Three Spark! performers drumming on a mirrored ballroom floor, lit electric blue, screens glowing behind them.
Corporate events

Corporate entertainment your guests will remember

Spark! is a live show: driving drumming and playful illuminated characters that come through your guests and take the stage. Bang, we are in: a short, high-impact set, and nothing for you to rig.

See Spark! in action

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The soundtrack is ours, written for the show, played in the show.*

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* Some acts put stock tracks or other people's songs over their videos, which has always puzzled us. If you're not hearing the show, what are you hearing?

In the running order

Four ways to use Spark! at a corporate event

Spark! performers drumming down a runway between dinner tables, lit magenta, guests turning in their seats.

The opener

Lights down, drums from outside the room, five illuminated characters through your guests and onto the stage. Eight to twelve minutes that wake up an entire conference.

Five Spark! performers lit green, drumming beside the dinner tables in a hotel ballroom.

Between courses

The surprise nobody saw in the running order. Short, loud, joyful, and gone before the dessert.

The Spark! cast on the stage of a company dinner dance, one performer lifting a glowing drum.Photo: Simon, PaparazziVIP

The awards lift

A burst of energy between award segments that resets the room and sends the next winner up to a crowd on its feet.

A Spark! performer drumming beside a standing crowd at a company party, blue light and haze.

The move

Guests carried from the drinks reception into the main room, or from the main event into the party, with a static set at each end.

These are a flavour, not the full list. Spark! is shaped around your event: the room, the running order, the moment you want people to remember. Tell us what you have in mind.

Three Spark! performers close up in a ballroom, masks and illuminated drums glowing gold and white.
Easy to host

At home in any venue

Ballrooms, hotel function rooms, conference centres, exhibition halls, arenas, and the grounds and marquees of summer events. Because the sound and the lighting travel with the performers, there is no rig to hire, no cabling across your stage and, usually, no extra production cost. Quick on, quick off, and the stage is clear for whatever comes next. Spark! has performed for corporate audiences in more than 40 countries.

We've worked with

Google Microsoft Samsung Volkswagen Dropbox LinkedIn H&M Audi Volvo
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What organisers say

I had person after person after person come up to me afterwards, all absolutely full of enthusiasm for what they'd seen. Everyone was still talking about it the next morning.

Abi Downham

Seco Tools conference, Blackpool

They were great to work with, very professional and kept our guests very entertained. Watching their rehearsal, we could see exactly how much their performance was going to contribute to a very slick opening to the ceremony.

Event organiser

Business Moneyfacts Awards, London

I was completely mesmerised by your outstanding energy and sound. Outstanding entertainment, and what a drumroll to be announced winner to. You made our night.

Jacqueline Graham, guest

SELECT Awards, Glasgow

They certainly opened the conference with a bang, and the leading of the delegates downstairs was a real spectacle and achieved more than what we thought was possible.

Emma Simpson

Unit4 conference, EICC Edinburgh

Planning questions

Answers for indoor corporate bookings. Outdoor and street shows work differently: see festivals and outdoor events.

How long is the show?

Every show is shaped around the event, and we will always suggest what we think will land best for yours. In our experience a high-impact indoor opener runs 8 to 12 minutes. We can go shorter, or a little longer if the show is also moving your guests from one space to another. These lengths are for indoor corporate shows; outdoor and street shows work in longer sets, covered on the festivals and outdoor events page.

Where in the running order does Spark! work best?

Loads of places, but these are the ideas that come up most. As a high-impact opener: the room goes dark, the drums start somewhere outside it, and the performers arrive through your guests and onto the stage. As the surprise between courses or just before the speeches. As the lift between award segments, a short burst of energy that resets the room. And as the move that starts the party, taking everyone from the main event into the party room. Moving guests from one space to another is something we do particularly well, because the whole show travels with the performers, so it can be bookended with a static performance at each end.

What do you need from us on stage?

Nothing, apart from a clear space to perform in. The sound and the lighting are built into the show and travel with the performers, so there is no rig to hire, no cabling across your stage and, usually, no extra production cost on your side. We are quick on and quick off, and the stage is clear the moment we finish, ready for whatever comes next. High impact, zero footprint.

What space does the show need?

A clear stage area of at least 6m x 4m if you are using a stage, and any reasonably large room: a ballroom, banqueting suite, exhibition hall, hotel foyer or conference arena. There is usually somewhere for the show to go, whether that is the stage, the dance floor, around the tables or, very often, a combination of stage and dance floor. Clear space is the thing that matters.

Can you perform with a lectern on the stage?

Ideally not, but we can work around fixed items on stage if we know about them in advance and can plot the show around them in a brief rehearsal. The usual fixes are simple: the next speaker uses a radio mic, or the lectern waits off stage and comes on just before they do.

What do we need to provide?

A space to prepare the show. Because everything is self-contained, that preparation happens off stage, in a secure room of around 6m x 6m close to the performance area, with tables, chairs, a large mirror and running water nearby. Beyond that: parking for one large van, access to the preparation space five hours before the first performance, and a hot meal for our team of six. Where on-site catering is not possible, a meal buyout works just as well. That is genuinely about it: the show is self-contained and easy to host, and we do not need a great deal from you. The full technical specification is available on request.

Can you match your lighting to our brand or theme?

With a little notice, yes. The main parts of the show can be lit in your brand colours, and we have built custom endings around an organiser's own screen content. The characters and costumes stay as they are; organisers with a strong theme use the performance as the high-energy moment inside it.

Can you play along to a track we choose?

We perform original live music with very tight choreography, and in our experience that is where the impact comes from. Playing along to a track you choose is possible, but it needs extra rehearsal beforehand for the cast to learn the music and the choreography, so talk to us early.

Who is the technician on the quote?

Our director. They drive, liaise with your team on the day, look after the lighting and the costumes, and do every job the performers cannot once they are in costume and make-up. You do not need to provide a lighting technician, and ours will not duplicate anything your AV team is doing.

How many performers are there?

Five performers and one technician as standard. The five-piece packs a remarkable amount of punch and works even on the biggest stages. For bigger events and budgets, seven to ten performers are available, and for thoroughly epic occasions the show scales up to fourteen.

Do you need a rehearsal?

Ideally we walk the performance space and run the show through three to four hours before we perform. Because the show is self-contained, there is usually no sound check to fit in. If a rehearsal is impossible on the day, we can generally manage without, provided the space meets our specification.

Can our presenter be part of the show?

Yes, and it is a lovely way to hand over. The final hit of the show can be played by your next speaker or presenter, which makes a natural segue into whatever follows and a talking point for the rest of the night. We need five or ten minutes with them beforehand to run it a couple of times, and it helps if they are a confident sort.

Can we see the show before we book?

The showreel on this page is the best place to start. We keep full performances off the open web, for the simple reason that the show gets copied, but tell us about your event and we will share more video of the moments that match it.

What does it cost, and how quickly will you reply?

Every event is different, so we quote per booking. Send the date, the venue and the running order and we will come back as soon as we can with availability, a fee and a note of what we need on site. You are talking to the company that makes and performs the show.

Let's do this

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Send the date, the venue and the brief. We'll come back quickly with ideas and a quote.

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We reply within one working day, usually much sooner.

Prefer to talk? Call +44 (0)345 257 1753 or WhatsApp us · spark@worldbeatersmusic.com