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"MimiRichi-Paper World in Beijing will be held at Beijing Youth Theatre. Before their appearance on the world scene, the MimiRichi toured the territory of the Soviet Union. Victories and prizes gained at different festivals and competitions have brought a huge popularity to actors. They were granted the status of professional Theatre in the 1989. In 1991 they were included into the World Clown Association in Bognor Regis (Great Britain).The professionalism of the Theatre has been confirmed by the Gold Prize obtaining at the 1-st International Contest of Actors of a Variety show in Stuttgart. This event influenced the direction of their creative work. Later there were other countries and the competitions, new awards and the achievements, memorable meetings and joint performances with “Mini-Max”, Dimitri, Olli, Hardy Hatter, Jango Edwards, “Kolombaoni”, Polunin, “Licedei” and many other stars of the present. The MimiRichi name means a rich mimicry and plastic, they help actors not only to attract attention but also to be various in their shows in any country of the world, irrespective of an age category. The MimiRichi theatre of a plastic comedy has already obtained world recognition, touring and continuing to give concerts in the Europe, South America, Japan, Germany and other countries. A white sheet of paper is always considered a symbol of endless creative abilities, which gives an incredible freedom to the imagination. Many works of art begin with a clean sheet of paper. Mimirichi theatre proves that a sheet of paper conceals no fewer opportunities for the theatre. In their production Paper World it is transformed into a great source of acting and improvisation. That simply delights in being able to create their paradoxical images almost out of nothing."

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"Sam’s warm persona, showmanship, professionalism and his willingness to go the extra mile (at all times) will surely make your event a glowing success."

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"I booked Steve to perform his magic tricks at my daughters surprise 18th birthday party. Amazing how he could get teenagers No way and wow genuinely impressed and interacting with older adults in an animated manner, we all know how hard that is! He was amazing, very professional, and yes very smiley, Steve easily worked his way around all the guests, everyone fully engaged in what he was doing. I will certainly be booking him again in the future!"

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"Mind blown!paul was at a wedding and had a great vibe and tricks entertained the whole table"

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"We had MagicIAN at our son's 8th grade promotion party. We had approximately 35 guests, ranging in age from 10-70. All the guests were enthralled with MagicIAN. He began the evening with small group entertainment as they ate appetizers, and then he moved into a dinner show as the guests at their meals. He was punctual, professional and entertaining! Well worth the money! -Yelp Review 6/25/2021"

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"Wow!! Had Magic IAN for a small dinner party. So much fun, highly recommend. He was funny, engaging, and had a great show. Just the right balance between magic and entertainment. Involved every guest to ensure a good time. -Yelp Review 9/23/2018"

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"Our Beetlejuice impersonator Daniel was awesome! He was easy to work with and came prepared. He joked around with our guests and played the perfect undead jokester. He was the highlight of my party. I would absolutely hire him again."

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Thank you. You all were very fun people to work with!

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"Hired Steve for a magician and children's entertainment sketch at my cafe during the summer holidays. He was great. He kept kids and adults entertained for the full 3 hours and continued even when the weather went against us. Some fantastic magic tricks and a pleasure to meet."

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"Hire him! He was amazing! Showed up early and was very personable with all of our guests. Such an amazing personality and person!"

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"Serendipity is what you’re aiming for in Edinburgh: a happy discovery out of the blue. Yes, it sounds like a paradox, like “expect the unexpected”. But up here, you must not just expect it, but welcome it. So if you hear, for instance (in a genu-ine example from a few years ago), of a 15-minute musical about a stewardess called The Jolly Folly Of Polly The Scottish Trolley Dolly playing in a minor venue towards the bottom of the Royal Mile, well, it’s not much time or money, so you’ve nothing to lose by taking a punt on it. And if you’re staggering across the Royal Mile in the small hours and meet a crowd of drunken loud¬mouths, wait for a couple of minutes before writing them off: it could be comedian Arthur Smith’s legendary Alternative Walking Tour. This event, though, is now in semi-retirement following an incident in 2000 when the reeling mob was mistaken for a bunch of nocturnal anti-Ann Widdecombe protesters (no, honestly), which led to the arrest of comic Simon Munnery for assaulting a police offi¬cer . . . “assaulting” in the sense of getting in the way of the cop’s body- charge. (Munnery’s tried and acquittal were amusing, too, but took place outside Festival season.) The true Edinburgh expe-rience is being knocked side-ways by a show, trying to explain it to others and real-ising that there’s no way you can do so and still sound remotely compos mentis, such as the piece about 10 years ago which consisted of a Hungarian woman in a sealed Perspex tank, per¬forming a dance routine whose duration and moves were limited by the available air in the box. If I were to say that last week I was affected beyond words by a Polish theatre company singing the ancient Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh in the strange polyphonic harmonies of southern Albania, you’d no doubt wonder whether I’ve been getting enough sleep lately. Yet Chronicles: A Lamenta-tion by the Piesn Kozla com-pany is a remarkable piece admirable and impressive, though hardly shattering. And then, walking away from the venue a few min¬utes after it was over, I had to stop in my tracks: I was fighting back tears, for no reason I could identify. Somehow the piece had bypassed the conscious areas of my mind and tapped into the well of basic emotion. Harrowing stuff. But the main discovery of the month so far is altogether more joy-ous: a bunch of Ukrainian paper-tearing clowns: Around 1990, Italian “ori¬gami impressionist” Ennio Marchetto was the hit of the Fringe, performing a series of mime impersonations while wearing amazingly intricate costumes he had constructed out of card¬board. Marchetto returns this weekend for the first time in several years, but he may find his thunder already stolen by the Mim-I- Richi company and their show Paper World. Not that their show is as painstakingly designed . . . dean me, no. They sim¬ply tear loads of plain paper up and play with it. And I mean loads: possibly around an acre of the stuff per show. You walk into the theatre, see a huge paper backdrop and think, “Ah, that’ll be the climax of the show.” Not a bit of it: it’s already in shreds after half an hour, and the fun keeps coming. Mim-I-Richi’s discovery is a simple one: tear paper, crumple it up, and you can pretend it’s just about any-thing: a football, a baby, a maneating monster, what¬ever. It’s the same sort of aesthetic which has informed many of designer Julian Crouch’s projects in the UK with Improbable Theatre, but more endear¬ingly ramshackle. Also like Improbable, Mim-I-Richi relishes the spontaneous and unexpected; it’s that shared delight in the moment which is at the heart of the best clowning. The players go to great lengths to involve the audience in their show, and are happy to take ideas and run with them, even when the “idea” is an uncontroRa- ble little boy in the front row who won’t stop flinging balls of paper back at them. For this isn’t enforced audience participation of the “let’s pretend we’re having fun” kind. The four perform-ers manage to get hundreds of people in the Pod Deco’s main space all pratting about gleefully like kids in a playground; they create an atmosphere of free play that is intensely liberating, and make sure that every single person in the house is car¬ried along. All that without a single word of dialogue. People by the hundred are discovering Mim-I-Richi up here, but that doesn’t make the joy of serendipity any less when you find them yourself."

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"Christianne was amazing. She showed up on time, was professional, and her outfit fit the theme perfectly. People were talking about how awesome she was during the event and almost every person l've talked to after brought up how she set the tone of the event to be magical as people walked into the event. I would definitely hire her again and I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a stilt Walker for their event."

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"Sieko came to our business anniversary event to entertain our guests. He worked the room of over 130 guests, and had everybody amazed for several hours! He did a great job, and created new tricks especially for us to tie in with the evening. Would recommend him thoroughly for corporate events, but I will also be heading to one of this shows soon to see some more of his magic!"

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"We had thenpleasure of having Roberto perform for various groups during our outdoor community festival. He was engaging, funny and very professional. He is super talented and is the best in his class. We look forward to having Roberto again next year."

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"You are one of the funniest comedians I know and best yet your comedy is clean!!!! I love it!"

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"An exceptionally beautiful performance by and exceptional woman. Sanne was responsive with communication- keeping me in a continuous loop in the planning process for her performance at my surprise event. Great energy and grace- a true class act! I highly recommend her for any upcoming event where you want a touch of alluring art to entertain your guests. "

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