◆A corporate New-Year party held at Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers
At a corporate New-Year party of about 100 guests held at Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers, a stage magic show by magician YOURI was performed.
The challenges unique to a New-Year party with a wide range of ages
For this corporate New-Year party, the age range was broad, and there was a request to make the performance one that every participant could enjoy.
A company's New-Year party is not only a place for employees to mingle but also an occasion to share the start of a new year. For that reason, rather than simply adding a lively bit of entertainment, it is important to naturally set the tone of the whole event and create a flow in which participants can easily converse with one another.
At the same time, a New-Year party is an event where the temperature of the performance is difficult to gauge. Turn it up too much and it feels out of place with the atmosphere of a formal corporate party; keep it too quiet and it fails to stay in participants' memories.
For a corporate New-Year party of about 100 guests held at a hotel venue like this one, stage magic, which easily gathers everyone's attention and lets a wide range of generations share the same time, can be considered a well-suited format.
◆Why stage magic suited this corporate New-Year party
At a corporate New-Year party, there is often a need to bring the room together from early in the event.
Right after participants take their seats, or just as the mingling begins, the mood tends to be split table by table, and a spark is needed to create a sense of unity across the whole venue.
Because stage magic uses the stage at the front of the venue to gather everyone's attention in one place, it is a performance that makes it easy to create a shared experience even at a hotel party of about 100 guests.
By sharing the same surprise and laughter, common topics emerge across positions and ages, making it easier to lead into the conversation that follows.
Easy to create a sense of unity early in the event
The early part of a New-Year party is a time when tension among participants still tends to linger.
At a corporate party in particular, participants from different departments, positions, and age groups gather in the same venue, so it can take time before natural conversation begins.
By placing stage magic in the first half of the event, a stretch of time is created in which participants look in the same direction and react to the same moments.
This time as well, once the show began, surprise, laughter, and applause spread across the whole venue, and the calm room gradually shifted into an atmosphere with a sense of unity.
A formal performance that fits right in even at a hotel venue
At a hotel venue like Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers, the performance is also expected to carry a certain dignity and sense of reassurance.
At a corporate New-Year party, prioritizing flashiness alone can leave an impression that does not match the purpose of the event or the makeup of the participants. That is why the ability to command attention firmly at the right moments, while staying in tune with the atmosphere of the venue, is important.
Because stage magic can be developed toward the whole venue, it is a format that is easy to build into the flow of a hotel party.
The value of a magic show at a corporate event lies in being able to create a flow that participants can enjoy naturally, even within a formal space.
◆The effect of original magic using the company logo
In this show, an original piece of magic incorporating the company logo was also performed as an element befitting a corporate event.
By working the company logo into the performance, it can be impressed upon participants not as mere entertainment but as a special moment prepared specifically for that event.
A New-Year party is an occasion to share the start of the year. Within that, a performance featuring the company logo is a structure well suited to conveying a sense of unity as a company and anticipation for the new year to participants.
The ability to create scenes that stay in photos and memories is also part of the appeal of original magic at a corporate event.
Naturally expressing the character of a corporate event
At a corporate party, how the host company's character is woven into the performance is important.
There are also ways to convey a corporate message through video or speeches, but by incorporating the company logo into the magic, an event's unique elements can be expressed more naturally.
Original magic using a logo is a performance that is easy to use at a company's New-Year party, anniversary event, award ceremony, networking gathering, and more.
Because it can impress upon participants a corporate milestone or message while delivering surprise, it makes the event as a whole easier to remember.
◆The value of adding a magic show to a hotel New-Year party in Yokohama
At corporate New-Year parties held at hotels in the Yokohama area, magic shows are chosen for aims such as bringing the whole venue to life at once, drawing participants closer together, and creating time that leaves an impression.
Stage magic in particular comes across well even at events with many people, and by making use of the stage at the front of the venue, everyone can share the same experience.
At a corporate party of about 100 guests like this one, gathering the mood, which tends to be split table by table, to the stage once makes it easier to build the flow of the whole event.
Conversation arose naturally after the show, and the venue shifted into a genial atmosphere, which suggests that the magic served as a spark leading into the mingling in the latter half of the New-Year party.
A wide range of generations can share the same surprise
At a corporate New-Year party, participants of various positions and ages, from junior employees to senior staff, gather in the same venue.
For that reason, the performance needs to be content that anyone can easily understand and enjoy, rather than aimed at a particular generation.
Magic is a performance that can be enjoyed through visual surprise and the reactions of participants, without relying too heavily on verbal explanation.
When laughter and applause arise from watching the same moment, it easily becomes a shared experience that transcends age and position, which is a great value at a New-Year party.
◆Available for corporate parties in Yokohama and the wider Kanto area
Magician YOURI is available for traveling performances at corporate events, corporate parties, New-Year parties, networking gatherings, anniversary events, and more in Yokohama and across the Kanto area, including Tokyo and Kanagawa.
As a magician with extensive television experience, YOURI can discuss structures tailored to your aims, from formal corporate events at hotel venues to glamorous party production.
In addition to stage magic like this, proposals tailored to the character of your event, such as interactive magic and original performances incorporating the company logo, are also possible.
Because the performance can be adjusted to the venue size, number of participants, program content, and makeup of the audience, another reassuring point is that you can consult from the earliest stages, such as "When should we add the show?" or "Would a stage performance be a good fit?"
Performance design tailored to your corporate event
At a corporate event, it is important that the performance not only enlivens the venue but also fits the overall flow of the program and the intent of the host.
For a New-Year party, it means making a bright impression of the start of a new year. For an anniversary event, it means making a company's milestone memorable. For an award ceremony, it means setting the tone of the whole venue while putting the recipients in the spotlight.
For a performance by magician YOURI, you can discuss a performance tailored to the purpose of the setting, whether a corporate event, ceremony, hotel event, or party.
When you want to create a sense of unity even in a large venue, or when you are looking for a magician you can book with confidence even for a formal setting, stage magic becomes an effective option.
Because the performance can be adjusted to the venue size, number of participants, program content, and makeup of the audience, another reassuring point is that you can consult from the earliest stages, such as "When should we add the show?" or "Would a stage performance be a good fit?"
◆For those considering a New-Year party or corporate party performance in Yokohama
For planners thinking, "We're looking for a magician who can handle a New-Year party in Yokohama," "We'd like to add a performance that won't feel out of place at a hotel venue," or "We want a corporate party that a wide range of ages can enjoy," a magic show is an effective option.
At corporate New-Year parties, networking gatherings, anniversary events, award ceremonies, and hotel parties, challenges such as worry over whether the venue will come alive, wanting to bring participants closer together, wanting to ease the mood after a ceremony, and wanting to add a performance that leaves an impression tend to arise.
For a performance by magician YOURI, you can discuss the best-suited performance, tailored to the content of your event and the conditions of your venue, including stage magic, interactive magic, and original performances incorporating the company logo.
If you are a corporate planner who wants to heighten the sense of unity in the venue from early in a New-Year party, please feel free to get in touch. Even at a stage where the details are not yet decided, we will propose magic that is easy to incorporate with confidence, tailored to the venue size, the makeup of the audience, and the program.