The amazing Richiardi Jr. and his illusions

Richiardi was one of the best illusionists that ever was....I was a young man in the Bahamas when he worked with my father in the Le Cabaret Theater on Paradise Island. His stage presence and performances were incredible...he is an illusionist which anyone that studies the art of magic is familiar with. I was present during his untimely death due to Gangrene........ He lives on in many fans memories......

You can find a video of some of his work here

Richiardi's Chamber Of Horror and Illusion

CIRCUS NEXUS CHOREOGRAPHER WORKS WITH WHEELCHAIR BOUND DANCERS

Dancing Helen

The audience sat transfixed. The students, many disabled or hearing-impaired, were watching Dancing Wheels' newest work, "Helen Keller: A Tribute to Her Teacher," during a matinee Monday at Cuyahoga Community College's Eastern Campus.

As Helen and Anne Sullivan, her teacher, danced a pas de deux that moved from untamed to exhilarating, the young observers hung onto every moment. They were immersed in a ballet that is touching, charming and full of educational and entertainment value.

Dancing Wheels, the Cleveland company of dancers with and without disabilities, has a fine addition to its repertoire in the 45-minute Helen Keller ballet.

Christopher Fleming's choreography is rooted in the lean, elegant classicism he absorbed while dancing with New York City Ballet. He knows how to convey emotion and balance artistic elements.

Fleming is also a refined showman. One of the highlights of his new ballet for Dancing Wheels is a vaudeville number, performed to Vincent Youmans' "Tea for Two," that makes vivacious use of the dancers, dressed in colorful period costumes.

The ballet lightly traces Helen's life from wild child and devoted student to eloquent advocate for the disabled. Helen's pas de deux with her teacher and pas de trois with Anne and her husband are episodes of rapturous lyricism and playfulness radiantly danced by Rachael Rish (as the young Helen), Sara Lawrence (Anne) and Hoang Ngoc Dang (John).

The projected texts, relayed in sign language by Mark Howdieshell, and photos add depth to the ballet's texture.

Members of Mary-Verdi Fletcher's company, including the artistic director, revealed their refined style most exuberantly in the final salute to Helen, set to music from Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings. The stand-up and wheelchair dancers spun and raced through Fleming's sparkling patterns. Beautifully costumed and lit, the new work is a natural fit for dance lovers young and old.

Keith L Arsenault

International Arts & Entertainment Group

Tampa, Florida

www.iaeginc.com

813 831 3465 office

813 205 0893 cellular

iaeg@aol.com

Circus Nexus review

An Early Birthday Present

Yesterday afternoon, my husband treated me to an evening of theatre and dinner. I had requested it specifically for my birthday as I love theatre, but didn't know what play we would actually end up seeing. I had suggested Wicked or Blue Man Group.

He surprised me with tickets to see Circus Nexus at a local university.

Similar to Cirque du Soleil (I think that is how you spell it), which is based out of Canada, Circus Nexus is the American version and showcases many talents in acrobatics, dance, balance, etc.

And every circus has to have a clown. Last night's clown was a man who looked sort of like Charlie Chaplain and was supposed to be a custodian. He picked my husband out of the crowd and took him on stage and taught him to juggle pins. It was hilarious as he made my husband wear something that looked like a steel colander over his groin area to "protect" him. I wish I could have gotten a picture of that.

Afterward, we had dinner at an Italian restaurant we hadn't gone to yet. It was delicious and ended a perfect evening.

Ahh, I love theatre!

(off to find out which production I want to see next... )

Copyright Dana 2005
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Thursday, February 23, 2006

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Entertainment and Concert Promotions Incorporated (ECPI) presents top artists and the best of the young emerging talents. With over 60 years of combined experience in concert presenting, Matthias Schremmer, Ian Maclaren and Thomas Reitz have managed and directed some of the world’s most significant musical events.

From talent to technology, ECPI presents state-of-the-art entertainment with an emphasis on setting new standards for audience satisfaction with every presentation.

Matthias Schremmer, Ian Macclaren, Thomas Reitz

With over two decades of experience in the concert and record producing business, Matthias Schremmer has been associated with some of the world’s most significant musical events. Among these are Roger Water’s Wall - the event that celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990, The Three Tenors at Dodger Stadium - the largest classical music event to date in 1994 - and in 1995 executive producer of -The Three Tenors at the Eiffel Tower, Paris - monumental production, televised worldwide and viewed by an audience of millions. Schremmer has produced concerts for Phil Collins, Placido Domingo, Joe Cocker, Peter Gabriel, Montserrat Caballé and Andrea Bocelli in some of the world’s largest event centers such as Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Wembley Stadium, Munich Olympic Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Giants Stadium New York as well as historical sites Chichen Izza Mexico and The Forbidden City, China. Schremmer’s creative and dynamic approach consistantly atracts thousands of new fans for each artist while setting new standards for audience satisfaction. Referring to his production in London’s Hyde Park music historian John Rossilli writes, “...on July 30, 1991 over 100,000 people sat in a London downpour to hear Pavarotti. Yet nothing of the kind could have been expected in the first two centuries of Opera.” From Singers of Italian Opera. Ian Maclaren, is a veteran of thirty five years as a performer and concert presenter. Originally from Australia his training in gymnastics led him to a career in acrobatic dancing and choreography. He went on to develop an international career which took him to venues such as the Ed Sullivan Show and the Lido of Paris. Former President of twenty years for the Rudas Theatrical Organization, Maclaren has become known for his expertise in concert presenting. He has been instrumental in the new style of operatic concert now an established platform for classical music presentations world wide. Luciano Pavarotti, The Three Tenors and The Three Sopranos are among the artists who for the first time appeared in this new format -- programming the best loved arias and popular songs in simulated coliseum environments, with spectacular set designs complete with waterfalls and lush plant scapes in some of the worlds largest events centers. Maclaren has extensive relationships with the world’s top artists opera orchestras, symphonies, conductors, concert promoters and event centers.

Visit thier website here http://www.ecpi.cc


















Sydney Excavators, charter yachts, barges and maritime construction

Price and Mccoy fantastic Australian acrobatic act

PRICE AND McCOY



AUSTRALIAN 'KNOCKABOUT - ACROBATIC' SPECIALISTS

Price and McCoy are the only act in the world continuing
the tradition of Australian Knockabout Acrobatics. For
more than twenty years, Terrence Price and Henning Pedersen, alias McCoy, have successfully combined their unique talents to recreate the excitement of vaudeville for the modern audience.


" WE'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE MAN ! "

Showroom, Variety and TV shows in over 20 different countries

We've cruised the Greek Isles, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, the North and Baltic Seas.

Price and McCoy have a truly global acclaim.

Their enormous popularity the world over can be attributed to an original mix of breathtaking and high speed acrobatic skills with visual comedy antics, appreciated by all ages. They can perform comedy dialogue in several different language adding a welcoming touch to each performance that is appreciated and enjoyed by all nationalities.

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SELECTION OF MAJOR PERFORMANCES

CASINO / SHOWROOM

AUSTRALIA - Conrad Jupiter Casino

AUSTRALIA - South Sydney Juniors

FRANCE - Moulin Rouge

FRANCE - Deauville Casino

FRANCE - Noël Sur Glace

GERMANY - Roncalli Apollo Variete

GERMANY - Ganymee on Water

GERMANY - Circus Krone

JAPAN - NGK Theatre Osaka

MONACO - Monte-Carlo Sporting Club

MONACO - Le Cabaret Casino

PORTUGAL - Casino Solverde

PORTUGAL - Vilamoura Casino

SPAIN - BENIDORM PALACE

SPAIN - SCALA Melia Castilla
USA - Showboat Branson Belle

USA - Medora Musical

USA - Andy Williams MoonRiverTheatre

TELEVISION

CBS, New York - 'The Early Show'

FOX, New York - 'Fox and Freinds'

Univision, Miami - 'Dn Francisco Presenta'

BBC1, London - 'Paul Daniels Secrets'

TVE1, Madrid - 'Risas Y Estrellas'

CH9, Sydney - 'The Midday Show'

CH7, Melbourne - 'Bert Newton show'

TV1, Brussels - 'Abracadabra'

HR3, Germany - 'Traumtanzer Variety'

CRUISE SHIPS

Cunard - 'Queen Elizabeth 2'

Royal Caribbean - 'Brilliance of the Seas'

Holland America - 'Oosterdam'

Celebrity - 'Mercury'

Costa Crociere - 'Victoria' ; 'Romantica'

P&O - 'Sea Princess'

Original, daring and extremely funny
World-class entertainment from Australia

Visit thier website at http://www.priceandmccoy.com

Anygig.com

Looks like a good place to promote your act , band whatever. It is free and is well designed check it out.

Tony Circus 2006 Edition

A Miami based circus set to perform on Sunday November 5th 2006

Click on the picture below to visit thier website

Los Argentinos Gauchos De Fuego

A fantastic Gaucho act from Argentina check them out.

http://www.gaucho-act.com

Jonathan Price

Jonathan Price

Jonathan Price is a much sought after performer living and working in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. On his website you can see photos of him performing live onstage with his band, a video clip of selected TV appearences and hear some of his own original music.

Upcoming Circus Nexus tour do not miss it!

Circus Nexus

November 2nd through the 12'th touring the midwest

purchase online

Circus Nexus is an astounding fusion of circus, acrobatics, dance, and theatre. This production features an international cast of dancers and circus artists in an elaborately produced presentation. Incredible circus artistry, brilliant choreography, imaginative staging, evocative costumes, and phantasmagorical decor make Circus Nexus a unique entertainment experience!

More at the Circus Nexus Web site here

Gala Entertainment Management

Jasmine George
Director
Gala Entertainment Management

Jasmine born in Sydney, Australia, now resides in Mexico.

Jasmine has worked throughout Europe, Canada, U.S.A, Australia,
Micronesia and the Pacific as a Contortionist, Model and Dancer in
Circuses, galas, cruise ships, commercials, TV and festivals.

She attended the famous McDonald College of the Performing Arts, where
she studied, Classical Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Drama, Artistic
Gymnastics and Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Jasmine coached gymnastics at Five Dock Leisure Centre, H&J Handstand
Co and Sydney Institute of Gymnastics.

She has been contracting circus artists, and dancers for many
spectaculars, conventions and international shows over the last four years.

Jasmine started Gala Entertainment Management after realising there was
a gap in the industry between the networking of Shows and Performers,
and that many existing agencies did not have an understanding of the
industry as they had never been involved in the industry themselves. As
Jasmine was a performer herself, she plans to bridge this gap, providing
professional solutions for the clients every need.

Adagio act

This has to be the most bizzare adagio act i have ever seen in my life!! check it out!

Old lady adagio

SEO and every website owner!

My website has been online for over 10 years......I tried everything reciprocal linking...putting my site in directories....yet my traffic was minimal for years... I started to hear about the term SEO ...it means search engine optimization .....it is the art form of optimizing your website especially for search engines .........finding the correct keywords to optimize your page for etc...
So I did alot of research on SEO ......one name that seemed to show up a lot was Brad Called......I went to his website and downloaded his free 7 day e-book on SEO........I read the book 5 times over ...bought his SEO software and cannot believe what I managed to accomplish in just a few hard months of SEO work on my site .....http://www.szarkaduo.com .....my site is either number 1 or close to it in all the major search engines for the keywords i target ......type in acrobalance act in google you will find my site ...type in handbalancing act in google and you will find my site ....the amount of traffic I now receieve is pheneomenal I went from a google page rank of 2 to a 4 on most pages and 5 on some.........I went from around 16 people a day to well over 200 ......if you have a website reading this guys free e-book is a must! Click on the link below!

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Steve Irwin

Yesterday was a very sad day for millions of people that loved the charismatic naturist Steve Irwin. He was a fantastic person that brought nothing but good to this world. Not only did he love animals and promote respect, kind and ethical treatment of all in the animal kingdom but did it with such charisma that he will never be forgotten. Steve Irwin's death is a huge loss to the animal kingdom and all people in this world. He will be missed greatly, but will always be remebered!
There never was or never will be somebody that could be so entertaining while teaching the world about animals!

Steve you will be greatly missed but remebered in our hearts and minds

Possi's contortion site

This is a pretty good site with many contortion links. So if contortion is your thing visit the link below..

http://www.possic.de

Link to this blog!

If you find this blog interesting or think it could be of interest to the visitors of your site....please post a link on your website to us. I am trying to gain popularity in the search engines for the blog.......as well all know the way that works is you need links pointing to your site!

Thanks
Robert

The Magicians Weblog

This is a good weblog containing photos and nice content for magicians...

http://www.magician.org.uk/

Producer Tibor Rudas

Tibor Rudas
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Tibor Rudas is a Hungarian producer whose most notable accomplishment was the conceptualization of The Three Tenors concerts, with Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti.
Rudas was born in Budapest, and at the age of eight, was singing boy soprano for the Budapest State Opera. Years later, in Australia, he established a dance studio and began producing French-style revues. By 1963, he was invited to the United States, where in Las Vegas such revues were flourishing. There, his own style of choreography and production gained him and his troupe, known as the Rudas Acro-Dancers, international acclaim; groups of these dancers later began touring all over the globe.
In 1976, Tibor Rudas was commissioned to build and run a theater for the first casino in Atlantic City -- the Resorts International Superstar Theater. Many great artists performed there, such as Cher, Bill Cosby, Jackie Gleason, Liberace, Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, and Frank Sinatra. After three years of successful operation, he decided to return to his original calling -- classical music -- and in an unusual move, introduced The New York Philharmonic as the first classical artists to perform in a casino showroom. Later, performances by distinguished artists such as Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman, Dame Joan Sutherland, the Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, and the New York City Opera National Company followed, in casinos as well as in traditional concert halls.
In 1983, Tibor Rudas presented Luciano Pavarotti in concert for the first time. Because the Maestro had reservations about performing in a casino, Rudas went to the extent of constructing a special tent for the performance; the concert was a spectacular success and as a result he gave up his position at Resorts International to produce Mr. Pavarotti’s concerts throughout the world. The two worked together for over twenty years, for a total of over 200 concerts in such venues as Madison Square Garden, the Hollywood Bowl, Wembley Arena, Tokyo’s Budokan, and Sydney Superdome, among countless others, on virtually every continent. Rudas has also presented ambitious events within specially-built outdoor venues in Hyde Park, attracting 200,000 Londoners as well as the Prince and Princess of Wales on a soaking-wet day in 1991; in Buenos Aires, for 300,000 in 1992; in Central Park, for 500,000 New Yorkers in 1993; and the Mayan Ruins at Chichén Itzá in 1997, among others.
Perhaps Mr. Rudas' greatest achievement in taking opera to wider audiences was the 3 Tenors concerts. In 1994, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, along with conductor Zubin Mehta, captivated 56,000 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles – as well as approximately 1.3 billion television viewers in more than 100 countries -- in what was the most-watched worldwide musical event in history. Audio and video recordings were released in record time, going platinum within a week of release.
Continuing his success with the legendary trio, Tibor Rudas produced The 3 Tenors World Tour 1996-97, under the musical direction of Metropolitan Opera Artistic Director James Levine, live in ten cultural capitals around the world, including Tokyo, London, Vienna, New York, Gothenburg, Munich, Duesseldorf, Melbourne, Modena, and Barcelona. In 1998, the Tenors sang an outdoor concert before the Eiffel Tower for 150,000 Parisians and over a billion television viewers, in a performance that became their release Carreras Domingo Pavarotti with Levine: Paris 1998.
Rudas continued to produce Pavarotti and 3 Tenors concerts until 2003.

Very strange magic act

This is the strangest magic act I have ever seen. I normally would not post something like this, but I thought the performance community might find it interesting.

Warning contains nudity

http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/http:/video/x9928_gala-2006-ursula

Circus Fans Association

The Purpose of the Circus Fans Association of America is:

* Education & Understanding - To provide educational resources related the circus. To promote an understanding and appreciation of the art of the circus.
* Communication - To be a point of contact between the people of the circus, artists or executives, and the outside world.
* Support - To help insure the Circus will continue to exist among us as a social, educational and recreational art form. Visit our Calendar page to view support events..
* Preservation- The National Circus Preservation Society (NCPS) is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization affiliated with CFA. Its main goal is to develop, promote, and advance information and knowledge for a better understanding of the American Circus, and to preserve the circus as part of
American history.
* Publishing - CFA has been publishing The White Tops, the official magazine of the CFA, since 1928.

Circus Fans Association

Partypop

Despite the wierd name of this company it seems to be quite a valuable resource.....
you list your act or show in the right category regionally or nationwide and they advertise it for you........a txt listing is free .....if you want a link to your web site it costs, i think $15.00 a month .......i have picked up quite a few gigs through this site ....it seems to be well listed in the search engines which also boosts your search rankings and delivers a fair amount of exposure....

Partypop.com

CastingAuditions.com

Seems to be a good site for finding casting and auditions information from all over The United States.

Check it out


CastingAuditions.com

Tibor Rudas's Dazzling Deception and the famed illusionist Richiardi Jr.

One of my dearest experiences in life was growing up in the Bahamas and working
for Tibor Rudas in the show Dazzling Deception in the Resorts International Hotel
and Casino owned by Merve Griffin at the time and formerly Donald Trump on Paradise
Island.

Back in those days Paradise Island really was paradise......miles of private
secluded beaches, woods and beautiful roads through the Casaurina trees. Unfortunately
Sun International got their hands on the island and destroyed it!! It is no
longer paradise but a concrete jungle.

Dazzling Deception was a world class show put on by Hungarian producer Tibor
Rudas. The running time was one hour and thirty minutes...

The show contained everything from incredible illusions and illusionists to
first rate variety acts.....comedians.....acrobats..ice skaters..pyrotechics..black
light numbers...a Rudas invention living screens...topless dancers ....everything
a large Vegas style production should have. The sets were elaborate and the
choreography and costumes were stunning.The shows cost well into the millions
annually to run...back in those days when everything was not so expensive that
was huge money.. The stage was massive 150 ft long with a ceiling of nearly
80 ft. The house was capable of seating around 1000 people and hosted dinner
shows that catered to hotel guests, locals and cruise ship passengers.

Tibor Rudas had been putting shows into the casino on Paradise Island since
the first large scale hotel was built on Paradise Island. The shows in the Le
cabaret Theatre were always the most highly regarded shows in the country..Mr
Rudas and his associates had actually designed and helped build the theater
that is still there today.

Many of the cast members had a 20 or so year run working in the Le Cabaret
theatre ....we were all a big family living in paradise.

Numerous shows ran there over time...2 of them that I remember were Buccaneers
of the caribbean and Dazzling Deception...Both spectacular shows like Mr Rudas
always presented.

My parents Laszlo szarka and Marianne Szarka were Hungarian immigrants that
escaped the then communist country of Hungary during the Hungarian anti Russia
revoltion in 1956. They immigrated to England and then Australia. In sydney
Australia they found the Rudas acrobat school were they met and started to learn
acrobatics handbalancing and adagio. You can see pictures of them at Szarkaduo.com

They were married within a few years and went on to perform all over the world
with Tibor Rudas and other companies. Laszlo Szarka my father was the artistic
director aswell as one of the key acts and performers of many of Tibors productions
including Dazzling Deception and Nights Of the Buccaneers.

Our family was a part of the productions on Paradise Island until 1991 when
Tibor pulled out and Sun International bought the property.

I have searched on the internet for many years to find websites or any information
that may be present on Dazling Deception or any of the other Bahmas Rudas productions
to no avail.

Today a friend of mine Levent
a fantastic performer that works frequently on Royal caribbeans
fleet of ships where I also perform sent me an e-mail with an article for MUM
magazine that someone had written for Dazzling Decption on the famed illusionist
Richiardi JR. . Who was the original illusionist featured in Dazzling Deception.

The article was written by a man called Dale Scott who I presume is an illusionist.

He did a great job with the article, it has pictures and a good write up of
the show. Many many thanks to Dale Scott for writing this article.

I just wanted to correct a few mistakes before I post the URL to the scanned
PDF article.

He had written that Robert szarka (me... was the illusionist that presented
the illusions in the Afro Cuban number. It was not me but a Bahamian man that
we all called Caligula :) I was only 11 at the time and not yet performing.....I
later joind the famed Rudas Acrodancers in the show at the age of 16.

Richiardi passed away around a year into the show from a very unfortunate accident.

My father Laszlo Szarka took over his role as illusionist for a few years until
a Hungarian man called Attila kapros that was part of a Hungarian teeter board
act called the Lukacs troup filled the part.

The Russian adagio act that is mentioned was actually my father and mother
from Hungary.

Once again many thanks to Dale Scott for the great article and Levent
for sending it to me!

RichiardiMUM.pdf

America's Got Talent update

Well it seems like the giant Russain cross dressing guy in feathers actually has a name for himself ....as amazing as that is.....a company is sueing NBC on his behalf....quite a funny story for me anyway...its amazing to me the kinds of people and act's this world holds in high regard ...maybe i should get some feathers put on some make up and prance around like a ballerina...i too could be famous!

Article
on the big cross dressing Russian idiots lawsuit against NBC and America's Got
talent

Mouvance.com

A great site featuring many talented performers!! I have been a part of their site for over 8 years..... quality acts from all over the world go and check them out....

Mouvance.com

Americas Got Talent tv show

Well I saw the show tonight and it just seems to be getting stupider by the episode.
A good deal of useless talent was featured, along with some decent acts..and great acts..
The good acts were .......A young girl who is only 11 but sings better than most on American idol....acrodunk an acrobatic basketball dunking act ........the illusionist on the show had mediocre illusions....he had no style or presentation....but was still ok...

The thing that really got me was at the end of the show the judges had to nominate an act to continue on to the semi finals.....Out of all the acts they chose the rapping granny .....an old grandmother that raps...a virtual nightmare on stage!
This goes to show that the judges in this competition are nothing less than complete idiots and have no idea how to actually judge a talent show!! The mere fact that a cross dressing giant russian that parades around in feathers and showgirl makeup is still in the running is amazing to me...

To think that the winner of this show will have a Vegas showroom contract for a year is absolutely scary.

While there is some amazing talent on this show the judges do not seem to have a firm grasp of what that is.......

Surprising, as I thought something that Simon Cowell produced would have been a little better.
Just my 2 cents worth.

Enkhee Tumendelger - Las Vegas Contortionist

A really high caliber contortionist from Las Vegas.
check out her site.

http://www.lvcontortionist.com/

Acrobatic Insanity

A video every acrobat must watch....these kids really know how to push the limits!
Jackie Chan is jealous of them for sure!
Starts off slow then they go nuts and do some crazy stuff.
From Russian I believe.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=515642196227308929&pl=true

Flying Trapeze Resource page

If you are a trapeze artist or you are looking to learn....this page has many great resources for the art form.

Flying Trapeze Resource Page

THE WHO’S TOMMY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FRIDAY MARCH 24, 2006


CIRCUS NEXUS CHOREOGRAPHER TAPPED TO STAGE
THE WHO’S TOMMY.


Noted International Choreographer and long time CIRCUS NEXUS collaborator, Christopher Fleming has signed to stage and choreograph a new production of The Who’s Tommy. Mr. Fleming most recent work for CIRCUS NEXUS includes the recently completed tour of Rites & Rituals.

For the first time in decades and the first time in the United States, The Who have granted permission for their ground breaking “rock opera” to be staged as a full length ballet. The Dayton Ballet will debut this eagerly anticipated production April 26 2007 at the Victoria Theatre in Dayton, Ohio.

"It's a real coup and we're excited about it," said Dayton Ballet’s Artistic Director Dermot Burke.

"Tommy" was added to the company's 69th season as soon as Mr. Burke won approval from the Who's representatives to use the original 1969 recording of the Pete Townshend rock narrative about a deaf, blind and mute pinball wizard.

"I'm not one of those who believe it can't be a ballet unless there are three layers of dust on it," said Burke.



Mr. Fleming is well known for his tenure as a New York City Ballet soloist and started his choreographic and directing career when George Balanchine sent him to Italy to lead a group of New York City Ballet dancers on tour. The ensemble performed a repertoire of Mr. Balanchine's ballets as well as Mr. Fleming’s own choreography. He has directed musical theatre and opera for nationally recognized groups such as the Prince Musical Theatre as well as major regional opera companies such as The Delaware Opera. Additionally his work has been seen Off-Broadway with productions such as Anne Frank and Me. At New York City Ballet he worked closely with Jerome Robbins and his work has always been seen as highly accessible to non-dance audiences. He is noted for bringing a very contemporary sensibility to all of his artistic endeavors.

Recently he was featured as the "Coach" in an episode of MTV's hit reality series Made. Mr. Fleming had one month to successfully transform a male high school "jock" into a ballet dancer and into a soloist role in The Nutcracker.

For more information:

CIRCUS NEXUS
Keith Arsenault - Executive Producer
813 831 3465
circusnexus@aol.com
www.circusnexus.org

THE DAYTON BALLET
Emilee Isaac - Public Relations
937 449 5060 x 131
etruesdale@daytonballet.org
www.daytonballet.org

To Webring or not to Webring

I know many people think of webrings as unprofessional. I have had my site online for over 10 years and have always been a part of a few key entertainer webrings. I have found that they tend to bring in a good deal of traffic.
I know having some big banner on your page doesnt look great. But now webrings have evolved so you ca put the banner in your links directory, hence it doesnt look so bad.
What does everyone think about webrings?

This is one of the webrings I have been a member of for over 10 years....

Las Vegas Entertainers Webring

Miamitalent.com

If you are a south Floridian entertainer this is a good site to post your profile in for free. They are only a few months old and hence are not yet indexed by the search engines. However they seem to be doing everything right and will probably end up being a good resource.


Miamitalent.com

Amazing act from China

Titled the Butterfly lovers

Found this video in Circusnews.com
Have never seen people do stuff like this on pointe before ...pretty damn good!



Butterfly Lovers

Steve Duell

A fantastic solo musician that has entertained audiences just about everywhere.
He has performed all over the world on Royal Caribbeans entire fleet and entertained audiences all over south florida.
His website is extensive...covers everything from his music to a cd containing very artistic pictures from throughout the caribbean staged to amazing background sounds from the region. Also Steve hosts a gallery brodcast site which has live interviews from some very well know entertainment personalities...comics, singers and all others in our field.
His site also contains many interesting facts and snippets of information you will not find elsewhere ....he is a very interesting guy and you will be quite intrigued by your voyage through his site.

Onebusyguy.com

Craigslist.org

A site I discovered recently through a good friend.
A huge resource site that has posts in just about every topic in a huge variety of countries and cities within them.
Just click on your country then your city, type in act in the search field and click on gigs in the drop down menu underneath...I was surprised at how many local gigs and producers or promoters I found listed within......give it a shot.

Craigslist.org

Performers.net

If you are a performer, more than likely you will find something interesting on this site. They have forums for public discussion along with many useful links and performance related material.

Performers.net

Circus News

As far as i am concerned this is the best site on the internet for circus related material.

Circus News

Rites & Rituals By Circus Nexus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday February 17, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Circus Nexus brings Rites and Rituals to Mid America audiences

CIRCUS NEXUS brings its remarkable dance / theatre / circus fusion production Rites & Rituals to four cities February 22 through 28 in Michigan, Illinois and Mississippi.

Rites and Rituals is described by Director / Choreographer Christopher Fleming as taking place on a ceremonial site of ancient but advanced civilization where feats of skill, magic and transformation occur.

This production is performed by a cast of talented dancers, actors and circus performers from around the world including, Argentina Australia Colombia England,Japan,Russia, and the United States. The production revolves around the “rites of passage” of an imaginary ancient pre-columbian civilization through pageantry, ritual, challenges of skill and eventually full acceptance into the community. This is not without spills along the way and a comic vein flows throughout. Through dance, comedy, circus skills of the ground and the air, these versatile artists transport audiences to a magical and mystical time and place. From the pre-show audience interaction to the amazing demonstrations of prowess on the stage, to the public meet and greet in the lobby post performance, CIRCUS NEXUS strives to create a personal relationship, bonding the cast and the audience in a shared experience.

Rites and Rituals features elaborate sets, phatasmagorical costuming and dramatic lighting which along with the charismatic cast are certain to cast a spell on audience members of all ages.

Director / Choreographer Christopher Fleming is a veteran of New York City Ballet and a choreographer with international credits on dance, theatre and opera stages. He is well known to viewers of the MTV series “Made” as the rough and tough ballet coach on one of the more popular episodes of the last season.

According to Executive Producer, Keith Arsenault this production is the second in a series of new touring productions created by CIRCUS NEXUS. "We have just presented a very special holiday edition of CIRCUS NEXUS entitled Sugar Plum Dreams. It’s a hilarious dance / circus production that takes the familiar holiday favorite The Nutcracker and turns it inside out, retelling it in a wild and wacky new way. We think of it as the “fractured fairy tale version” of The Nutcracker. Rites and Rituals is a vastly different presentation but very much in keeping with our commitment to a contemporary circus aesthetic that combines dance, theatre and circus skills in fresh and unique ways for today’s audiences."

Rites and Rituals visits the McMorran Center in Pt. Huron, Michigan on February 22, The College of Lake County in Grey’s Lake, Illinois on February 24, Governor’s State University in University Park, Illinois on February 25 and The Temple Theatre in Meridian, Mississippi on February 28th.

For More Information, Please Contact:

Keith Arsenault

CIRCUS NEXUS

Entourage Entertainment, Inc.

P O Box 18967

Tampa, Florida 33679 USA

813 831 3465

circusnexus@aol.com

Juggling.org

If you are a juggler and you want to find a great resource page for your art form, this is it.... visit the link below to find almost everything juggling related.


Juggling.org

Circus Boomchucka

You guys are not going to believe this one ....there is a circus going to Iraq......Now thats a show I want to be a part of (NOT) ....I thought it was a joke at first but it seems to be the real deal ....kinda crazy!

Visit the link below to see thier page.

Circus 2 Iraq

Circus Europa

News Release Contact: Phillip Nawroth

For Immediate Release PNawroth1@hotmail.com

(954) 340-7211

Circus Europa

Is Coming to Town!

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Aug. 1, 2006 – Circus Europa, part of the newly formed entertainment production company, SNL Entertainment, could well be on its way to performing in a town near you!

This crowd-pleasing variety show features many of the creative elements of the world-famous Cirque de Soleil: acrobatics; aerialists; contortion; juggling; and adagio, a slow ballet-like dance that requires skillful balancing. Performers hail from the United States, Russia, England, Hungary and Argentina.

And what circus would be complete without clowns and a singing emcee? Circus Europa has it all.

Customize your own mini-circus to fit your price range and audience from family entertainment to more exotic Las Vegas-style shows. Book the act or acts you want and let SNL Entertainment organize an event that spectators will be talking about long after the final bow has been taken.

Circus Europa is the unique and dazzling show you have been looking for -- perfect for corporate and municipal events, fund-raisers, nightclubs and casinos, private parties, senior communities, cruise ships, day camps, art and music festivals, you name it!

“We are so proud and excited to offer this truly entertaining production to public and private entities,” said Robert Szarka, Circus Europa and SNL Entertainment founder.

“We love to hear our audiences say ‘Wow!” after our shows,” Szarka said with a smile.

Szarka is also a star of the show as he and his partner, Lisa Thomas, have been performing their adagio, or acrobalancing, for years all over the world as the Szarka Duo.

Visit their Web site at www.Szarkaduo.com.

For more information about Circus Europa and SNL Entertainment, contact Phillip Nawroth at (954) 340-7211 or PNawroth1@hotmail.com.

Americas Got Talent

When I first heard about this show, I thought wow an American Idol for variety acts this could be great!
After seeing the first few shows I realised that this show was more of a joke than something to get excited about.
Firstly the judges are just well useless.....apart from the british guy he seems to have a better understanding of talent than the other two.
The show seems to be more about mockery than about true talent. The talent they have chosen to participate apart from a select few exceptional people tends to be just plain weird or stupid.
I decided to research this a little further, and found out that signing up for this show was equivalent to signing your life away to the devil.
Artists beware, this show does not seem to be somewhere you want to be! I know many of us have been contacted to be a part of this show.....The question is, how positive is the exposure and are the contract terms worth that 30 seconds of fame!

Read the posts from performers.net in the link below to see what the performing arts community is saying about this show and how you have to give up all rights to your act and its promotion just to participate....

Performers.net
Americas Got Talent forum thread

Cruise ship entertainment (vocalists)

Cruise ships and boat trips are regular employers of cabaret artists, singers, dancers, musicians, bands, dj's and other entertainers. The type and style of music or show required varies considerably depending on the company, length of trip and passenger demographic. Entertainers and musicians are expected to be highly proficient, versatile and capable of learning new routines/songs quickly, be able to read music and work long hours.

All sorts of artists are hired from the one man band (singer/guitarist/pianist/backing tracks), Duos, Trios, DJs to 'Cabaret Performers' who provide self-contained or accompanied shows in two or more 45 minute slots per day/evening or as a performer of an existing group in an pre-produced show. Some companies also hire artists as part of an 'in-house' troupe who are expected to learn and perform a variety of duties (acting/singing/dancing) on several shows learnt and presented during the length of the cruise.

Ships are like any other venue and come in all shapes, sizes and calibres of staff expectancy... some require the artist to provide their own musicians, backing, props, lighting and equipment whilst some ships contain a fully equipped stage complete with lighting, p.a. rig and in-house orchestra/band. The type of shows presented is diverse.. on larger ships, this may mean a dj is working in one bar, a singalong duo is in another and and everyone from solo artists up to large theatrical style productions and/or major guest artists are rehearsing/performing on the main stage! Short trips and smaller craft have less space and amenities so tend employ more self-contained acts.

Being confined to a ship (no matter how large) means that all crew are expected to be on duty 24/7 ....... in other words, be nice to the passengers even if you have a sore head, runny nose or bad day plus be prepared to cover a variety of other duties when staff are off sick, even if it is not part of their normal duties. Staff are usually contracted for the duration of the cruise which can be for anything between one day to a year, and can expect good wages with accommodation and meals included.

It is also a fallacy that cruise ship entertainers are unlikely to be 'discovered' or attain celebrity status... many singers use any opportunity to perform as a means to polishing their performances and have subsequently moved onward and upward in their careers like Claire Sweeney and Jane McDonald.

Entertainers usually gain employment by application and audition. Age ranges considerably, although 21 to mid 30's is standard, companies who concentrate on serving the more mature market, often prefer music and artists who can cater to a more selective, older clientele. A show reel is not always necessary but desirable, especially for those who can provide a 'pre-produced' show or package. Advertisements for these positions can be found in The Stage Newspaper (UK), Variety (US) and major newspapers. Enquiries can also be made direct to the cruise line. specialist Cruise Ship Agencies and Entertainment Agents who may run showcases for cruise ship bookers.

Circus Nexus

Circus Nexus

A very innovative newstyle circus.

Click on the picture to visit thier site.

The Szarka Duo

Visit our website..

We are a male/female mixed pair acrobalance duo that has worked pretty much all over the world. From cruise lines to circuses and casino shows.
We are both tall people which is unusual for our style of act.
Also the female supports many of the tricks.


Also we run a talent agency, so if you have a high quality act and would like to be represented by us send us a line at rszarka@yahoo.com.

Szarka Duo Australia address
or
www.szarkaduo.com

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