Being Shanghaied – Swiss Ball 2012 Port of Shanghai: Gate to the world March 31 st, 2012 Shanghai, China.

Being Shanghaied – Swiss Ball 2012Port of Shanghai: Gate to the world

March 31st, 2012Shanghai, China

Event Brief

On March 31st 2012 , the Swiss Chamber of Commerce, will host its Annual Ball.

The theme will be “Being Shanghaied – Port of Shanghai: Gate to the World”

Target is to immerse guests into the 1920 world of Shanghai through actors,

props and setup decoration. Starting from a fabulous opportunity to take a

memorable image in front of the 1920 Shanghai skyline backdrop to meeting

sailors, shoe shine, Erhu players and cigarette girls from that time, the

atmosphere created will immerse the guest into 1920 Old Shanghai.

Possible Rundown

Time Activity

6:00 PM Doors Open

6:00 PM Guests arrival and registration - Cocktails and Photo

Opportunities

7:00 PM Door open and Background music

7:25 PM Opening Speech and Toast- Starters

7:35 PM Opening Dance – Shanghai Scenes

7:45 PM Dinner Start –Big Band playing

8:05 PM Charlie Chaplin Sketch

8:10 PM MC announces CEO Awards Presentation

08:25 PM Entertainment 2- 1920 Singer and Ye Shanghai dance

08:35 PM Dinner Continues and Big Band Playing

09:00 PM Contest for the best dressed 1920 style – Mr and Mrs Bund

09:20 PM Big Band Continues

Possible Rundown continued

Time Activity

9:40 PM Lucky Draw

10:00PM Shanghai Broadway– Performance

10:15 PM MC announces Dancefloor

10:20PM DJ plays 80-00 music and interlaces with some 1920ies

11:00PM Second Lucky Draw

12:00 PM Event End – tbc

Entrance and Photo Opportunity

In order to decorate the entrance, backdrop

showing old Shanghai photos will be

displayed in the Foyer to create a fun photo

opportunity.

Foyer Ambiance and more Photos

Foyer entertainment

• Rickshaw driver

• Sailors and Policemen

• Shoe shine

• Old Shanghai furniture decoration

• Quipao girl hostesses

Old Shanghai Music Band

The music will be played an Old Shanghai

Jazz Band creating an authentic old style

feel. This band can interlace performance

and as a background music when guests

are walking in and create the feel that

they entered a 1920 Dance Hall.

Staging

The stage will be designed with old

Shanghai elements using a backdrop and

a screen and design elements and some

old style seating.

Two projector screens on the both side and three backdrops

Entertainment Opening

Shanghai Scenes/ Charleston – Opening Act

Entertainment 2

Charlie Chaplin Impersonator Sketch

Entertainment 3

Old Shanghai Style Singer

And Quipao Dancers- Ye Shanghai

Mr. and Mrs. Bund Contest

A contest for best dressed Mr and Mrs Bund 1920

Entertainment 4

Shanghai “Broadway”

DJ - Let’s Dance

A DJ will bring the event back to “now” combining

dance music from 70ies, 80ies and 90ies with a few

fun 1920 dance tunes for guests to enjoy.

Lucky Draw

Lucky Draw for Sponsored Prices

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