Event entertainment ideas

I’m quite scared by the fact that you have been exposed to a Cold Chisel cover band – Pretty sure they were outlawed at the end of the 90s. Where exactly have you been socialising in Canberra?

I’ll second the suggestion for Elena, Not only is she a great performer but she also books top lots of the top canberra and national performers. Elena is also a great event manager and has lots of contacts for non circus acts and entertainment.

I think her email is elena@highwire.comau if you want to contact her directly.

Thanks peterw!

I’m Elena Kirschbaum – I’m a juggler, acrobat, fire performer, MC and sideshow artist. I work with a couple of other circus performers in Canberra, and we work professionally around Canberra, interstate and internationally.

If you’d like more information then just shoot me an email. elena@highwire.com.au. We’d love to be involved!

ainsliebraddon said :

I have no idea how much they cost, but google “The Bridge Between” – great local two man band.

These guys are good value, check them out as they play on Thursday evenings at the Belgian Beer Cafe in Kingston

How about a local stand up comedian to run a trivia night?

Brass’ere is a New Orleans brass band playing an eclectic mix of tunes and is certainly a little different in the live music scene. http://www.myspace.com/brassere

Elena Kirschbaum is a talented youmg woman who does circus stuff, if you want to go down that route – she’s an acrobalancer, juggler, and sideshow performer. Her MySpace page is http://www.myspace.com/circusell.

You could certainly get jugglers, firebreathers and drummers with the right connections (http://www.drumeffect.com.au/ for the drummers, and they’d probably help with the others).

For the music, I’d say get a real band or don’t bother with the music. If you’re dealing with postgrads, the very thought of ‘band-in-a-box (a couple of people playing ‘classic’ covers with a midi backup) will make people gouge out their ears. Band-in-a-box is only really good for *ahem* elderly types who like to ‘swing-dance’ to Kenny Rogers.

BMA have a decent band / DJ register (http://www.bmamag.com/home/)

I have a celebrity labrador I can pimp out at some very attractive rates. He loves a big crowd, too. And he’s not too shy to have his photo taken, so you can have a great reminder of your time together.

Warehouse Circus – I’ve used them previously for a corporate function and they were good value.