FantasyBox

Hello followers we are back! And we wanted to address our agency’s stance on Black Lives Matter. We did not post a black square last week - not out of not supporting this cause, actually quite the opposite. We have multiple business platforms where we have been extremely vocal about the issue, also our director has set up the charity where 100% of all profits from t-shirts sold are being donated to BLM so please check that out.
We have noticed that a lot of agencies & events companies have either completely ignored the issue, or have posted a black square then gone back to business as usual. Or offered some generic statement of support. We did none of the above and here is why: we have always, and will always support black performers. You just need to scroll down the feed of any agency’s Instagram to see if they really are committed to diversity. Do you see a sea of white faces or do you see a mix of people from all backgrounds?
That being said, some agents are having great conversations with us and performers to see how they can be committed to being more diverse and supporting black talent in future. They recognise the issue and are trying to correct it. We suggest the following to agencies:
•Don’t only cast black performers for a specific theme e.g “urban”, “street” or “tribal”. Cast them regularly for any dance, multi skilled or other job. Have a diverse range of looks on all the regular jobs you give out.
•If you don’t have a lot of black performers on your books, this means your clients aren’t seeing black talent on your website and social media and therefore can’t request these performers. So take this downtime we are having now to actively seek out a more diverse range of black talent for your books.
•We understand that sometimes clients ask for a specific look and that’s ok! But when they don’t, try to cast a diverse mix of performers and don’t feel you need to “warn” clients that for example they will be getting a black dancer or model, it shouldn’t need to be addressed. We need to normalise having black artists across all types of bookings.
Thanks for reading, please add more suggestions below! 🖤✊🏾 @ London, United Kingdom

We require an awesome female fire duo to perform 1 x bespoke 5 minute choreographed fire show for an evening event in Manchester on Saturday 4th April. The theme is Carnival and we will give you a song to use.
Show time TBC will be between 8:30-10:30pm and will be confirmed closer to the date.
Manchester locals preferred or anyone who can travel there at low or no extra expense.
Fee £200 per person.
Please email [email protected] with recent photos and also videos of yourself performing fire with various different equipment. Do not inbox on facebook as these will not be checked.
Thank you!