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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