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Events

Five Tips to Survive the Countdown to Showtime

by Julie

As many of you know, my partners and I recently completed and executed our second annual fund raising cirque show. In the circus, dance, and theater worlds the countdown to showtime can be both an exciting and stressful time. On the one hand you have all of the magic and beauty of the creative process, [...]

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I Believe She’s Amazing

by Julie

Last summer, while attending Special Event Boot Camp, my partner Elisa and I had the pleasure of meeting the inspirational trail-blazer and humanitarian, Kim Bourne MacGregor. This past fall, Kim launched a grassroots movement to unite and inspire 1,000,000 women around the world to recognize the amazing women in their lives-in memory of her dear [...]

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Whhhooo R U?

by Julie

She often can be found lounging on a leaf mid-afternoon, or weaving her silken cocoon (at her leisure of course), which will eventually transform her into a gorgeous butterfly. This creature doesn’t just perform the same old tricks… Not a chance. Our Caterpillar is a master hand-balancer and aerialist who specializes in the “wow” factor! [...]

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Following the White Rabbit

by Julie
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Specializing in time management, marathon running and excessive jumping, our White Rabbit is as high strung as they come! Why so stressed you ask? She’s late of course! For our white rabbit, there is absolutely nothing more dreadful then being late “for a very important date.” While other rabbits are busy doing busy work, our [...]

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Meet the Mad Hatter…

by Julie
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A ring master of sorts, our mad hatter is accustomed to behaving erratically around friends, frequently mixing up words and phrases, and otherwise discombobulating his afternoon teas. What makes our hatter remarkable is his ability to transform a neat and orderly affair into an upside-down, topsy-turvy, cirque-tacular experience. The reasons behind his “madness” are as [...]

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Sometimes Life is Heavy…

by Julie
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This week I had the pleasure of watching one of Toronto’s hottest contemporary Dance Companies, Desiraeda Dance Theatre, perform their newest creation WEIGHT. The show is a passionate, hard-hitting, raw dance production which explores the depths of human relationships and all of its complexities. Exquisite choreography by the fabulous Niki Wozniak and stunning dancers combined [...]

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Six Impossible Things

by Julie
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Image via Wikipedia “Sometimes I dream up six impossible things before breakfast” – Alice, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland For the second year running, my incredible sisters/business partners and I are embarking on one of the most challenging endeavors undertaken by our company. We are self-producing another full-scale cirque production in which all proceeds will [...]

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Notable and Quotable

by Julie
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Last week I had the incredible experience of attending the Canadian Special Events & Meeting Expo educational sessions and seminars hosted by some of the top event producers known in the industry today. There were some fantastic quotes which I wanted to log via this blog for our mutual reference and on-going benefit. Even if [...]

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Being Proactive vs Reactive

by Julie
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Being proactive beats being reactive nine times out of ten, and I’ll tell you why… Being proactive means taking ownership and responsibility Being proactive means pushing for answers, even when it feels uncomfortable to do so Being proactive demonstrates to your team mates that you care about the task at hand Being proactive forces you [...]

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Do It Up!

by Julie
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Alright. Time to make a fuss folks -time to GET NOTICED! If my “Got An Idea?” post didn’t get you off your seat -maybe this post will. It’s time to get excited, get inspired and get working on the one thing that you’ve been meaning to do. Worried about your idea turning out to be [...]

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Olympic Aerials!

by Julie
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Each Olympic Opening ceremonies have their “high” points. For me, it was when circus performers maneuvered snowboards and skis in harnesses high above the crowds at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games opening extravaganza. As it turns out, those aerialists were direct from the National Circus School in Montreal. Read on for more details and enjoy! [...]

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Unleash Your Inner Entrepreneur

by Julie
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Fellow Artists, If you are thinking of transforming your art form into a full-time business, I would highly recommend attending a Toronto event which I’m helping to plan entitled “The New Business Movement.” Artists don’t always have the tools to create a business out of their talent. As such, this event is a fantastic chance [...]

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