that area!)

Photo by Colleen Cahill- Event planned by Upstage Events

On the last week of October our sister companies MagiKidz & Bedazzled Body Art were quite busy doing Face Paint for a whole slew of kid & family events including 8 artists at the Stanford Reunion Picnic (7th year in a row) & 2 painters at the SF Zoo for Boo at the Zoo.
*To learn more about the Kids Entertainment company- www.magikidz.com

On October 27th we once again had the honor of sending 6 Illuminated Stilt Walkers to the ‘Light The Night’ Charity walk event at Avaya Stadium in San Jose.

Illuminated Stilt Walkers from Catalyst Arts at Light the Night at Avaya Stadium 2018

As well as 5 very Creepy Characters to a House Party in San Francisco thanks to Sillapere Inc.

& October 30th our Autumn Butterfly character brightened up a Mummy & Me event in San Jose

Photo by Santana Row

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September Event Highlights

September 7th –
We Spiced up the Napa Seafood Summit After Party at the lovely Raymond Vineyards with a Mime, an Aerialist, & a Champagne Skirt hostess with the mostest. Planned by The Organization Organization.

September 20th –
Our Champagne Skirt hostess added glamour and fun at a French Gastronomy Event put on by L’apero. They had 3 separate wineries host the champagne for portions of the event so she got to offer samples for 3 brands (including JCB).

September 22nd –
We were brought on to produce a very customized entertainment package for the Serious Leisure Brand Launch Party- which took lucky VIP guests on a tour of 3 venues owned by the S.L. team- the Dorian, The Palm house & Bergerac.
They had very fun themes and it was a joy to help animate their plans with our performers. We brought to life their totem animal the Flamingo & also provided Captain, Hosts, Visa Secretaries, Champagne Skirt lady, A Mermaid, & Henna & Face Bling Artists.

Dreamforce Party Stilt Walkers- we sent out some giants to a few parties… our festive Stilt Walkers below were booked via Entire Productions & 1Up Events.

September 29th – Our Shadow Screens Show made a debut at a VIP birthday party at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco as well as our Wild Animal Body Painted Models who made quite the impression on the guests!

Here is what the event planner had to say.
“These party animals made the party! Amazing artistry & amazing gals. Thank you Catalyst Arts!.” Jeanie- JSM Events

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August Entertainment Highlights

Here are some of the highlights of our Eventertainment this month.

AUGUST 4th – Once again we brought entertainers to help animate a themed Fundraiser event for La Luz in Wine Country. This year their theme was Mystic India and we brought 3 Henna Artists, a masked Odissi dancer, & a Vedic Oracle!

AUGUST 11th we sent this lovely Champagne Skirt Hostess to a Wedding at the Meritage Resort in Napa. They had half her skirt filled with Chardonnay & the other half with Savignon Blanc.

AUGUST 15th we sent 2 Circus Themed performers to a Company Picnic thanks to 1 Up Events.
Our Stilt Walker & Tray Lady added excitement & pizazz as well as passing out treats to the guests. More of our CIRCUS offerings here
AUGUST18th we also sent a drinks dress hostess to the Dorian SF… but this time she was a Mimosa Skirt for their Mimosa Mayhem brunch Event.

AUGUST 19th we sent 2 face painters & 2 of our 4 legged Stilt Walker ‘Party Animals’ to the Oakland Zoo!
The kids loved interacting with the giant tiger & zebra & we had a blast turning them into the animals & creatures of their choices.
P.S. Everytime we book our party animals we make a donation to an animal rights cause… this time to the World Wildlife Foundation.

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July Event Highlights

Summer is heating up… some of the delightful special events we got to sprinkle our magic on…
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July 3rd, we had a lovely time at this private 20’s Gatsby themed Birthday Party at the Corinthian Ballroom in San Jose

July 7th, our Bollywood Themed Champagne Skirt Hostess definitely made an impression on this wedding reception.

July 14th & 15th, 21st & 22nd, we sent 4 stilt walkers for 4 dates to the annual Taste of Orleans event with California’s Great America.
In addition to throwing beads to the eager crowds they danced & blew bubbles & gave a lot of very high fives!

July 21st we sent these 3 lovelies to bring excitement to a shopping center ribbon cutting event- The Pacific Pearl Shopping Center in Pleasanton. Booking c/o Karla Ross Productions.
(we were even included in a local news segment about the event- link Here)

Client Thank You / Testimonial

“I want to say thank you for sending us your talented crew for the Grand Opening of Pacific Pearl on July 21st. The Champagne Skirt was a big hit and really looked great in the shopping center. The Stilt Walkers were adorable and made for great photo ops at the step and repeat. You and the ladies are great and I appreciate all you did to help make this event the success it was.”

– Karla Ross

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July 24th, We did a very popular theme customized Beauty Bar & some live blacklight paint & go go dancing for an 80’s Gala for ILEA (international live events association) at Temple Nightclub in SF.

July 28th, We sent 3 scintillating Fire Dancers to a private full moon pool party in Sonoma (6th year in a row!) to do a very hot show that was the featured act of the night.

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June Event Highlights

Summer season is here!

Here are a handful of highlights from our June Events.

June 14th, 2 of our body painted Living Stone Statues made an appearance at the Artesa Winery for a corporate event- booking c/0 Entire Productions.

June 15th, our Belly Dancers and Interactive Artists were sent to an outdoor industry event for our great client CM2 for their Tiki Themed booth at a Country Club Golf Course. We had face paint & caricature artist & a troupe of lovely dancers.

June 16th, We sent 4 Hippies to a Summer of Love themed event at the Academy of Science thanks to Innovative Entertainment. Our Groovy Decoration station was popular as always and our Stilt Walkers & rainbow walkabout dancers added a very festive air to the party.

June 22nd, we styled & sent 2 fabulous Drag Queens including a Rainbow living Dessert Table & also a Be-Dazzled Glitter & Face Paint Station for a tech companies Pride Celebration- booked by 1Up Events.

June 24th we set up a fabulous Glam Station with 3 makeup artists for a Pre-Pride Breakfast Event for Levi’s booked by Mktg Inc. We got the guests ready to shine for the pride festivities in San Francisoc.

June 29th we sent 2 Showgirls and a very fun Elvis to a VIP Vegas Themed Birthday Party at the Penthouse in Fairmont Hotel with thanks to Silapere Inc

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May Event Highlights

What a full & exciting month!

May 1st we provided these lovely Dessert Living Tables for a celebration at the Fairmont Hotel thanks to Entire Productions

May 9th we got to send some colorful & prismatic entertainment elements to the Full Spectrum Gala at the Exploratorium again thanks to Entire Productions.
Our colorful tray ladies greeted with candy and later switched to Glow toys. Our Mirror Dancers swirled through the event reflecting lights and delighting guests.

May 10th was our 3rd year in a row providing some wow factor for the HumanKindness Gala at City Hall. Our Ballerina in a Bubble and Champagne Skirt hostesses greeted guests and later our Tray ladies distributed swag & gifts.

May 15th we sent 2 face painters to a staff party at the infamous Museum of Ice Cream!

May 19th we provided entertainers for 6 events! Holy wow.

The JDRF Hope Gala at the Ritz Carlton was quite the glamorous affair and our golden hostesses added extra sparkle and excitement as well as helping bring their 007 Bond theme to life.

We also brought 2 very talented Circus performers to a Cirque themed prom at the Bentley Reserve thanks to SF Proms. Our freestanding lyra aerialist & LED Cyr Wheel featured act.

May 19th we produced a Gold Package for our loyal client CM2 for a Preakness event at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley. Over a dozen performers delighted guests in a variety of ways. See the whole Gallery here in Recent Events.

May 20th we sent 6 professional body painters to an activation for Netflix/Arrested Development show lead by Lead Dog Marketing. 20 guys were painted head to toe in blue by our artists and then let loose on San Francisco for the Bay to Breakers run!
We will be doing the same thing for them on June 3rd at Clusterfest in SF.

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