How do you choose an original show for a corporate event?

1. Decide what you want your guests to experience

Before choosing a discipline or costume, describe the role of the performance in your evening. After a seminar, you might want to bring participants together around a shared experience. At a company celebration, you may want an entrance that signals the start of the party.

This initial choice gives the artist a useful brief. A seated room, a reception where guests are moving around and a dancefloor already animated by a DJ each give the show a different setting. Describe what people will be doing at the proposed time: dining, talking, waiting for an announcement or already dancing.

• What moment do you want to create: discovery, a shared focus or a transition to dancing?
• Will guests be available to watch and listen?
• Would you prefer an announced performance or a surprise prepared with your team?

2. Turn “an unusual show” into a more precise search

A broad search helps you discover different artistic worlds. To narrow your selection, connect the discipline with your event: a luminous musical show for a company party, live percussion with a DJ or an LED robot performance. You can compare proposals more easily when you understand what they involve.

Ask a simple question: what does the artist actually do during the performance? In Percuman, created by Kyzz in 2010, percussion, samples and sounds are played live with the music. The LED robot silhouette is combined with instrumental performance and interaction with spectators, depending on the venue.

3. Watch the show in a live setting

A photograph conveys the visual identity; a video also lets you observe the rhythm, musicianship and relationship with the audience. Look at the way the artist enters the sequence, the place of the music and where spectators are gathered. Think about what makes you want to share that experience with your guests.

In Percuman’s videos, watch the gestures on the electronic instruments, the exchanges with people and the relationship between stage and room. Share the video that appeals to you with your agency, DJ or internal team: it gives everyone a common starting point.

The footage shows performances in their own venues. Your room will have its own layout and equipment. Use the video to understand the show’s identity, then discuss its place in your event.

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4. Check the idea against your venue

For a luminous musical show, visibility and sound are part of the experience. A stage or podium, table arrangement, room lighting and DJ position are useful details from the first conversation. A few photographs or a floor plan can help explain the setup.

If you imagine the artist moving among guests, consider circulation routes and areas used by the service team. Percuman’s wireless performance allows mobility; possible movements are discussed around the actual space. An outdoor project also needs an exchange about shelter, weather and technical conditions with the artist and venue.

• Share a plan or photographs of the venue and performance area.
• Identify the person who knows the sound system, lighting and access arrangements.
• Explain where guests and the DJ will be during the show.

5. Prepare the link with your musical programme

If your evening includes a DJ, explain how you imagine the live performance arriving: during a set, as a transition to the dancefloor or in a dedicated programme slot. The percussionist and DJ can then discuss the musical atmosphere, starting cues and the end of the show.

Percuman’s identity is built around a dialogue with the music. Share your intended atmosphere and any particular requests while preparing the event. Tell us whether your DJ has already been selected: the DJ booking and the percussion performance should be clearly identified in the organisation of the evening.

6. Compare proposals on a common basis

When comparing several shows, give each contact the same information: date, city, event type, expected audience, venue and available time slot. You can then compare the artistic proposal, technical conditions and what each quote includes.

Ask about travel, setup and on-site coordination. Percuman’s duration, format and requirements are confirmed around your project. If the programme is still provisional, identify what remains open: you can discuss the show while refining the rest of the evening.

For a gala, convention or awards evening, also share the running order: speeches, dinner service and the start of the musical part give production useful reference points.

7. Introduce your project to Percuman

Are you looking for an unusual show combining live percussion, an LED robot costume and audience interaction? Describe your evening and the moment you would like to create. Percuman performs in France and internationally; the city and country help us study travel alongside the other conditions.

Your first message can be a few lines: “We are organising a company evening on this date, at this venue, with this audience. A DJ is planned and we would like a performance at this point in the programme.” Add the information you already have and any questions you want to clarify. That creates a practical basis for the next conversation.