Engaging a good professional entertainer for your child’s birthday party is almost a sure-fire way of making the party an enjoyable and successful one. But what type of entertainer fits the bill?
The most important consideration is the age of your birthday child. If he/she is between 1- 3 years old, you may want to keep things simple. Children of this age are generally unpredictable and there is no cookie-cutter formula on choosing the right entertainer for children of this age. Children of this age tend to have shorter attention spans and varied temperaments.
On the other hand, kids aged 9 -12 consider themselves all grown up and usually scoff at what they consider “kiddy” forms of entertainment. But if your kid is between the ages of 4 – 8, then he/she is at an age where they are old enough to understand jokes and enjoy fun-filled interactive games or activities with lots of movement. This makes hiring an entertainer for kids in this age group easier and more worthwhile for all.
When it comes to hiring the entertainer, the many people think of hiring a clown. Clowns are bright, colourful and perform weird tricks that make people laugh right? Well, be careful before deciding to hire a clown for your kid. Coulrophobia or fear of clowns is not uncommon in some kids (and even grown-ups). To them the bright colours and weird clown makeup just add up to a really scary experience.
We recommend that instead of a clown, there are some other popular choices of entertainers to consider for your kid’s birthday party.
Magicians
Magicians, specifically those specializing in children audiences, are common choices as kid’s party entertainers. Good kids’ magicians perform bright and colourful magic such as producing a huge bouquet of flowers from an empty vase or making colourful handkerchiefs appear and disappear in the blink of an eye.
Magic is a popular choice of entertainment for children because it gives the children a sense of wonder where they can suspend their disbelief. When a magician makes an object appear, disappear or float in front of their eyes, it lets them believe that such things are possible and that they may one day be able to do such things as well. It inspires creativity and wonder that is only lacking in today’s modern world.
Children within the 4 – 8 year range are generally the most appreciative and participative audience. 1 – 3 year olds are too young to really comprehend magic while the 9 – 12 year olds are more interested to find out how a trick is done than enjoy the show. This is not to say that these kids will not enjoy a magic show, but rather the kid’s magician will have to tailor his show accordingly to suit children from these age groups. If you looking for a magician, check his experience and ask how he intends to tailor his show to cater to your young audience.
Jugglers
Jugglers are fast becoming a popular entertainment choice at birthday parties. Their sublime juggling skills combined with entertaining routines make them a hit not just with the kids but the whole family.
Jugglers who perform at kid’s parties are usually prepared to demonstrate different kinds of juggling skills. They may also juggle with different items such as balls, clubs, rings and more. Their props are usually brightly coloured to give them more visual appeal as there is nothing more eye-catching than seeing a juggler keep 3 or 4 different coloured balls in the air at the same time.
Some jugglers also involve the audience in their routines, making the show audience participative and fun for the whole family. It is also not uncommon to see jugglers who combine elements of magic into their show as well.
As with magic shows, juggling shows require the audience to appreciate the skill that the performer is exhibiting. Younger children may not fully understand or realise a juggler’s skill while older kids may tend to get bored after a while seeing the same performer attempt to juggle different things. However a good performer will be able to make his/ her routines entertaining enough and engaging enough to suit most kids of different ages.
Puppeteers/ Ventriloquists
Puppets add an extra dimension of fun to any party. Kids love to see a funny looking puppet animal telling stories and cracking jokes. Puppets also make the entire show look bigger as it appears that there is a cast of performers rather than just one performer doing the show. This is one of the main reasons ventriloquist shows are a hit at parties.
The classic image of a ventriloquist is usually of a performer sitting on a stool with a wooden dummy on his or her lap, performing with that character throughout the show. However, many ventriloquists these days perform with brightly coloured foam or latex puppets instead and they usually have more than one puppet character in the show. This adds an element of variety to the show, which is crucial for keeping kids engaged. Some performers also add more interactivity to the show by getting the puppets to interact directly with the kids and crack impromptu jokes with them.
A ventriloquism puppet show is versatile enough to entertain almost all kids and even adults. Younger kids will be captivated by brightly coloured talking puppets while older kids will be able to appreciate the jokes and interact with the puppets. A ventriloquism puppet show is something that can be a fun for the whole family.
The good news is that these days you don’t just have to settle for one or the other. There are professional birthday party entertainers who provide multi-dimensional performers. So the next time your kid has a party, consider looking for a magician who is also a ventriloquist or a ventriloquist who is also an expert juggler.
The choice is yours!
Archive for April, 2006
Choosing the Right Birthday Party Entertainer for Children Aged 4 – 8 Years Old
April 19th, 2006 
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1 Comment »Music and Art: Bringing Nations Together
April 15th, 2006 admin
Music and Art: Bringing Nations Together
Music and art are two methods of communicating that need no translation. Music can evoke the same emotions anywhere in the world, no matter what the language. It is, quite literally, a universal language. Art is, as well, an image can depict the same thing no matter which language you speak.The unique ability of these two creative outlets to cross borders and appeal to all walks of life, as well as cultures, means that it is ideal for uniting nations.
Music Bands: Bridging the Gap
There was a time when all music bands tended to stay in their home country, particularly those who were non-American. The impact of smaller, more alternative bands being able to present their music to the world has been huge! Suddenly, anyone can buy a cd of music from India, Russia, or Japan, without having to even travel to the country.
When music bands first began to cross borders, they usually did so with countries similar to their own. A West German band might play in East Germany, for example, or a Canadian band would do a tour in the US or England and vice versa. While still sharing, it was limited. Then came the international tours, where one band would perform in dozens of countries around the world and the music created a link between them all.
Now, you`ll find that singers, musicians and entire music bands are able to perform in nearly any country, no matter their origin. It`s a huge leap forward for a world that was once so full of racism and fear of other cultures. Now, cultures can share between themselves and are the richer for it. Cds, mp3s and other forms of music have spread this multicultural message around the world and people are discovering entirely new genres of music that they never even knew existed, yet hold a powerful message anyway.
Borders are inconsequential when it comes to music. The internet has basically created a potential link between every single country in the world, but with language barriers, there are still issues to be faced when sharing information. That`s why music and anything artistic is so important. Watching a video on YouTube that is set to music, rather than words, conveys the same message to anyone who watches it, no matter where they might live or what language is their mother tongue. Music and art can reach everyone.
Art: Combining with Music
Artistic endeavors such as drawing, painting, sculpting and animation have always been methods of communicating between two people who had no language in common. Museums have known this for a long time and frequently present foreign art in their shows, creating interesting attractions and exposing entire countries to new talent and cultures.
However, while art and music are wonderful on their own, there`s nothing as powerful as the two combined. We`ve seen it time and time again, where art is set to music to create something that is so much more than either of the two parts.
In many cases, the music is what inspired the visual art. Many sculptors listen to music as they work, allowing the creativity of the compositions flow through them and into their sculpture. The same goes for painters, who often have a favorite music band that they listen to when working on a painting. It`s a powerful medium to work with and just listening to it can help artists create more incredible works of art.
Then again, sometimes music and art simply flow together to tell a story, a tale that the world can enjoy without having to understand English, or French, or Russian, because music truly is a universal language and when combined with visual art, it provides a method of conveying your message, whatever it is, to the masses.
How We Use Music and Art
A huge number of people who use the internet use it to view videos. That means the potential for creating a video that is pure art and music and having it seen around the world is huge. People love the combination and when there is no language barrier, that means the video will often be sent to friends and family around the globe, turning it into a viral message that passes over borders without fail.
While the internet has made it very possible to share visual art and music with anyone, there are more mainstream methods, as well. Children`s choirs, for example, are one way that we have enjoyed musical art from other countries. It`s not uncommon for concerts and music videos from many countries to be played on one television channel. Even museums usually incorporate some form of background music into their cultural displays, making them that much more powerful. It`s impossible not to feel something as you gaze at Genghis Khan`s armor in a museum display and hear the same sort of music that he would have heard, or view a Hindu funeral pyre while listening to Indian music. It evokes an emotional response that makes what we are looking at that much more important and real to us.
This isn`t just true of things in a museum. You will find that emotional responses can be garnered even from more abstract images and music. It`s the combination that works to create a new feeling, to pass something from the creator of the piece to the listening viewer.
Whether mainstream or independent, music and visual art have spanned the globe and reached millions of people, bringing nations together under a love of all that is musical and artistic. It`s been a way to blend cultures and expose people to new ones and the combination of music and art has turned our world into a place that is much smaller and much friendlier than ever before in history.
Anatoly Podkopov
Ylotana Project
www.ylotana.com
Corporate Entertainment Magic
April 13th, 2006 admin
When organizing a corporate event entertainment, there are several types of things to be considered. Corporate events require a significant amount of preparation. Depending upon the type of event which is being organized, you will need to consider the possibility of the event, which is going to be attended by different types of people, the place, ambience, food and many other things. The entertainment hired for the occasion can make the difference either a grand appreciation or a depressing breakdown. What kind of performers should you hire? What will your audience appreciate? What might offend them? Each of these questions can play a major role in choosing the proper corporate event entertainment. The performances put forth by the performers can impact the success of your event and the type of entertainment you have organized, also matters how much your audience will remember and for how long.
When entertainment matters, the type of performers you hire will depend largely upon the type of crowd your event will attract. For certain events, like, an awards event that is held for an industry with a large older population may not be well-matched rather can’t accept a rock band. Likewise, on the other hand, if you have organized an event to celebrate your company’s product launch, you may consider using acrobats and magic as well to excite your audience.
If you want to create a different impact and make your corporate event a memorable one, you have to make your corporate event to go smoothly, of course. However, you can easily aspire higher and make your event memorable. When your guests are leaving your corporate event, they will surely have a long lasting impression of it. Within few days, the impression might dilute, until and unless there was something special that created an impression, a memory for them. An incredible light show, an amusing comedian, amazing magic by professional magicians or a professional speaker can each leave a constructive impression in your guests’ minds.
There are a number of reasons to hire live entertainment for your corporate affair and thereby making a great impression. A well-tuned performance can rejuvenate your guests and capture their attention.
Making great impressions is how a performer and the crew of characters gather attention — attention on television, in film, and at all kinds of corporate entertainment venues. By no means is a typical standup comedian, a unique performer, and experienced corporate event entertainment professional that will delight your audience while keeping a clear eye toward helping you to achieve your meeting’s goals and objectives.
The audience at your corporate entertainment event will be overjoyed and focused as a magician or a comedian brings the evening alive to entertain you, and to memorably deliver your important messaging. In such ways they help you to improve office communications. People at the gathering, know and remember the corporate event and its messages for a longer time, which results in greater enthusiasm and performance. So that’s what corporate entertainment is! Choosing the correct entertainment for the audience and the overall goals of the event is fifty-fifty percent of the solution. Each event is different and is treated on a different note and in a different manner on the basis to produce the very best performance, stage decorations and sound coverage.
Different corporate magicians give a different performance in different forms of events entertainment from corporate events, party entertainment and Christmas entertainment. All the entertainment is to the highest standard, is tried and time tested and comes highly recommended by all. All entertainment ranges from the best acts and entertainers. All corporate entertainment performers have one simple philosophy is to provide high class entertainment that suits the hosts needs and that will fully guarantee the success of their event.
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