Birthday Party Set –up
IMPORTANT Bubbles are very delicate and hate any breeze, especially from fans & air con units.
Please ensure all vents are directed away from the bubble area, fans are turned off and/or air con is set at low fan speed.
Bubbles also hate cold dry rooms; please raise your air con temperatures. The more humidity the greater the bubbles!
ZERO BREEZE ENVIRONMENT!
Most people don’t realize there is any breeze in their venues. A simple test – if the curtain or palm leaves are moving, or if a balloon is blown around then you have a stray breeze that will disrupt my bubbles.
I will conduct a bubble test to check for breezes 5 mins before the show starts.
I will bring my own;
- Black backdrop with stand – width 3m
- Tarpaulin & grey event carpet over lay – 4m x 2m – this is my stage area and protects your venue form any drips
- Seating – please have a cleared space in front of my tarpaulin for the kids to sit on the floor
- iPod & speaker
- Access to powerpoint
Indoor Stage Performances: –
IMPORTANT Bubbles are very delicate and hate any breeze, especially from fans & air con units.
Please ensure all vents are directed away from the bubble area & fans are turned off.
With a central air con, please tape up vents over the stage area.
Bubbles also hate cold dry rooms, please raise your air con temperatures. The more humidity the greater the bubbles!
ZERO BREEZE ENVIRONMENT!
Most people don’t realize there is any breeze in their venues. Simple test – if the curtain or palm leaves are moving, or if a balloon is blown around then you have a stray breeze that will disrupt my bubbles. I will conduct a bubble test to check for breezes 5 mins before the show starts.
STAGE OR RAISE PODIUM:
So, your guests can see me. Minimum size – 6m x 4m
DARK BACKDROP:
A black matt backdrop that is wide enough that the audience sitting on the most left or most right can see the black background behind me as I perform. A dark navy, dark green, burgundy or other solid colored dark backdrop is fine. White or brightly-coloured backdrops competes with the bubble colours and cancels them out, making viewing of bubbles tricky.
HEADSET MIC:
I bring my own Sennheiser GA4 headset microphone with a receiver pack. It needs to be plugged into the XLR socket on your sound deck.
SOUND TECHNICIAN:
Is required to play my backing track and adjust volume levels during my performance. Let me know if you prefer my music from my android phone or on a USB for your sound tech to download on to their laptop.
POWER POINT: Access to a power point
LIGHTING:
Bright, white light is best for viewing bubbles. Each bubble reflects each light source twice on its surface (front & back). So adding more lights is better (to obtain more reflections, thus creating more depth especially in photography or filming) than dialing up the intensity of fewer lights.
EMCEE:
I’ll pass you my introduction & safety announcements for your MC to introduce me. I require 3-5 minutes to set up & 3-5 minutes to pack up my equipment on stage and will require assistance by your stagehands to carry equipment on & off stage. So, the MC will have to fill in by standing off stage.
EQUIPMENT PLACEMENT:
Tarpaulin with grey carpet overlay placed front & center; on top sits my Performance trolley; it’s placed stage left, plus equipment box; light table & bucket or juice are placed stage right. I’m left-handed so perform most of my tricks at the trolley, to the right of it, or stage center.
MULTIPLE SHOWS AT SAME VENUE:
I will need access to water, preferably at the cleaner’s station for washing my equipment, trays & boxes, etc.
LOADING & UNLOADING:
I require easy access to your venue to load & unload with my trollies. Please note I’ll have pots of bubble juice which cannot be tilted and must be carried horizontally. Stairs are a nightmare.
Outdoor Stage Performances:-
see above, plus;
FANS:
Please ask the tent guys to place any fan over the stage on a separate circuit so they can be switched off during my show, without turning off the sound systems and all the other fans/lights too!
I have a different repertoire of bubbles that can be performed outdoors in a breeze. Kid-in-a-Bubble is not one of these, so is not possible for outdoor venues.