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"Saira is both an amazing opera singer and an absolute pleasure to work with. Our concert audience was captivated by her performance from start to finish. We enjoyed some lovely audience feedback, both on the night and at recent concerts we have arranged. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Saira. She is absolutely fabulous. Thank you Saira."

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"Outstanding! Carl came to perform a show for our hen party yesterday and what a brilliant performance, funny, entertaining and completely mind blown. Highly highly recommend!"

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"Vilket otroligt drag! Bandet höll dansgolvet fullt hela kvällen och stämningen var på topp från första låten till sista extranumret. Alla gäster, oavsett ålder, var uppe och dansade. Vi kunde inte ha önskat oss en bättre fest!"

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"Rick brought his quintet to our "An Evening of Jazz" and put on a great show! What incredible musicianship and professionalism. Thank you so much Rick to and your guys for providing great entertainment for the people of Kendall. Rick, it was amazing stuff. You have a great thing going.....keep up the good work. The community is better for it. I look forward to working with you again. Joe Pompilli, Band Director, Kendall HS"

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"Susana is an experienced and versatile belly dancer with great technique and a strong stage presence. She naturally captivates the audience and creates a warm, engaging atmosphere. Her performances are elegant, dynamic, and emotionally rich, leaving a lasting impression."

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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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"Thank you Neil for capturing our most beautiful day in such an elegant way. I couldn’t have anyone else do it in such a better way. Also thank your for patience and taking care of every extra detail that i wanted even though it was not your part. This is just a small glance of what you have ribboned up for us. Thank you ones again. ~Sheetal & Ashwin~"

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"Debbie C was absolutely amazing and provided a great playlist for our party. From the jazz and swing and the start, to the floor fillers later (once the champagne had been quaffed!) she helped to make the night perfect and I wouldn't hesitate in recommending her to everyone xx"

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"My son was very impressed, wonderful dance as promised and even better than the videos. Thanks Sam "

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"Danny arrived earlier than asked just to make sure the setup was effective. He's a diligent professional and a gifted singer. Will most definitely keep counting on him for bringing live music to our restaurant. "

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"Hi Sam, We would just like to say the biggest thanks, the evening went so well, everyone was buzzing! What a night we all had on Saturday! The band made our night so special for us and Dale and the band made that possible. We knew you were fantastic but you on the night you lit up the sky and everyone thought the Band was amazing. Your help and advice sorting the stage in the lead up to our wedding was exceptional, you were so helpful, accommodating and reassuring when we had a question or query. Please pass on our sincere thanks to Dale and all the band who are all so gifted / talented, and so much fun! They absolutely made our wedding day one night that we will never ever forget! The dance floor was never empty, Dee and Mel were incredible so much charisma and simply Amazing! Thanks for making it such a special night for us family and our friends – you blew us away ! We will absolutely be recommending you to anyone and everyone (!) and wouldn’t hesitate to sing your praises."

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"Thank you so much for Saturday night. Your professionalism shone through. From setting up unobtrusively and through the excellent performance itself. We didn't even notice you packing up! I've had loads of messages today saying how much people enjoyed your music. "

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"We highly recommend The Manzies to perform for any occasion! They are great at noticing what the crowd will enjoy and get them dancing. Zaklina Jackie Stojkoski"

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"We took the MOON Group in presta BTOB for a convention, our guests were delighted with the rock concert, we had only good feedback from our franchisees, we recommend 🙂"

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"We couldn’t have made a better choice than Filter PhotoVideo for our wedding. From the very first meeting, Angelo made us feel comfortable and immediately understood exactly what we were looking for. On the wedding day, he and his team were always present but never intrusive, capturing every emotion in the most natural way. The photos are simply stunning: elegant, spontaneous, and full of genuine moments. The video still gives us chills every time we watch it; it perfectly tells the story of our day, from the smallest details to the biggest emotions. What we appreciated most was their professionalism, calm attitude, and attention to detail. Everything felt smooth and stress-free, and the final result exceeded all our expectations. Thank you, Angelo and Filter PhotoVideo, for giving us memories we will treasure forever."

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