6 Futuristic Entertainment Acts: Lasers, LED Lights, and Digitized Dancers

Lumina the Laser Violinist puts a futuristic spin on a classic instrument. The musicians, booked solo or as a duo or trio, play with a laser bow while standing among pulsing light beams. Based in the U.K., Lumina travels worldwide; fees range from $5,000 to $12,000 not including travel costs.

At this year's Prudential Real Estate's conference in Orlando, Dallas-based Corporate Magic paired live dancers with digitized butterfly wings projected inside floating orbs to create a single, fluid movement of person and pixels onstage. In-house animators achieved the effect by using green-screen technology. Prices start at $10,000.

Los Angeles-based Le Ombre performs a mélange of dance and acrobatics against a backdrop of images and shadows, and can perform sets that incorporate branding, graphics and messaging. Full-length shows run from 60 to 90 minutes. The group travels internationally, and prices range from $25,000 to $65,000 for U.S. shows.

The laser harp from Lightwave International has light beams instead of strings for its performers to pluck. When the performer’s finger interrupts the beam, it sends a signal to its audio technology to play the corresponding note. A performance costs between $7,000 and $12,000.

Companies including Google and Disney have booked iLuminate. Dancers wear bodysuits outfitted with wirelessly controlled lights that coordinate with the dancers’ movements, resulting in sci-fi visuals. Based in New York and Los Angeles, iLuminate performances start at $6,000.

Kansas City, Missouri-based Quixotic Fusion offers an eclectic swirl of acrobatic feats, pulsing rhythms, and colorful digital images and light projections. The group can perform from five-minute openers up to 75-minute features. Prices start at $15,000 for shows in the U.S.