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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.

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.

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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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??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!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.

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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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.

Fire dancers from Catalyst Arts in Sonoma CA

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March Highlights

HAPPY SPRING!!

Here are some of the fantastical things we got up to this month!

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March 3rd – We sent a Fire & Ice Living Tables & a Venetian Snow Queen Stilt Walker to a School Fundraiser event at the Levi’s Stadium

March 10th – We sent this charming classic Mime to greet guests for a Prom at the Scottish Rite ballroom for SF Proms

& March 17th – We sent these Gatsby inspired interactive character actors also for SF Proms

March 20th – Once again we were part of this special marketing showcase event that is the talk of the town for local event planners… put on by Entire Productions. At their Equinox Spring Showcase 2 of our signature ‘bella rosa’ costumed attendants applied scented floral tattoos along with glitter & face paint for a Spring themed Skin Décor experience!

March 23rd – We created some fabulous customized Studio 54 themed Go Go Dancers & a Body painted Goddess for Ideas Event Styling for a special Vip Birthday celebration at the St. Regis Hotel in SF

March 24th – We body painted & styled these gorgeous Gold Greek God Living Statues for a Fundraiser at the Bentley Reserve
Our client Nancy had this raving review.

“I can’t thank you enough for the spectacular “golden gods”!
They were absolutely perfect. They set the tone for the evening and put everyone in a festive mood. Thanks again!”
Nancy- HAPSF Fundraiser

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January Highlights

Historically a Slooow month… our executive Lady boss took off for some adventures in Mexico & Guatemala.
And thanks to our great managers we were able to do a handful of great events too.

January 12th we sent a Tarot Card Reader & a Champagne Skirt Hostess to a CIRCUS themed Party in Palo Alto- thanks to 1 Up Events

January 13th we sent two Illuminated Butterfly Greeters to an event at the California Academy of Sciences- thanks to Entire Productions

January 25th & 26th we were hired by Cm2 to help spice up their ‘Out of this World’ themed Booth at a Tradeshow at the Santa Clara Convention Center… so we sent them a brand new customized 4 legged surreal masked Stilt Walker & our brand new Mirror Suit Dancer… and they won ‘Best Overall Booth’!

January 25th we also provided a large specialty eventertainment package for an afterparty of that same convention… they called it the Intergalactic Gala!
Our Glow Tray Ladies passed out glow toys & branded bits while our glow Stilt Walkers dazzled & greeted, and then we produced a 20 minute long choreographed Stage Show with ballet, roller skating duo, a glow hoop solo, a mirror dancer duet, & a Cyr Wheel finale. Then we debuted our new Roller skating intergalactic UV Geisha character, and had some airbrush too.

After the Show our new UV Geisha roller skated around bringing a magical surreal vibe with her and posing for photos with guests.

Click Here to see the Full Gallery on our Recent Events Page

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November Event Highlights

November 2nd our own Audette Sophia did some Face paint magic for Day of the Dead at Asiento in SF… including 4 promo models from Cazadores Tequila!

Nov. 8th we got to go to the dark sexy side with our beaker skirt… serving signature cocktails out of beakers at a big Dreamforce after party.. booked by Entire Productions.

On November 11th we got to send a large group of costumed characters and talent to a magical wedding anniversary celebration at the Old Mint in SF– masterfully designed by Nicole Sillapere this party was such a treat… with themed zones around every bend.
We can share more images later… but for now a teaser…

Nov. 16th Embassy Suites Monterey Bay in Seaside, CA held a grand reopening event to celebrate the completion of their multi-million dollar coastal inspired renovation… and our Champagne Skirt hostess added excitement to the celebration.

Nov. 18th we had the pleasure of sending Goddesses & Go Go’s to a very special 50th Birthday party at the Fairmont in SF… starting at the penthouse suite…

Then 6 dancers helped hype up the Gold Disco themed party in the Ballroom.

On November 30th we once again helped bring some razzle dazzle to the annual Holidazzle Party in San Francisco… this year at the Fairmont Hotel. Also this year we added a golden Champagne Skirt Hostess to the VIP.
(P.S. the same producers throw A List SF NYE Party and this will be Catalyst Arts 8th year in a row sending stilt walkers to it!)

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October Event Highlights

As usual October is an Action-Packed month of exciting Events!

On October 5th Innovative Entertainment brought us in for a design firms soiree at the historical Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park to help animate their Summer of Love theme.
We had a couple of LED Hooping Hippies and a couple gorgeous Flower Child Go Go Dancers… with 60’s music playing and a backdrop of amazing Projections (by Obscura Digital) onto the building.

On October 13th we brought a Mermaid & a Merman & a Glow Hoop Stage Duet to a fundraising event at the Ritz Carleton San Francisco.

On October 14th we sent 2 of our Drinks Dresses to an elegant Wedding at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in SF- one serving guests bubbly and one serving red & white wine for the Reception.

We also sent 6 LED Stilt Walkers to a Light the Night Fundraiser Walk for Leukemia Lymphoma Society in San Jose.
Our client said “We absolutely LOVED having you all out at Light The Night again this year. I’m so glad we were able to have 6 of you all decked out in glowing red, white, and gold. It was truly special. Thank you so much for the care and detail that I know went into building the outfits.”
So many great pics we put up a gallery in Recent Events

On Oct. 21st one of our favorite charity clients Hack Cancer had us bring 2 golden Stilt Walkers plus a Champagne Skirt hostess for the VIP. One of the highlights of the night was our stilt walkers turning the dance floor into a game of Limbo!

On October 26th we were asked by the Legion of Honor to bring a special custom Living Statue to the Donor Reception for the Gods in Color Exhibition Opening… and so our white stone statue was also given some color.

October 27th we brought a heap of talent to a Monster Mash themed party for a Tech giant in Silicon Valley… thanks to Entire Productions. We had a Candy Skirt, 2 Stilt Walkers, a handful of support staff, & 5 black cat Face Painters.

& on Oct. 27th we also got to debut our exciting custom built freestanding Lyra at an event in San Jose booked by Innovative Entertainment. It was a Dr. Seuss event and we created customized costumes for our aerialists to be ‘Red fish Blue fish’ inside the lollipop lyra.

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September Event Highlights

Another very diverse month… Catalyst Arts sent out mermaids, scientists, knights, airbrush artists, contortionists, go go’s, stilt walkers, champagne skirts and more.

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Sept. 16th we had 2 interesting events.

We sent a couple of charming nerdy scientist jugglers to warm up the crowd as guests entered the ballroom at the American Cancer Societies Discovery Gala at the Fairmont Hotel in SF.

& for their After party in the Penthouse our Beaker Skirt was repurposed as a Wine Skirt to greet guests and help keep the party going…

Also on September 16th we rallied together a troupe of Mythical characters & Medieval leaning entertainment for a Game of Thrones Inspired ‘Damsels & Dragons’ themed private party in Menlo Park.
Our talent for the night included a Stilt Dragon, a Brienne of Tarth Knight, a couple fire dancing grape wielding Harem girls, an Oracle, & a Swimming Mermaid!

**********************************************************************************************Sept. 24th we were invited to add our sparkle to an intimate Birthday Party celebration at an adorable bar called Copyright SF… and we got to debut an epic new silver peacock showgirl backpack (made in Thailand by some costume queens) & our somewhat new & uniquely shaped Constellation Champagne Skirt (made in Oakland by our very own fabricator genius Alex Nolan) -‘so our elegant silver goddess gave guests a welcome Mimosa to guests while Stephanie did some acrobatics & contortion on the bar tops!
Oh ya know… just another Sunday afternoon! 🙂

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Sept. 28th

We got to debut our new LED Dresses on stilts for a Corporate party booked by
@Entire Productions & They lit up the party!

This is version 1.0… they will keep evolving!
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September 30th we were invoked for 5 Parties!!!

2 of our Airbrush Artists (our ladyboss Audette Sophia & Air Béne) were hired by Launch SF to provide Free Airbrush Tattoos & Face Art at the Launch SF Street fair. (Thanks to ABCey Events!)
Photos above taken by the talented Chloe Jackman
Thanks to Entire Productions we sent this Champagne Skirt hostess to a birthday celebration at a Napa Winery