
Alp horn players performed as guests arrived and helped announce dinner.
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Photo: Dean Tomlinson

Guests plucked napkins off a performer's dress. The character, known as "Napkin Lady," can be booked through the theater for private events, as can a variety of characters affiliated with the Redmoon for Hire program.
Photo: Christina Noël Photography

A dancer appeared to be attached to butterfly wings that moved on the screen behind her. Corporate Magic's Stephen Dahlem said they created the effect by first recording a dancer in front of a green screen in order to determine placement of the wings.
Photo: Jeffrey A. Davis

Artist Cesar Forero choreographed a performance with elaborately costumed dancers and singers. The piece was designed to explore the relationship between people and land.
Photo: Emma McIntyre for BizBash
"Off the Record" Party with Rock the Vote

DJ Mia Moretti and Caitlin Moe performed at the "Off the Record" party with Rock the Vote Thursday, the after-party following a private dinner by the Creative Coalition and Elle Leading Women in Media event.
Photo: Paul Morigi

Contortionists and acrobats from Zero Gravity Circus performed on stage on the trading floor. Aerialists also performed over the Crystal Head martini bar.
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Trio Zazi welcomed guests at the entrance, giving a performance from floating platforms.
Photo: Courtesy of Bell

Samba Viva also performed.
Photo: Courtesy of Artists for Humanity

The performance took place at the Paris Club.
Photo: Barry Brecheisen

The Wexford Gleeks performed a Glee-style song-and-dance number during the V.I.P. cocktail reception.
Photo:Â Josh Fee for BizBash

A boxing ring with a Vault logo dropped into the party with the help of a crane.
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Photo: James Prinz Photography, Chicago/ Courtesy of Nick Cave and the Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

For its third annual Autists Gala, the Geneva Centre redesigned the event, scrapping the live auction in favour of entertainment like Zero Gravity Circus, which had an aerialist perform in the atrium at Corus Entertainment.
Photo: Emma McIntyre for BizBash

The company's "Spinning Vehicles" are rolling platforms with elevated, performer-activated, rotating vignettes including a tilted bathtub with a bather.
Photo: Christina Noël Photography
TED2012

TED Session 2, "The Parlor," opened with a performance by dance company Quixotic Fusion that was a combination of movement and technology. The performers interacted with each other and with objects projected around them.
Photo: James Duncan Davidson

Photo: Joshua Yospyn

An entertainer known as Skyfire performed on an elevated 17- by 40-foot truss frame using electrical currents generated from a 15-foot tesla coil.
Photo: Nadine Froger Photography

For entertainment, producers brought in a hula-hoop-dancing duo from Groovehoops. The pair took turns dancing to tunes on a platform with LED hoops.
Photo: Courtesy of Sunglass Hut

Guests took their turns on a climbing wall at the Amazing Spider-Man premiere party.
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Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Governors Ball

Massive, stylized decor pieces meant to evoke the look of rose petals were suspended overhead. Performers from the Red Hots also soared above to amp up the drama.
Photo: Nadine Froger Photography
Art Basel 2012: Fusion Fashion & Art Show

John Laraio of Mobius8 performed at the Fusion Fashion & Art Show December 6 at LMNT Contemporary Art Space in Miami. Mobius8 is electronica performance art that combines lighting, visual effects, and lasers that morph to the beat of dance music.
Photo: Juerg Schreiter for BizBash
Tampa Bay NACE Holiday Party

Aerial performers poured champagne for guests at the National Association for Catering & Events holiday party Monday at the Vault in downtown Tampa. The party had a speakeasy theme: guests received the address and password after they registered for the event, and entertainment from Event Show Productions included burlesque dancers and actors playing poker. Vendors included event planning and execution by Sandy Rule; decor, furniture, and lighting by MMD Events; draping by Quest Drape; and catering by Good Food Catering.
Photo: Aaron Bornfleth Studio