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Client RepresentationFor more information on any of our clients, please contact Lucy Binns on Big Ape Media International represents the following talent: FLAVIA CACACE - DANCER
Flavia was born in Naples, the youngest of six children and came to England with her family at the age of four. She was six years old when she and her eldest sister joined the local ballroom dancing class. She met her professional dance partner Vincent Simone when they were both taking lessons with the same teacher. They turned professional in 2001 and were the UK Ten Dance Champions for five consecutive years from 2002 to 2006. They are specialists at the Argentine Tango and have become World Champions in the show dance. They also run their own school of dancing throughout the summer at Guildford College. In association with Big Ape Media, we are able to offer dance show cases, corporate dance programmes, workshops and courses for groups of any size or ability. Whether it is a blue-chip company wanting a corporate dance day followed by a gala ball or simply some sparkle adding to an event, with Vincent and Flavia leading a spectacular showcase, we can help you. We have a whole range of different packages available or we can tailor-make one for any event. VINCENT SIMONE – DANCER
Italian Vincent was destined to become a dancer - both his parents are professional Ballroom and Latin teachers. He has taught dancing since the age of twelve. When he moved to the UK at seventeen, he was teaching both here and in Italy for a few years. That's his real passion, the teaching, and he hope this comes across in lessons. He has had great success as one of the professional dancers on Strictly Come Dancing, partnering actress, Louisa Lytton to the quarter-finals and coming second in the final with singer, Rachel Stevens. In 2011, Vincent was partnered with Edwina Curry. JOHN HUDSON - TENOR
Since then he has had many roles for the ENO amongst them, Rodolpho (La Boheme), Nadir (The Pearl Fishers), Alfredo, (in Jonathan Miller’s production of La Traviata) and the Duke Rigoletto). For the WNO he has sung Alfredo and Don Jose and took part in Prince Charles’s 50th birthday celebrations at Buckingham Palace. He has also sung for the Scottish Opera, spent three months in New Zealand with the Auckland Opera where he sang Alfredo and performed the title roles in Ernani and I Due Foscari for the Nationale Reisopera, Holland. Concert performances abroad include Ottawa, Paris, Florence, Frankfurt and Dublin; and in Great Britain venues including the Barbican Theatre in London and Birmingham’s Symphony Hall. John has also appeared on various BBC 3 recordings and was a guest on BBC2’s ‘Viva La Diva!’ with Lesley Garrett, also featuring on her CD, Lesley Garrett. John has played the Cavaradossi (Tosca) at the Royal Albert Hall and the title role in Andrea Chenier at Opera Holland Park. ALEX PAYNE – PRESENTER, JOURNALIST, REPORTER
The theory that nice guys finish last is blown totally out of the water when it comes to Alex Payne. One of the youngest presenters on Sky Sports, Alex is proof that good manners and gentlemanly behaviour are still highly valued assets. In 2005 Alex went with Sky Sports to New Zealand for the British and Irish Lions tour - as a touchline reporter. He created interesting features on life with the Lions, interviewed some of the biggest names in world rugby, as well as following every twist and turn of the on-field drama. On returning to Sky he began presenting for Sky Sports News and was thrown straight into the hot seat - a challenge he relished. SEAN RUANE - TENOR
A life-long Burnley fan, Seán is passionate about sport. In 2005 he bowled over English cricket supporters at The Ashes Test matches with his pre-match rendition of the team anthem, ‘Jerusalem’. Indeed, following The Ashes triumph, Seán was asked to lead the crowd during the team’s victory celebrations in Trafalgar Square. In 2007, he was flown out to Australia to sing at the Sydney Cricket Ground for Shane Warne’s retirement from international cricket. He’s also sung at many international football and rugby matches, including the first England fixture at the new Wembley stadium and for Capello’s first game in charge. RACHEL WADDILOVE - CHILDCARE EXPERT AND AUTHOR
Rachel now runs a Baby and Childcare consultancy service called Rachel’s Babies (www.rachelsbabies.com). This is a hugely popular service for parents who need Rachel's help and advice which she can give by telephone, email or in person with a home visit. Rachel is also available for corporate events, seminars, workshops, PR campaigns and other media projects. Click here to view Rachel's website. |
Italian-born Flavia Cacace first entered the public's conscience in Strictly Come Dancing series four but her most prominent appearance came in the fifth series when she partnered Matt Di Angelo and received the only perfect score of that particular series with their semi-final waltz. They went on to compete together in the live tour and won more shows than any other couple. In the 2011 series Flavia memorably competed with the flamboyant Russell Grant. Each week they thrilled the public with their entertaining routines.
John studied at London’s Guildhall before spending a year with the chorus of the Welsh National Opera (WNO), whereupon he was given a contract as a Principal with the English National Opera (ENO), sparking recognition with his debut from respected critics such as the Independent’s Michael White, “The heartening thing about the cast is the debut of John Hudson, a tenor who sings Macduff with such conspicuous distinction that it becomes a major role. ENO has needed a capacious lyric/spinto tenor with a sense of theatre for a long while. Here at last he is”.
Since becoming a professional opera singer in 2001, Seán has earned rave reviews for his stage performances whilst simultaneously carving out a niche as the operatic ‘voice of sport’. The Lancashire-born tenor has given performances all over Europe, including at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, and has developed a reputation as one of the leading tenors of his generation.
As a mother and grandmother with over forty years experience as a maternity nurse, child-care expert, parental adviser and author, Rachel is one of Britain’s most sought after ‘gurus’ in the care and well-being of babies and young children.