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THE SWORDSWALLOWERS
World’s Only Male-Female Sword Swallowing Team on Tour! Cool enough for adults; clever enough for kids

Otto & Tarot are The Swordswallowers for your festival or event. This combined thrill show is full of clever comedy and daring-do to please your audiences and keep them coming back. Several different versions are available and customizable to your theme requirements. At Renaissance and medieval faire events they reserve special stunts for your Pub Sing! Over 15 years of combined touring experience from state fair midways to the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC, performing in all sorts of indoor and outdoor conditions makes this an easy team to work with and book. Resplendent hand made costumes give them an original look to dress up your professional performing cast. Never a gross out show, but makes the squeamish squirm…and laugh! Great for all ages! Displays include: fire eating and breathing, whip artistry, swordswallowing and most classic thrill show skills, including the blade box, presented professionally and with comedy! Perfect for your convention or corporate party, contemporary fair or festival, Victorian, Civil War Era, Colonial, Renaissance or Medieval show, The Swordswallowers are the addition to your event everyone will rave about!

NAME YOUR POISON
Entertainment for pirates and landlubbers alike! Rum not included …

Name Your Poison introduces audiences to a pair of perhaps the most inept pirates ever to set sail. This comedy thrill show features Lefty Port, fire eater and whip artist extraordinaire, and Starboard Vail who balances on the edges of sharp swords even as she searches for rum in her tankard. Both treat audiences to an array of death-defying skills and amazing feats that clearly demonstrate their complete lack of seaworthiness. Lefty’s penchant for fire and sharp objects is something no sea captain would want aboard their ship and Starboard’s love of rum is touted throughout the show, making her accurate target strikes with the bullwhip all the more hilarious. Both swallow swords, sabers and a variety of other implements all the while maintaining a witty and affectionate rapport that leaves the crowd, and couples especially, charmed and delighted. Great for all ages, this is a classic thrill show that will bring laughter to even the most salty of pirates on the shore.

OTTO THE SWORDSWALLOWER
Alexander Kensington

Otto Knowbetter who came from a decent family and farm, made some very poor choices in his life and travels, and has fallen to the state you see him today: Namely, showing off his freakish proclivities for a few coppers. He will actually swallow real swords right before your eyes, consume fire as it were so much taffy, and be sure to see why he is known as the human blockhead! Listen for the sound of the whip as he begins his unique displays of skill, comedy and courage in this hilarious original thrill show. Great for All Ages!

THE MOST DANGEROUS BEAUTY ALIVE
Charon Henning

She reveals the impossible as possible. She survives trials of fire, sword and certain death. She’s The Most Dangerous Beauty Alive! and she will charm and delight you. From the world of extreme performance comes a new beauty to guide you through the wonders of the Classic Thrill Shows. She balances on the edges of sharp swords traversing her one-of-a-kind sword ladder, she tames fire with gentle skill, she performs the glasswalk without sustaining a single cut or bruise, and she swallows swords, stove pokers and other implements to the amazement audiences everywhere. If you were ever afraid to see what’s behind the bannerline, you are now invited to be fascinated, intrigued and delighted as you witness Charon, The Most Dangerous Beauty Alive! Suitable for all ages and interests.

TASSEOGRAPHY – A LADY’S DIVERSION
Charon Henning

Tealeaf reading, or Tasseography, is the refined lady’s method of fortune telling, and Lady Lenore is ready to divine your future. A fourth generation mystic of the tealeaves, she invites you for a genteel and pleasant session at her table where she will provide rare insights to help you shape your fate. Loose tea prepared in her teacups becomes a magick mirror of insight and mystery. She will reveal all, and tell all. This is a well-researched first person interpretation, suitable for historical as well as contemporary era events and is pleasing to all audiences. A session typically lasts about ten minutes per person, and a donation is respectfully solicited from patrons, in addition to stipend. Fully costumed to meet the requirements of your contemporary or period event, with all props and light furniture. Suitable for indoor or outdoor settings- Perfect for Taverns, Public Houses, Coffee and Tea rooms, and Market Places. Customizable to your theme or setting. For entertainment purposes only.

THE FORTUNE TELLERS
Alexander, “The Man Who Knows” & The Lady Lenore

Fortune telling is a fascinating diversion for your guests and patrons and is for entertainment purposes only. Discover what the future holds for you from Alexander “The Man Who Knows” as he turns up the Tarot cards and examines your fate. A favorite with both men and women, he provides insightful answers, and sage advice. He comes complete with antique props, velvet covered card reading table and seating. No warmed over 1980’s New Age boutique leftovers, and not a scary Goth shocker type. Dapper and dark eyed, very approachable, sophisticated, and friendly. Lady Lenore shows you the future with the art of tealeaf reading (Tasseography) or with the Tarot cards. She gently gives advice and counsel to all with rare insight and sensitivity. Performs with a completely furnished set of antiques and seating. No New Age obscurities or pop culture “witchiness”. Formally attired, she is elegant and charming, witty and alluring, professional and sophisticated. Average reading takes 10-15 minutes. Book individually or in tandem for savings.