To celebrate its festive “Electric Holiday” windows and Disney partnership, Barneys fashioned a weighty invite with LED lights in four different colors that illuminated the double-mirrored glass to create an infinity effect.
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The Passenger's cocktail, inspired by Antonio Canova's "Venus" sculpture, combined Heavenly Spirits' eau de vie poire, lime juice, chocolate passion fruit syrup, egg white, pear liqueur, and chocolate bitters.
Photo: Chris Avery
Jack Rose's Verdant Passion combined mescal, honey syrup, elderflower liqueur, and vegetable juice of kale, apple, spinach, ginger, romaine, cucumber, celery, parsley, and lemon.
Photo: Chris Avery
Zentan’s Josh Berner designed a spicy cocktail with tequila, mint tincture, mango puree, habanero syrup, and drops of mint oil garnished with a lollipop.
Photo: Chris Avery
Mixologist Milton Hernandez from Ambar used apple-flavored corn whiskey, black tea, milk, and heavy cream to create his Le Corcoran artini, which he topped with an absinthe gelatin.
Photo: Chris Avery
The Gibson's Frank Jones took inspiration from Henri Regnault's "Head of a Moor" painting to create a cocktail of rye, blood orange liqueur, allspice dram, chocolate bitters, tonic, and orange peel. Jones's artini won the Critic's Choice Award of the night as determined by a select group of local food and wine journalists, bloggers, and the event chair.
Photo: Chris Avery
Bandolero served gold leaf caviar along with its gin cocktail of ginger beer, blood orange liqueur, and absinthe.
Photo: Chris Avery
Daikaya's Eddie Kim created his martini from rye, dark creme de cacao, dry curacao, armagnac, gelatin leaves, and a dash of tobacco.
Photo: Chris Avery
Joe Ambrose from P.O.V. used eau de vie poire, armagnac, elderflower liquor, pear and lemon juices, and maple syrup to create a fruity martini garnished with berry foam and a dehydrated raspberry meringue. Ambrose won the People's Choice Award as determined by votes submitted to Washingtonian.com. Prior to the event, the restaurants held a feature night to showcase their cocktail to the public, after which guests could vote for their favorite on the media partner's Web site.
Photo: Chris Avery
In the speakeasy-style V.I.P. room, guests sipped a juniper-infused gin fizz punch served in coffee cups.
Photo: Chris Avery
Streamers
For the A.G.O. Massive Party fund-raiser in April, organizers hung sparkling streamers from the ceiling of the Toronto gallery space’s Baillie Court.
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Streamers
At the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Breath of Life Gala in Washington in November, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom used streamers to divide the National Building Museum atrium into three spaces.
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Balloons
At an AOL event in New York in April, hors d’oeuvres by Pinch Food Design were presented on platters that hung from helium-filled balloons.
Photo: Phillip Angert
Balloons
In January, the Walrus Foundation hosted a fund-raiser with travel-themed decor in Toronto, where Balloon Trix created centerpieces meant to resemble hot-air balloons.
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Balloons
At an Art Institute of Chicago gala in May, Kehoe Designs covered the ceiling of an all-white lounge area with hundreds of clear balloons.
Photo: Ryan Sjostrom
Ice Sculptures
In January, Stella McCartney hosted a dinner in her SoHo store, where ice sculptures of iconic New York landmarks by Okamoto Studio served as centerpieces.
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Ice Sculptures
At the Design Exchange Black and White gala in Toronto in November, an eight-foot ice wall by Iceculture spelled the museum’s abbreviation.
Photo: George Pimentel
Ice Sculptures
At Discovery’s Frozen Planet premiere, ice penguins sat on the steps outside New York’s Alice Tully Hall.
Photo: Courtesy of Discovery Communications LLC
On the first day of the conference, passed breakfast selections included smoked salmon on miniature bagels.
Photo: Gene X Hwang/Orange Photography
Guests also noshed on yogurt with fruit and granola. The miniature parfaits were passed on trays decked in cute, checkered napkins.
Photo: Gene X Hwang/Orange Photography
Other vendor-passed breakfast selections included compressed watermelon salad in cones, deviled eggs with bacon and smoked paprika, mini "St. Francis" quiches, assorted danishes, plus "super food" bubble smoothies in flavors such as pomegranate and honeydew.
Photo: Orange Photography
Colorful tubes held breakfast-smoothie shooters.
Photo: Natalie Jenks/Orange Photography
One server, dubbed the "Rocket Man," had a backpack filled with coffee.
Photo: Roar Events
Lunch on day one was served family-style and presented on a lazy Susan. Food options included assorted artisan rolls and pita triangles with hummus, olive tapenade, lemon thyme, and olive oil.
Photo: Gene X Hwang/Orange Photography
On the second day, guests sat down to a "Napa-style picnic lunch." Snack options included baskets of rolls, pitchers of pink lemonade, and Mason jars filled with cookies.
Photo: Natalie Jenks/Orange Photography
Day two had a packed schedule, so guests who couldn't sit down for lunch had a grab-and-go option.
Photo: Natalie Jenks/Orange Photography
Guests filled small bags with Bavarian pretzel sandwiches with roasted turkey, honey mustard, and spinach.
Photo: Natalie Jenks/Orange Photography
Grab-and-go options also included Mason jars filled with Italian pasta salad.
Photo: Natalie Jenks/Orange Photography
Target marked its 50th year in October with a private event for partners and executives in New York. Producer ExtraExtra gave Center548 a festive look by placing bunches of balloons attached to gift-wrapped boxes atop circular seating.
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
The Boston Institute of Contemporary Art's 75th anniversary in October last year put balloons behind the bar, forming a striking decor element at the after-party inside the museum.
Photo: Liz Linder
This year the New York City Wine & Food Festival marked its fifth anniversary using late-night dessert showcase Sweet to celebrate the occasion. In addition to confetti garlands strung across the ceiling, there was a strolling entertainer handing out birthday hats to attendees.
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Determined to mark its 30th anniversary with a bang, Diesel staged "Diesel xXx," a 24-hour party in 17 cities, spanning eight time zones in October 2008. The celebrations culminated with a blowout party called a Diesel Rock 'n' Roll Circus for as many as 6,700 revelers on Pier 3 in Brooklyn. Inside a tent, guests encountered a circus atmosphere more informed by old European traveling carnivals than Barnum & Bailey.
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Sanrio celebrated the 35th anniversary of Hello Kitty by opening a pop-up shop in California in 2009. The opening night party for the promotion had servers and guests dressed in outfits that channeled the brand's cutesy look.
Photo: Lester Cohen/Getty Images for Sanrio
When Mars Chocolate North America commemorated one year since the introduction of M&M's Pretzel, the public party also broke a Guinness World Record for the world's largest piñata. Standing 46 feet tall in New York's 69th Regiment Armory, the papier-mâché-clad replica of the orange M&M's Pretzel character—referred to by the brand as a "spokescandy"—held thousands of bags of the chocolate sweets, which were released and distributed to the audience.
Photo: Gary He/Insider Images for M&M's
Rather than go big, Toyota opted to hold a competition for the 10th anniversary of its Prius car in October 2010. Following a Facebook contest to find the most passionate driver of the eco-conscious vehicle, the carmaker hosted dinner for the winner as well as 150 Prius enthusiasts, musicians, members of the press, and Toyota executives at a private home in California.
Photo: Charley Gallay/WireImage
This year marked L.L. Bean's 100th year in business, so the retailer built a giant scale replica of its most iconic product—the duck boot—put it on wheels, and took it on tour. Built by Florida-based fabricator Echo Artz, the 13-foot-tall, 20-foot-long "Bootmobile" was outfitted with a number of details, including oversize shoelaces and the "Bean Boot" stamp on the heel.
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Oreo also turned 100 in 2012 and, as part of larger campaign, the Nabisco cookie brand put dancing flash mobs in seven cities across the country. The March publicity stunt, which each involved more than 40 dancers, also included cookie-dunking contests and a Web site for consumers to send virtual birthday messages.
Photo: David Adame for Oreo
Audemars Piguet turned the 40th anniversary of its Royal Oak timepiece into a traveling art exhibit. The showcase, which kicked off in New York this past March, put the watches in custom cases that resembled rock fragments. Each of the structures had a steel exterior, walnut interior, and was underlit to create the illusion of floating.
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Bullseye, Target's canine mascot, turned out for the retailer's 50th anniversary in October and proved one of the night's biggest attractions. The well-trained pooch sat patiently on a pedestal as guests posed for pictures with her.
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
At an event in March that kicked off the celebrations for Glenfiddich's 125th anniversary, guests could sign an oversize card, which was transported back to the William Grant & Sons distillery afterward.
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For the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami's 15th anniversary in February, David Stark used past press releases, editorial clippings, photos, and invites to decorate the walls of the institution. The color-coded mosaic also covered lamp shades suspended from the ceiling.
Photo: Courtesy of KT Merry Photography
At the October 2011 dinner for Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art's anniversary, each table number represented a year in the museum's 75-year history.
Photo: Liz Linder
Hundreds of past issues formed an oversize wall that stood at the entrance to Women's Wear Daily's 100th anniversary party in 2010.
Photo: Susie Montagna
In 2007, the then-owners of New York's iconic Plaza hotel made a big splash by hosting a centennial celebration that had fireworks launched from the roof and the windows of the property. The outdoor spectacle was timed to live music from the 50-piece Orchestra of St. Luke's.
Photo: Courtesy of the Plaza
Vintage entertainment put a retro spin on the 50th anniversary gala for Washington, D.C., radio station WAMU 88.5 in November last year. In an homage to its popular "Hot Jazz Saturday Night" program, Doc Scantlin and His Imperial Palms Orchestra performed big-band hits, complete with costume changes and dance routines.
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Products, rather than its founding decade, were the focus of the entertainment for Target's 50th bash. The cabaret-style performance that spoofed “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast had costumes embellished with hoses, shoes, gift cards, and other wares sold by the retailer.
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
Like birthday parties, anniversary events typically involve cakes. But the tiered creations don't have to be edible—Bergdorf Goodman marked 111 years in business in October with a prop piece that had 25 sparklers instead of candles.
Photo: Billy Farrell/BFAnyc.com
For another spin on a birthday cake, Mattel's 50th anniversary bash for Barbie in 2009 included a 1,000-pound-plus ice sculpture that resembled a giant cake.
Photo: Line 8 Photography
Audemars Piguet's dinner toasting the Royal Oak timepiece's 40th year had a cake as well as an elaborate dessert crafted by Olivier Cheng. Hidden inside individual chocolate spheres was a silver sugar version of the 40th-anniversary logo.
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When Mattel created a life-size version of Barbie's Malibu Dream House to fete the doll's 50th year in 2009, the toy brand used hundreds of Barbies—both contemporary ones and originals from 1959—to create an eye-catching wall.
Photo: Line 8 Photography
In January this year, Bacardi toasted its 150th anniversary with several events, including a party held at its headquarters in Miami. A 72-foot-long retrospective wall showcasing eight different illuminated Bacardi logos doubled as decor.
Photo: WorldRedEye.com
As a way to thank partners for helping build the company, Target gave guests at its 50th anniversary a brick from the retailer's first store. (The Roseville, Minnesota, location was reconstructed in 2005, and Target saved 1,000 bricks from the original structure.)
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
Diesel used its 30th anniversary concert and circus show to sell merchandise branded with the event's logo.
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'Mad Men'-Inspired Corporate Event
In late January, Jodi Moraru of Evoke designed and planned a Mad Men-inspired corporate event at the National Building Museum in Washington. A lighting projection on the floor evoked the image of a falling man from the show's opening credits, while a black-and-white backdrop was inspired by Roger Sterling's office on the show.
Photo: Bryan Blaken/Freed Photography
'Mad Men'-Inspired Corporate Event
At the Washington event, servers in retro-style uniforms—and with 1960s-style hairdos— shook up martinis at mirrored bars.
Photo: Bryan Blaken/Freed Photography
'Mad Men'-Inspired Corporate Event
A cake at the Washington event was decked with iconic images from the show, including a suit and two martini glasses.
Photo: Bryan Blaken/Freed Photography
Carlson Wagonlit Travel "Thrive in Retro" Event
Following the Global Business Travel Association's annual conference in Boston last July, participating company Carlson Wagonlit Travel hosted an after-party at Symphony Hall. The event, produced by Kuoni Destination Management, had a "Thrive in Retro" theme inspired by Mad Men. Models dressed in sleek, '60s-style outfits carried doily-adorned cocktail trays of Manhattans and sloe gin fizzes.
Photo: Courtesy of Kuoni Destination Management
Carlson Wagonlit Travel "Thrive in Retro" Event
Snacks also matched the retro theme at Carlson Wagonlit Travel's after-party. Served in spoons, on square plates, and in decorative bowls, menu items included deviled eggs, Caesar-salad spring rolls, and B.L.T.-stuffed tomatoes.
Photo: Courtesy of Kuoni Destination Management
Canteen Vending Services' Branding Event
To introduce brand changes to employees, clients, and partners last August, Canteen turned Fulton's on the River in Chicago into a celebratory setting that would have made Don Draper feel right at home. Kehoe Designs handled decor, creating mod lounge areas in the company's signature colors of gray, lime, and emerald green. Each table held prop ashtrays and popcorn and truffle chips in mini fryer baskets.
Photo: Rick Aguilar
Canteen Vending Services's Branding Event
Passed snacks at the Canteen event included mini burgers with truffle aioli, cheddar, and onion straws. The retro-style bites were garnished with sandwich picks and cornichons.
Photo: Rick Aguilar
'Food & Wine' Best New Chefs Event
When throwing its annual Best New Chefs event, Food & Wine magazine usually opts for a new or recently opened location. But in April 2010, a Mad Men-inspired theme drove organizers to select a classic New York institution: the Four Seasons Restaurant. Organizers dressed the space with hanging feathered orbs, candles, and pink lighting.
Photo: Jessica Torossian
'Food & Wine' Best New Chefs Event
At the Best New Chefs event, a centerpiece of blue plumage dressed up the main bar.
Photo: Jessica Torossian
Macquarie Private Wealth Cocktails for a Cause Fund-Raiser
Macquarie Private Wealth hosted a Mad Men-inspired cocktail party in Toronto in the fall of 2011. Kim Graham and Associates produced the event and incorporated the 1960s into every aspect, including the menu. Appetizingly Yours served hors d'oeuvres on picture frames so that guests could see descriptions of each dish. The baked new potatoes were made to look like deviled eggs, a popular dish in the 1960s.
Photo: Josh Fee for BizBash
Macquarie Private Wealth Cocktails for a Cause Fund-Raiser
Bartenders and servers wore blazers and bow ties to match the Mad Men theme.
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AMC's 'Mad Men' Third Season Premiere
At AMC's public screening of the show's third-season premiere in Times Square in 2009, staffers dressed as cigarette girls passed out popcorn to costumed fans.
Photo: Stuart Ramson
Diffa's Dining by Design
At Diffa's Dining by Design in Chicago in 2008, Eastlake Studio's table for Geiger International had a Mad Men vibe, featuring ashtrays, martini glasses, and a decidedly retro wood veneer.
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The Joffrey Ballet's 2010 spring gala had a modern look, with abstract fabric sculptures that hovered over the cocktail tables and formed a barrier between the reception area and dinner tables.
Photo: Greg Davis/Powell Photography Inc.
The 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards gala in Los Angeles had a striking but simple look, with bunches of upside-down calla lillies hanging overhead. White furnishings were arranged in lounge-like formations.
Photo: Nadine Froger Photography
White decor dominated the ballroom at the Four Seasons in Los Angeles for Elle's Women in Hollywood awards in 2009. The space, which was decked out in white furnishings, linens, and dinnerware, had splashes of color in the form of floral centerpieces.
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At the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award after-party in Los Angeles in 2010, white flowers topped the tufted bars.
Photo: Dale Wilcox
For Diffa's New York Dining by Design benefit in 2004, Robert Rufino of luxury jewelry company Tiffany crafted a towering centerpiece of white feathers and strings of iridescent beads. The structure was surrounded by small bunches of white flowers at the base. Other touches included marabou boas, which draped the backs of the chairs, and a white rug.
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Hospitality brand Nikki Beach hosted a V.I.P. pop-up lounge for the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009. The space on the 18th floor of the Park Hyatt was outfitted with flowing white curtains and white quilted leather furnishings, and white-lacquered bamboo was used to divide the space.
Photo: BizBash
The Giselle gala at the Harris Theater this year boasted all-white decor with large, transparent cubes that were suspended from the ceiling in the dining area. Ferns and white freesia dotted the table tops.
Photo: Robert Carl
For the National Ballet of Canada's "White Hot" gala in 2009, Three Event Planning & Design topped the dining tables with tall cone-shaped plexiglass towers that projected different colors onto white mannequin heads at the base of each structure.
Photo: Gary Beechey
At Tourism Toronto's client reception in 2007, a three-tiered acrylic structure that was accented with wild white flowers and green vines served as a display for all-white chocolate sushi bites.
Photo: BizBash
Diffa's Chicago Dining by Design benefit in 2010 featured an all-white display by CS Interiors, with white bird-shaped props at each place setting and fluffy white pillows on chairs.
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For New York's first Dîner en Blanc at the World Financial Center Plaza last year, guests were asked to wear white clothing and bring a list of items—including white plastic folding chairs and square tables, white tablecloths and napkins, white dinnerware.
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In 2006, nonprofit art organization Performa instructed its guests to wear white—the combined "canvas" of their outfits served as moving screens for colorful video projections produced by Gerrit Vooren and Brian Miller of Reels4Artists.
Photo: Dan Morgan
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UNC Paris's inflatable furniture items are now available in the U.S. under the moniker Modern Inflatables. The line includes a sofa, chair, table, pouf, deck chair, and rocking chair. Made in France from clear, recyclable polyurethane thermoplastic, the items can be rented with the company's standard range of interchangeable, colored fabric covers, which can also be custom-printed or embroidered with logos and pictures. Custom work takes at least six weeks to manufacture. Items start from $195 without covers.
Photo: Courtesy of Modern Inflatables
Inflate USA's line of inflatable structures for events includes more than 30 different sizes and shapes, such as the Luna, designed to act as a portable bar area, and the Trident, a massive tent structure designed for concerts and expos that can be set up in less than five hours. The structures, which cost from $800 to more than $5,000 to rent, are all fully brandable.
Photo: Courtesy of Inflate USA
CasaBubble rents inflatable, modular spheres for events. Envisioned by French designers Frédéric Richard and Pierre-Stéphane Dumas, the transparent, pressurized bubbles can be used as V.I.P. areas, pop-up shops, dining spaces, and more in outdoor environments. There are five different models and the structures come with a wooden floor. Solar cells and battery equipment are also available.
Photo: Courtesy of CasaBubble
Blueprint Studios introduced a 20-foot-tall inflatable structure dubbed the Hypercube. Available for national and international delivery, the black-and-white cube can be used as shelter from the sun at an outdoor event and rents for $1,800.
Photo: Courtesy of Blueprint Studios
The Blofield collection is available to rent nationwide through CORT Event Furnishings. The line includes an inflatable loveseat and chair made from a durable vinyl material designed to withstand snow, sand, and heat. In addition to cream and black, CORT now offers Blofield seating in vibrant red, too.
Photo: Courtesy of CORT Event Furnishings
Bubble Miami offers its inflatable igloos and walls for events throughout Florida. Rental prices range from $200 to $800.
Photo: Courtesy of Bubble Miami
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Grilled corn on the cob with assorted toppings; roasted potato salad on chive sticks; watermelon cubes with feta and spinach; spinach salad with chopped eggs and microgreens in bacon cups; “hot dog” and “hamburger” macarons; and apple pie parfaits, by Windows Catering Company in Washington
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Ahi tuna salad with pineapple-sesame dressing, greens, tobiko, and sambal aioli; cucumber rolls; hoisin duck salad with quinoa, wakame, and roasted vegetables; macadamia nut biscotti; coconut alfajores; and Absolut Ruby Red vodka, Soho lychee liqueur, and Patron Citronge cocktails, by Brûlée Catering in Philadelphia
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Mac ’n’ cheese; chicken wings served with assorted sauces; kielbasas; Bavarian pretzels; and grilled chicken Caesar salad wraps, by the Garden at Studio Square NYC in New York
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
Grill-ready clay pot kalbi, with marinated beef, soybean paste, fresh garlic, red leaf lettuce, vegetables, and kimchi, by Miss Korea Barbecue in New York
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Chopped salad with salumi, provolone, fresh oregano, and red wine vinaigrette; tarragon egg salad sandwiches with watercress and radishes; and ricotta pound cake with Meyer lemon curd and whipped cream, produced by Dandelion Ranch Events with catering by Cooks County in Los Angeles
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Bento boxes including chilled Italian antipasti, served with sangria with blood orange ice cubes, iced tea with lemon zest and mint, and Peroni beer, by Parkland Chef in Boca Raton, Florida
Photo: Andrew King/LuvRox Photography
Urban Picnic bento box including a chicken ’n’ waffles sandwich; a prosciutto, parmesan, and sherried fig jam sandwich; gazpacho in a cucumber bowl served with a pipette of vinaigrette and a dusting of avocado snow; a Caprese potato salad skewer; and a trio of sweet-and-savory suckers, by Truffleberry Market in Chicago
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BrownHot Events used Signature Systems Group’s "Seagrass" sisal carpet at the tent for Veuve Clicquot’s Polo Classic event in October.
Photo: Courtesy of EventDeck
Entertain a crowd post-sunset with an alfresco movie experience. Utah-based Open Air Cinema is an outdoor cinema equipment supplier and event producer, with rental affiliates throughout the U.S. The company can provide screens up to 40 feet wide, as well as snacks such as popcorn and hot dogs. (The theater systems can also be set up for video games or karaoke.) Event production costs start from $2,000, and Open Air Cinema can help obtain a public performance license for movies, which can cost between $300 and $500.
Photo: Courtesy of Open Air Cinema
Companies including Turner Classic Movies and American Express have booked water ballet company the Aqualillies. The female synchronized swimmers wear vintage swimsuits, flowered swim caps, and red lipstick, while performing a tightly choreographed routine to music. Based in Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and New York, prices are available on request.
Photo: Resolution Photographics
New York-based GrooveHoops performs a mix of dance and acrobatics while manipulating Hula-Hoops. The six performers stage choreographed sets that typically last four to seven minutes, while using standard variety, glowing LED, or fire-lit Hula-Hoops. GrooveHoops travels worldwide; fees start from $500 for one performer.
Photo: Courtesy of GrooveHoops
Entertainment company Zen Arts offers an array of entertainment options for dramatic outdoor entertaining, including fire dancers, costumed mermaids, and transparent “bubble spheres” that float on water while holding dancers. Most recently, six female Olympians joined the company’s synchronized swimming troupe. Based in Los Angeles, Zen Arts performers can travel worldwide; performances cost between $10,000 and $100,000.
Photo: Courtesy of Zen Arts
Bicycle action performer Trevor Bodogh performs gravity-defying tricks on two wheels while traversing a portable set of obstacles like ramps and platforms. The 25-minute set features Bodogh executing moves like climbing up a six-and-a-half-foot-tall “Devil’s Staircase” on his seatless bike. Bodogh can perform outdoors on a variety of surfaces, and he brings his own equipment, music, and sound system. Based in Toronto, Bodogh travels across the U.S. and Canada; fees start from $1,500.
Photo: Calvin Frank Photography
