If you're hunting for Christmas party entertainment ideas that aren't another casino table or photo booth, here's one. The Digital Magician, hidden behind a digital mask, doing impossible things with phones and screens.
At an awards night
Awards dinners have a rhythm: reception, dinner, ceremony, party. The gaps are where the energy drops. Close-up magic during the drinks reception gets people talking before they sit down, and a short stage show on the big screens can lift the room before the envelopes come out, or straight after.
It helps tables that don't know each other, too. At big industry awards, half the room can end up seated with strangers, and a bit of magic at the table breaks that ice quickly.
There's a neat fit with the tech, too. Awards venues usually have screens and an AV team already, so adding magic to them is often simpler than people expect.
At a Christmas party
Christmas parties are looser. People are dressed up, the drinks are flowing, and plenty of guests only see each other properly once a year. Roaming close-up tech magic is perfect for that. It moves between groups, mixes departments up and gives everyone a story for Monday morning.
And a guest's own phone doing something it shouldn't is very good party material. Expect a lot of people asking to see it again. They won't.
It's a good shout for guests who aren't dancers, as well. Not everyone wants to hit the dance floor at nine o'clock, and the magic gives them something to enjoy that isn't just shouting over the music.
How an evening might run
Here's one shape that works well for a seated dinner with a party afterwards. It's only a starting point, and we'll happily rework it around yours.
- Drinks reception: close-up tech magic as guests arrive
- Dinner: a break while food is served
- After the main course or with coffee: a stage set on the screens
- Party: roaming again for a short spell before the music takes over
Fitting around speeches and presentations
Awards nights run to tight timings, and the ceremony is the bit that matters most. So we work around it. Send us the running order and we'll find the spots where magic helps the evening along instead of competing with it. If you'd like a nod to the company or the awards themselves somewhere in the show, we can talk about that too.
Booking for December
December is the busiest month of the year for party entertainment, and the Friday and Saturday nights go first. If you've got a date pencilled in, ask for availability sooner rather than later. You can always firm up the details afterwards. Tell us the venue and roughly how many guests and we'll take it from there.
Planning something other than a work do? The Digital Magician also does private events, from big birthdays to anniversary parties.