If you go down to the woods today you're sure of a big surprise...as the spirit of Ibiza was reborn in Leicestershire!A herd of bright eyed and bushy tailed Area 51 performers stampeded in woodland close to the famous motor racing circuit at Donington and partied for three days non-stop as part of the third annual Zoo Project Festival which recreates the famous hedonism of the Iberian holiday isle.
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KIDS GO CRAZY AT CAMP BESTIVAL
The Caravan Of Lost Souls was born again as a stunning child-friendly circus to conquer Britain's best family festival. Igor Rasputin's pop-up caravan of cabaret curiosities was brilliantly rebranded for young eyes and ears to universal
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AREA 51 AT EXIT FESTIVAL
Area 51 stormed a 17th century fortress in the Balkans before continuing with a rampage of hedonism down to a coastline festival on the shores of the Adriatic Sea more than 300 miles away. Two stunning festivals in a mere seven days of blissful indulgence was a tall order for even the most diehard 51 crew members used to punishing schedules of hard work and hard partying but the Class of 2014.
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66SICK AT GLASTONBURY
Sometime in the past before the future began, the 66Sick office was deserted, machines slowed before grinding to a halt, silicon chips were fried and a creeping growth of plant life in a garden of evil carpeted the once busy hive of activity with organic abandon.
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SCISSOR SISTERS COLLABORATIONS
American disco-glam group, Scissor Sisters, regularly team up with Area 51 to help create stunning show costumes and props for their extravagant live performances
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BIG FUN AT RUN TO THE SUN
Robots, space girls, butterflies and tribesmen cooked up Cornish delight as they ran to the sun to storm the festival that refuses to die! Area 51 characters invaded the resort of Newquay in Cornwall for the impressive Run To The Sun Festival which despite rumours of imminent death, continues to thrive as one of Britain's best annual bashes.
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THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ
We tasked ourselves to create a series of high quality décor and props to whisk you off down the legendary yellow brick road with the key characters in film-quality costumes. Oz is the perfect theme for private and corporate events and is guaranteed to appeal to all ages. The look is based on the 1939 movie adaptation of L Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s book. Its strong visual style provides that essential feel-good factor which event managers seek.
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SCI-FI SUPERNOVA
A galaxy of Area 51 performers detonated an entertainment supernova to help make a major sci fi festival a cosmic success! The extensive 40-strong Area 51 team descended on a North Wales holiday park for the fifth
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HALLOWEEN HORROR ON SECRET PARTY
Clubbers were given the creeps after Area 51 helped transform an old bus depot into a haunted house of horrors at an exclusive party event in the heart of the East Midlands. Area 51 transformed the Secret Party Project Halloween hoedown into a spectre-tacular scare-fest of monster proportions n Nottingham,
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RAVE ON THE WAVES AT BESTIVAL
Area 51 rocked the dock as H.M.S. Bestival dropped anchor at one of Britain's best-ever festival arenas. It was full steam-ahead as shipmates shared the fun in an amazing nautical-themed party at Bestival on the Isle of Wight.
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KANDI HEADS – FANTASY FUN IN IBIZA
Once upon a time a legendary name from Ibiza's clubland royalty needed candy to turn the heads of the party elite and so they called on Area 51 to help. Hed Kandi approached the Warwickshire company to create an elaborate and bespoke collection of stunning set
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CARAVAN OF LOST SOULS AT GLASTONBURY 2013
Area 51 vamped up Glastonbury Festival's 40th anniversary with vaudevillian va-va-voom! The show-stopping travelling circus, the Caravan Of Lost Souls rolled into the festival’s theatre & circus arena for a string of shows that stunned revellers. The caravan is essentially a Victorian box-on-wheels that unfolds into a gloriously Gilliam-like stage set.
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DYNAMO’S DASH OF TIKI IN DUBAI
After a riotously successful performance of Somnambu at Dubai’s World-famous Atlantis Hotel, the Area 51 think-tank had to serve up something really special 12 months later to stay fresh and innovative. And so was born Tiki - a brand new circus devised, produced and directed by Area 51’s Matt Page. It seemed like the perfect place to try out the new presentation!
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WIZARD CONJURES MALDIVES MAGIC
Close your eyes and tap your heels together three times and think to yourself...there's no place like The Maldives!Jet setting holidaymakers at a luxurious hideaway resort in the Indian Ocean followed the yellow brick road to fun in the sun as Area 51 dispatched a crack team of entertainers to the islands for a spectacular Easter experience.
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SPACE-TACULAR SCENES AT SCIFI WEEKENDER
It's a Sci-Fi Convention Jim, but not as we know it! 51 load up the vans and boldly go - to West Wales... We embarked on 2 incredible days packed full of Sci-Fi themed walkabout and truly massive stage-shows
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RICOH CHRISTMAS CIRCUS
AREA 51 brought all the fun of the fair to a famous stadium venue by staging a brilliant Christmas circus inside it! Complete with stunning décor and props, the event at the Ricoh Arena on the outskirts of Coventry
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AREA 51 ROCK WITH DEVIN TOWNSEND
They had the music, script, the idea for the most out-there storyline synthesised by the genius that is Devin Townsend and narrated by the Legendary Steve Vai, however, they needed one more piece of the puzzle, to seek out production company that had the tools to bring this show to life. They found their target and honed-in with laser precision onto Area 51.
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CARAVAN’S GOLDEN SUCCESS AT ZOO
Igor Rasputin revamped his infamous Caravan Of Lost Souls for a children's audience as part of Twycross Zoo's 50th anniversary celebrations. And re-sculpting the kooky caravan into a family-friendly entertainment freak show for all was hailed a success as the spectacular Area 51 show was lauded by public and zoo staff alike during the milestone event at the Midlands attraction.
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MALDIVES GOES BONKERS OVER WONKA’S
Guests at one of the world's most exclusive and elite holiday islands marvelled in pure imagination as Area 51's new Willy Wonka fantasy show created Easter magic! Jet set holidaymakers on the Maldives enjoyed a golden ticket to Roald Dahl's fantasy world as a compact contingent of crack Area 51 performers created a series of shows to dazzle
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RICOH CIRCUS IS SMASH-HIT SUCCESS
When a vintage Victorian circus pitched its tent inside the huge Ricoh Arena for a feast of festive fun at a series of sell-out shows the magic of Christmas truly came alive.
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POSEIDON ADVENTURE IN THE MALDIVES
Area 51 created their own 'Poseidon Adventure' at an elite paradise island resort in the Indian Ocean to help 'sea' in the new year with an injection of glamour and style in front of an audience of A-list celebs!
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AREA 51’S TIKI TRIBE TAKE ON DUBAI
Area 51’s talented team of Tiki themed tribesmen and girls made a dash from Wales to Dubai to entertain the crowds at one of the hottest events on the celebrity calendar. The fiery feather-bound Tiki circus blended ancient ritualistic vibes with contemporary cool to stun the audience.
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BESERK CIRCUS IN HYDE PARK
Area 51 partnered up with Zippo’s to give birth to a crazed and left-field circus held in London’s prestigious Hyde Park. And Cirque Berserk proved to be a huge success at the popular annual Winter Wonderland event.
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