Entertainment Special Events Coordinator

NANNETTE BARBERA

*** ********* ***., **** *****, CA 90803

702-***-**** • *******@*****.***

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Type of Work: pecial Events, Entertainment Director, Casting, Talent Scout,

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Themed Productions

President of three production companies, 30+ years producing 100’s of shows

● High Steppin’ Productions, 11 years

● Dancing to the Hitz, 9 years

● iCandy, 7 years and iCandy Clothing, 1 year

● Talent scout and booking for “Star Search” “85” “86”

● Produced/Choreographed and booked all talent for in house room casino

promotions for MGM, Mirage, Monte Carlo, New York New York,

Tropicana, and the Las Vegas Hilton

Typical Producer Duties

● Choreography: create original and trendy dance and acrobatic and aerial

production numbers.

● Rehearsals: run and schedule rehearsals, training line captains,

production manager, company managers,

● Casting talent: auditions, review dancer DVDs, specialty acts, star

headliners, singers.

● Drafting contracts and talent negotiations.

● Costumes design, sketches, set designs, sketches and assist with

execution.

● Buyer of all fabrics, accessories, and notions.

● Music design: selection of perfect matched songs for the elaborate

costuming, singer’s tracks, with precise editing of accents.

● Set design: drawings, conception, and overseeing the execution.

● Connecting with agents and managers, booking all talent.

● iCandy hand bags designed and created from scrap materials from past

and present shows, each handbag is a one of a kind creation.

● Over 30 different hand bags, satchel, tote, clutch, eye bag, in the iCandy

collection.

● Scripting including concepts, formats, for over 500 productions

● Developing videos, photo sessions, websites social media and brochures

for the company.

Recent Marketing Projects

● Created original and unique casino marketing promotions i.e. Harley

Davidson River Run, Sammy Hagar’s salute midnight madness.

● Employee talent shows and competitions, Christmas Parties and

Halloween themed promotions.

● Over 50 NYE promotions for Harrah’s St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago,

Ak Chin, Las Vegas Hilton, Flamingo Hotel & Casinos.

● Dance contests for various casinos.

● Over 30 themed employee talent shows and contests.

● Created the most successful casino promotion in a showroom for Las

Vegas Hilton anceMania” hich was broadcasted locally.

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● Harrah’s NFL cheerleaders, Halloween and Christmas parties, strolling

talent, showgirls for slot promotions.

● The Next ar Star ost, dancers, judges.

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● Creating andy Dealers arty Pits.

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● iCandy “Tee” girls hosting golf events.

● iCandy Clothing line, a store or kiosk in pool area, hotel and casino.

● iCandy Pool parties and bathing suit fashion shows

● In Search iCandy talent contest

● Concepts to drive customers to the production and casino

Early Dance Experience

● Age 4: started dancing, parents were dance instructors

● High School – major dance, student teacher

● Alameda J.C – 1 year

● Alameda School of Dance, 10 years

● Age 18: Traveled to Lake Tahoe to dance in first show

● Teacher Certificate Dance – Malibu Studio By the Sea, 2 years

● Lake Tahoe Middle School, 2 years

● Age 30: shifted focus to producing and choreographing shows and forming

3 production companies

Recent Work References

Richard Langlois, Ph: 702-***-**** James Owen, Ph: 314-***-****

Senior VP of Marketing, Las Vegas Hilton Dir. of Entertainment, Harrah’s

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