Human statues have been a popular form of street entertainment on the continent for decades and are now being quickly booked up here in the UK for indoor events such as weddings, balls and other formal occasions. These living statues' or Live Statues or Human Statues, as they are more commonly known as, are becoming increasingly popular for a range of events such as film premieres, nightclub openings, weddings and with event entertainers, especially for corporate events such as product launches where they are used as promotional living statues.
A human statue is an installation that walks, talks and introduces your guests? They are a professional performer trained in dance and movement who then through static or animated performance enhance the theme and essence of an event.These professional artists in full costume, endure hours of painstaking makeup as they are used as an artist's canvas depicting Ivory Statues, a Greco Roman figure on a plinth, a Michelangelo or Rodin or to quite simply take the role of an ornate figurine in your foyer to avant-garde and futuristic transformations. that is, until one of the guests steps a little closer!
Human statues bring a stylish and original element to any occasion and to many venues, where they become a talking point for guests throughout the event. Live statues can form an artistic backdrop for an event (where they remain motionless during their performance) or can periodically come to life to add surprise and comedy to an event. Positioned at the top or bottom of stairs at special events, they will act as an intriguing focus, a unique and mysterious alternative to the usual experience of the audience. Human Statues are highly trained and can add to super special entertainment to your evenings event, as they are ideal for creating a theme or setting a mood and fantastic for attracting attention by blending into the environment they are hardly identifiable and then when you least expect it the environment changes, moves or completely disappears.
A body painted model creates a stunning visual effect and can be painted to any given theme, from Grecian marble or bronzes to vibrant lush mermaids or wild fantasy animals. They come in a whole range of characters including a Grecian Goddess with running fountain and mist.Any costume can be created to suit your particular event and the illusion adds a focal point to your function,i Ideal for entrance meet and greet, flower shows, theatre foyers, gala dinners and special promotions, b ody painted human statues individually created to complement the theme of your event.
Human Statues attract both press and public at exhibitions, they are the talking point at private and corporate functions and they create a stunning effect at promotions where the promotion can be incorporated into the body painting. Human Statues add a superb element to your evening. As either a solo or duo act, performances are 3 x 30 minutes, 2x 45 minutes or 2 x 60 minute sets.
Tony Fox is an events organiser with Knights Templar Events:
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