The Passing Zone: “We are space buffs. We love everything about it. The launches, the landings, the movies, the documentaries, the perspectives of astronauts, the feats of mathematicians and scientists, the anti-gravity, and the twinkling of the stars. That fascination was part of the inspiration behind our space-themed performance piece we call “People-Juggling.”

The Passing Zone reflect on the Apollo Moon Landing Anniversary

The Passing Zone: When John F. Kennedy said, “We choose to go to the moon in this decade, and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard,” he was talking about space exploration. However, that is the mindset of jugglers. We search for the difficult, and set out to master it. “People-Juggling” is a good example of an idea that was big, crazy, unlikely, and different than what other performers were doing. We decided, “we want to juggle people,” and then we chose to accomplish that.

They continue: “Aspire to do the difficult. Embrace it. Search it out, and tackle it. Do something no one has done. Set your sights on something seemingly impossible. It will be the thing that sets you apart from the rest. Is it difficult? Good. Then probably nobody else will bother to do it. You be the one to do it. And we promise, you will stand out.”

Jon Wee and Owen Morse: “It is the ultimate story of risk, dreams, science, and accomplishment. But after you’ve spent hours reliving that event, use the inspiration to set your sights on your own moon landing. Set a crazy goal, maybe one that only you believe in. Then do it. Because it is hard.”

Continuing: “Once we decided that juggling people was our goal, it took us four years to accomplish it. There were experiments, failures, various premises and versions, starts and re-starts. Many thousands of dollars were spent on equipment, consultants, plans, riggers, and eventually a free-standing rig that we could set up anywhere, to perform this piece. Friends volunteered as test subjects. It is the most time and money we have spent, and the hardest we’ve worked, and we are pleased that it finally paid off!”

The Passing Zone

Jon Wee and Owen Morse, The Passing Zone, are one of the most accomplished comedy duos in the nation. They’ve done it by focusing on three success principles- innovation, collaboration and execution. Those same principles can help any group achieve fantastic results, and there is no better way to bring them these key ideas than through The Passing Zone’s hilarious, energetic, and inspiring keynote.

“Houston, we have a… solution!”

Solve your speaker problem with The Passing Zone, for an event that is out of this world!

The Passing Zone’s performances are exciting, and timely. Just like the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, everyone will be talking about that amazing demonstration of teamwork and precision, which is what Jon & Owen’s keynote perfectly demonstrates. In addition, their “People-Juggling” piece is interactive, thrilling, and involves 3 people from your group who will fly around the stage as hero “jugglenauts!”

This keynote goes where no keynote has gone before!

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Grolla d’Oro

Established in 1953, the Grolla d’Oro is one of the oldest and most prestigious arts awards distinguishing the best international artists in film, television, journalism, music and magic.

Former recipents include Gina Lollobrigida, Marcello Mastroianni, Gian Maria Volontè, Andrea Checchi, Vittorio Gassman, Peppino De Filippo, Anna Magnani, Alberto Sordi, Monica Vitti, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Luchino Visconti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Ettore Scola, Ermanno Olmi, Arturo Brachetti, Silvan, David Berglas, Steve Forte, Bill Kalush, David Blaine.

Marco Tempest

Marco Tempest

Marco Tempest is a frequent keynote speaker at tech conferences around the world, a creative consultant at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,  an Accenture Luminary and the Accenture Lead Consultant for Extended Reality, and a Directors Fellow at the MIT Media Lab. Marco is executive director of the NYC MagicLab, a science consortium exploring illusion and digital technology. Applications include media, marketing, entertainment and the prototyping of future technologies via immersive experiences.

Marco is deeply embedded in the tech industry and has regular interactions with product teams in an advisory capacity or as consultant or developer for prototype consumer technologies. He currently serves as an Accenture Luminary and the Accenture Lead Consultant for Extended Reality.

Marco has been invited as a visionary presenter to the “Seoul Digital Forum” and the TEDxTokyo conference and presented his keynote to the xDays Leadership conference in Switzerland.
 
His work is constantly changing as new technologies evolve; Marco Tempest finds captivating ways of turning those advances into compelling illusions.

Corporate Entertainment and Keynoter

Your options are as limitless as Marco’s creativity. Build brand identity. Conduct a virtual demonstration of a new product. Invite audience members into a digital-world of their own design. Whatever the theme, Marco will translate your communication objectives into an astounding and unforgettable performance. Each performance – perfectly styled for your corporate brand and theme – can be of any length and can include astonishing executive reveals and extraordinary opening, closing, and interstitial segments. Enhance your next meeting, whatever the size, with the magic of Marco Tempest.

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Marco Tempest discussed the impact that extended reality can have on economic and societal growth. Tempest also showcased his mini drones during the Fukuoka G20 Young Entrepreneur’s Alliance presentation.

G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance

G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance (G20 YEA)

The G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance (G20 YEA) is a global network of approximately 500,000 young entrepreneurs and the organizations that support them. This gathering builds upon a tradition of collaboration between the world’s young entrepreneurs that began in Italy at the 2009 G8 summit and continued at successive G20 YEA Summits in Canada, France, Mexico, Russia, Australia, Turkey, China and Germany. Each summit releases detailed communiqués to engage the G20 Leaders and other bodies, deepening shared understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship and presenting ideas to advance it.

Marco Tempest

Marco Tempest is a frequent keynote speaker at tech conferences around the world, a creative consultant at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,  an Accenture Luminary and the Accenture Lead Consultant for Extended Reality, and a Directors Fellow at the MIT Media Lab. Marco is executive director of the NYC MagicLab, a science consortium exploring illusion and digital technology. Applications include media, marketing, entertainment and the prototyping of future technologies via immersive experiences.

Marco is deeply embedded in the tech industry and has regular interactions with product teams in an advisory capacity or as consultant or developer for prototype consumer technologies. He currently serves as an Accenture Luminary and the Accenture Lead Consultant for Extended Reality.

Marco has been invited as a visionary presenter to the “Seoul Digital Forum” and the TEDxTokyo conference and presented his keynote to the xDays Leadership conference in Switzerland.
 
His work is constantly changing as new technologies evolve; Marco Tempest finds captivating ways of turning those advances into compelling illusions.

Corporate Entertainment and Keynoter

Your options are as limitless as Marco’s creativity. Build brand identity. Conduct a virtual demonstration of a new product. Invite audience members into a digital-world of their own design. Whatever the theme, Marco will translate your communication objectives into an astounding and unforgettable performance. Each performance – perfectly styled for your corporate brand and theme – can be of any length and can include astonishing executive reveals and extraordinary opening, closing, and interstitial segments. Enhance your next meeting, whatever the size, with the magic of Marco Tempest.

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The Passing Zone developed a special segment that suits this occasion perfectly: “PEOPLE JUGGLING”. In this performance, Jon and Owen turn people into JUGGONAUTS and juggle them on stage in full astronaut gear. This segment was first performed during the quarterfinals of America’s Got Talent, season 11. The Passing Zone juggled three of the judges (Howie Mandel, Mel B, and Heidi Klum) – dressed as astronauts – while suspended in the air. Jon and Owen modified this unique and fun act to suit the particular needs for corporate audiences. Click here for the corporate version of this segment.

Jon Wee and Owen Morse, The Passing Zone, are one of the most accomplished comedy duos in the nation. They are also one of the most versatile!

The Passing Zone focus on three success principles- innovation, collaboration and execution in their keynotes. Jon and Owen have published articles on Teamwork, Work-Life Balance, and Taking Risks in countless industry periodicals including Business People, Special Events, Smart Meetings Networking Times, Financial Executives, Successful Meetings, Home Business, and many more. They were chosen as a Best Bet for entertainment by the Wall Street Journal, and Special Events Magazine named them one of the Hottest 26 Speakers.

They also have been awarded five Guinness World Records and 18 Gold Medals from the International Juggler’s Association. They were recently presented with that organization’s Award of Excellence, for “excellence in the art of juggling through professional performance,” which is the most prestigious award in juggling (essentially the Juggling Hall of Fame), given to only thirteen acts worldwide.

Corporate Shows & Speaking Engagements

Need a KEYNOTE?

No problem! They offer an engaging and energetic keynote experience with solid takeaway content that receives a standing ovation every single time. Their “Teamwork: The Power of Partnership” and “On ICE: Innovation Collaboration and Execution” keynotes have delighted and educated audiences around the world.

Need ENTERTAINMENT?

No problem! They are top notch high energy audience interactive entertainment. Your attendees will have a hard time deciding whether to marvel at the chainsaws flying through the air, hold their breath as they experience seemingly death defying feats of juggling or double over with laughter at their witty dialogue!

Need SCALABILITY?

No problem! If you need to go BIG – they’ve got that! If you need to keep it intimate – it’s not a challenge. The Passing Zone offers Small, Medium, Large performance options for any audience size/any venue from ballroom to theatre & multiple budget ranges.

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The 9th annual Augmented World Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center, was a celebration of Augmented Reality’s progress. The conference featured over 400 speakers on five tracks talking about topics popular, obscure, conceptual, and technical.

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