Dominique Major & Martin Varallo

Present
"The Mat Velvet & Charlie Show"
http://www.martinvarallo.com/duo/index.html

:: BIO ::

Martin and Dominique come together with 20 years experience to create a show with the perfect balance of Skill and British comedy.

Martin Varallo
Co founder and partner in Stretch People, UK comedy duo who have created infamous acts and shows which won plaudits world wide. He has also created a successful solo act performed with Cirque du Soleil and Celebrity Cruises world wide. He is an MC for corporate functions and also writes and directs for solo, double acts and Circus Companies.  He gives specialised workshops in physical comedy, creating routines with music and noises, playfulness improvisation and trust building.

	⁃	Cirque du Soleil
	⁃	Pomp, Duck and Circumstance - Berlin
	⁃	Teatro Zinzanni - Seattle and San Francisco, USA
	⁃	London international Mime Festival
	⁃	Vancouver Comedy Festival
	⁃	Belfast International Queens Festiva
	⁃	Celebrity Cruises - Trans-Atlantic, Baltic & Caribbean cruises
	⁃	Honda - Mexico
	⁃	Singapore Tourism Awards
	⁃	MWSCAS & IEEE NNEWCAS conference -Montreal, Canada
	⁃	Sting private party - Florence, Italy
	⁃	Canal City - Japan
http://www.martinvarallo.com

Dominique Major
Creator of numerous trampoline and hand to hand acts. She has been performing the German Wheel for the last 7 years world wide and most recently with Cirque Du Soleil. She has performed world-wide for 20 years with many award winning acts.
	⁃	Cirque du Soleil
	⁃	Formula 1 private party - Austria
	⁃	REMAX
	⁃	Pomp, Duck and Circumstance
	⁃	Canal City - Japan
	⁃	Golden Week - Riverwalk kitakyushu, Japan
	⁃	Theme Park Taegu, Korea
	⁃	Celebrity Cruises - Trans-Atlantic, Baltic & Caribbean cruises
	⁃	Nestle Tour of Mexico
	⁃	Grovesnor Hotel for HRH Duke of Edinburg, UK
http://www.wheelinmotion.com

Both have toured the world extensively performing at the most exclusive venues, festivals and galas. They have recently toured with Cirque Du Soleil and have opened North America's first Gymnastic Wheel club. "Sur Sauts" in their home town of Morin heights, Quebec.

Mat Velvet and Charlie Performance history 2007 - 2008:

Greystones Festival, Eire
Dundas Street Festival, Canada
Thunder Bay International Children's Festival, Canada
New Zealand - World Busker Festival, New Zealand
Edmonton International Street Festival, Canada
Waterloo International Buskers Festival, Canada
Red Deer International Buskers Festival, Canada
Grand Prairie International Buskers Festival, Canada
Shrewsbury Street Festival, UK
IEEE and MWSCAS 50th Anniversary Gala, Montreal, Canada
Christmas Theatre tour Shrine Fantasy Show, Quebec, Canada
Bilbao Festival of Humour, Spain
Toronto Street Theatre Festival, Canada

We have performed for Sting, Stephen Hawking, Sharon Stone,  Alan Cummings, George Lucas, Prince Charles, Tony Hadley, HRH Duke of Edinburg and many more...

:: PRESS ::

Mat Velvet and Charlie Show:
"Stars of the festival" - Greystones Festival, Ireland.
"Our favourite show of the festival" - Cable 14, Canada
"FANTASTIC. In 19 years that's the first time we've had a standing ovation!" - Waterloo Street Theatre festival director commenting on Dominique's performance at the opening Gala.

Dominique Major: 
"Fantastic! You made it look so graceful and effortless... A really beautiful act!" - Tony Hadley, Spandau Ballet
"Elegantly captivates and charms" - The Toronto Star, Canada
"We were ALL blown away!" - Remax International

Martin Varallo: 
"You had us all on the edge of our seats!" - Sting
"Excellent comedian... great charisma and stage presence" - Pomp, Duck and Circumstance, Berlin, Germany.
"Clever and talanted... with carzy physical humour." - Teatro Zinzanni - San Francisco