“…a feast of wondrous entertainment designed to lift your spirits and transport you to many altered realities”

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Velvet Helmet presents… Best In Show! is a veritable smorgasbord of comedy, music, clowning, sideshow and cabaret, featuring some of Brisbane’s finest fringe performers. The show includes your host for the evening - the acclaimed circus performer and professional idiot Pitisi Hatcher. She is joined by the sideshow and burlesque dancer Pain Proof Pixie, stand-up comedian and buffoon Tim Monley, and the whimsical clown, Phoebe Manning with a live soundtrack to the entire event performed live by an all-star line-up of the Ragtag Band, comprised of the well-known Brisbane musical maestros Wayne Jennings, Richard Grantham, Alice Wheeler and James Lee. Directed by internationally acclaimed circus artist, Bianca Mackail; opening Brisbane's Wonderland Festival and touring to the prestigious Gluttony tents for Adelaide Fringe Festival, this is one show not to be missed.

Venue Format
Theatre, Hall, Black Box Venue, Outdoor
Technical Rating
C
Touring Party
9
Considerations

Performances contain adult content and some adult themes

Velvet Helmet was established early in 2015 and has quickly grown into the shoes of Queensland’s Premier Cabaret Producing House under the helm of Producer Eloise Maree. Monthly, the guest programmers and marketer Nadia Jade Okorn are joined by a motley collective of emerging and established artists; keen to push the boundaries and thrill the senses. Monthly events have so far been held at New Globe Theatre (Brisbane) since early 2015 and the brand has become the darling of arts lovers and aficionados. With the support of the New Globe Theatre and other partners ranging from Queensland Poetry Festival, Brisbane Festival, Ruckus Slam Poetry and Wonderland Festival (Brisbane Powerhouse) our genesis is delicious. We have been fortunate to bear witness to provocative and risky new talents accompanied by increasing acclaim. Isn’t just lovely to see what comes out of the dark corners when an empty stage beckons... This is it. This is where the music plays and the stories start. This is the cabaret you wanted to participate in, and you shall. Come and play, come one, come all.

Producer & Tour Manager: Eloise Maree Marketer: Nadia Jade Okorn

Company Website
velvethelmet.wordpress.com

Unique Selling Point

The target audience for Velvet Helmet presents… Best in Show! is a cabaret, circus and/or vaudeville audience of all ages; specifically 15+ recommended. It is suited to an audience demographic who enjoy comedy, risk-taking, spectacle and a sense of the unknown. Having been booked to open Wonderland Festival (Brisbane Powerhouse) and Gluttony (Adelaide Fringe Festival), the show is attractive to audiences that take some creative risks. We intend to engage with this audience both previous to and during our stay in your location. We suit an up-late audience and can also perform for student audiences.

Marketing Materials

Community Engagement: Local Cabaret/ Circus Performer The performance can accommodate a local act to do a guest performance in the show. A prize-giveaway can also be arranged. Workshop: Circus, Contortion, Music, Clowning, Performance-Making, Collaboration Available Depending on the needs and likes of your community, the team can provide workshops in various areas suitable for children, highschool students, university students and adults. Each of our artists has unique workshop skills – a total of ten workshops are available. Our artists are highly trained in workshop delivery with experience ranging from Deep Blue Orchestra, Gaullier Training (Paris), Vulcana Women’s Circus and more.

Community Engagement

Your community will benefit from this show as it is an entertaining, exciting and inspirational production from the finest of Brisbane's Fringe, Circus and Vaudevillian artists. Audience interaction in the show creates an atmosphere of fun, a sense of party, escapism and a forgotten world.

Community engagement opportunities are varied and will be tailored to your communities needs, simply contact our producer, Eloise Maree to discuss. The musicians and performers are also able to do a roving set through your local community or markets to spark interest in your community for the show.