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“Mario is a top guy and obviously a very experienced street performer with a lot of great advice to give
over the 3 day course. There was a great sense of camaraderie when we all went on the streets of Cardiff .”
Jasper
"It was Brilliant!!!!"
"I had the opportunity to include what I had learnt from Mario’s workshop….It Rocked!
Thanks
for a Fantastic time, Mario."
Colin "When
I turned up at the course knew very little about street performing...I didn't even have a show. But over the weekend this
changed, I learnt soooo much.
After the first night of 'theory' my head was overflowing with all the information
and ideas presented to us. On the Saturday we began to put the ideas of building a crowd, entertaining a crowd and passing
the hat together into shows, under Mario's guidance. On the Saturday I went from having no show at all to having a complete
show (though it still needs ALOT of work).
On the Sunday, after a run through of the performances, we headed
out onto the streets to perform. It was such a buzz! And it is thanks to Mario that I got out there and did it, not sure that
I ever would without his help (thanks Mario).
Overall it was a very enjoyable weekend
Thanks again Mario ( and everyone else!)"
Aidan
Mario was incredibly helpful with suggestions
for what would work and what wouldn't, and generous with hat lines and ideas for crowd pulling. Without him, I don't
think I'd have dared to go out on the street on Sunday. True, I messed up a couple of things and my hat was somewhat pitiful,
but it was great to have done it and I think I have the foundation for something." “Mario
is a top guy and obviously a very experienced street performer with a lot of great advice to give over the 3 day course.
There was a great sense of camaraderie when we all went on the streets of Cardiff .” Jasper
"Excellent course last weekend under the guidance of Mario. Great
bunch of people who signed up for this.
Mario is the perfect person to lead such a course. He knows how to take
pupil's initial ideas and transform them into something which works on the street.
After the Friday evening
talk and demonstration, the participants were kept focussed on developing their own ideas and rehearsing for 'Sunday Showdown'
on the streets of Cardiff.
He seems a popular figure
of Cardiff. On taking us a to a pub on Friday night we were all promptly invited upstairs to friend's party! On the Saturday
we were all given a 20% discount at his favourite curry house!
Mario is very committed to the cause of delivering
an excellent product. Very noble in this age of the 'fast buck'.
He has so many lines at his disposal.
He could take any trick and mould it into a street presentation. This of course the product of many years as a craftsman of
his trade.
I was on first on Sunday afternoon which was great! Got my show done and could relax and watch the
others. Mario was on hand to offer odd tips and guidance throughout the afternoon. He finished with his own street show which
was great to watch.
Marks out of ten? Definitely ten!"
Thanks Mario.
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