Testimonials
July 2007
To whom it may concern,
I am writing this testimonial in my capacity as the director of the “Surfing The Coldstream” Festival as well as the chairman of The Clarence Coast Cultural Committee & Live Prawn Productions, both non-profit associations. In addition I am also drawing upon over 20 years of experience as an international street theatre performer and 12 years of outdoor festival & event production and management ranging from small local fairs to the Sydney Olympics both in Australia and overseas.
Part of the pleasure of organising large-scale festivals are the various new characters and friends one makes in the process and Donnie Corben was a wonderful find. His unique bamboo yurts were of enormous value to the “Surfing The Coldstream” Festival. These highly originally designed structures provided shade from the sun for workshops and festivalgoers in 2005, and shelter for audiences and the main music stage from severely wet and windy weather in the 2006 edition. Invaluable as they were as instant structures for a multitude of uses, they also provided a great “look” and “feel” to these events giving our festival sites an entrancing visual from a distance.
Donnie has been a great pleasure to deal with. Reliable, punctual and totally self-contained, at both of these festivals he gave so much of himself that he became a very valuable part of our production team.
He fully understands all the various aspects (stage production, environmental, legal, etc) involved in such undertakings. In all honesty I could not imagine running another “Surfing The Coldstream” without his support and ever-positive grin in the vicinity.
Should anyone reading this document require further explanation of anything mentioned, please do not hesitate to visit the websites below or to contact me on either 6646-1457 or 6646-3477 during business hours.
Kind regards
Dom Ferry
Director - "Surfing The Coldstream" Arts/Fringe Festival.
Chairman - Clarence Coast Cultural Committee / Live Prawn Productions
To whom it may concern,
I am writing this testimonial in my capacity as the director of the “Surfing The Coldstream” Festival as well as the chairman of The Clarence Coast Cultural Committee & Live Prawn Productions, both non-profit associations. In addition I am also drawing upon over 20 years of experience as an international street theatre performer and 12 years of outdoor festival & event production and management ranging from small local fairs to the Sydney Olympics both in Australia and overseas.
Part of the pleasure of organising large-scale festivals are the various new characters and friends one makes in the process and Donnie Corben was a wonderful find. His unique bamboo yurts were of enormous value to the “Surfing The Coldstream” Festival. These highly originally designed structures provided shade from the sun for workshops and festivalgoers in 2005, and shelter for audiences and the main music stage from severely wet and windy weather in the 2006 edition. Invaluable as they were as instant structures for a multitude of uses, they also provided a great “look” and “feel” to these events giving our festival sites an entrancing visual from a distance.
Donnie has been a great pleasure to deal with. Reliable, punctual and totally self-contained, at both of these festivals he gave so much of himself that he became a very valuable part of our production team.
He fully understands all the various aspects (stage production, environmental, legal, etc) involved in such undertakings. In all honesty I could not imagine running another “Surfing The Coldstream” without his support and ever-positive grin in the vicinity.
Should anyone reading this document require further explanation of anything mentioned, please do not hesitate to visit the websites below or to contact me on either 6646-1457 or 6646-3477 during business hours.
Kind regards
Dom Ferry
Director - "Surfing The Coldstream" Arts/Fringe Festival.
Chairman - Clarence Coast Cultural Committee / Live Prawn Productions
Hi Don
Just a note to say thank you so much for making our yurt happen for our handfasting. It really made our day magical. All our guests commented on how amazing the yurt looked. Thank you doesn't quite cover how grateful we are that the yurt not only came but how easy you made the put up and take down. We would definitely recommend a yurt to anyone and everyone.
Thank you again..... With kind regards
Clare & Damian Griffin. 23 Mar 2012.
Just a note to say thank you so much for making our yurt happen for our handfasting. It really made our day magical. All our guests commented on how amazing the yurt looked. Thank you doesn't quite cover how grateful we are that the yurt not only came but how easy you made the put up and take down. We would definitely recommend a yurt to anyone and everyone.
Thank you again..... With kind regards
Clare & Damian Griffin. 23 Mar 2012.
Thanks so much for the weekend. You did an awesome job and we loved the yurts.
Vanessa Thompson. Director of Operations, Byron Bay Surf Festival. www.byronbaysurffestival.com
Vanessa Thompson. Director of Operations, Byron Bay Surf Festival. www.byronbaysurffestival.com
We are so happy we decided on the yurts. They looked amazing and everyone commented on them!
Cheers! Jenny Christie. Principal, Priority One Insurance Services Pty Ltd
Cheers! Jenny Christie. Principal, Priority One Insurance Services Pty Ltd
One year on after our wedding & travelling the world we are now back in Australia. Even though this is a very belated thank you we want you to know just how much we appreciated all the efforts you went to in making our wedding look as gorgeous as it did! We cannot thank you enough.
We lost count of the many beautiful comments we received that day about the bamboo yurts. We have and will continue to highly recommend you to friends & family. From the initial contact we had two years ago right through to the wedding day, the experience was absolutely wonderful & we simply could not of asked for anything more!
Warmest regards, Anna & Joe xxx
We lost count of the many beautiful comments we received that day about the bamboo yurts. We have and will continue to highly recommend you to friends & family. From the initial contact we had two years ago right through to the wedding day, the experience was absolutely wonderful & we simply could not of asked for anything more!
Warmest regards, Anna & Joe xxx
“I am writing to send a huge thank you on behalf of the Out of the Box team for your assistance during the festival last month. As always, your service was impeccable, you were able to meet our changing requirements with ease, while installation and removal occurred at a very efficient pace. It is always a pleasure working with you and our team are looking forward to working with you on future events.”
Christopher Horne, Production Manager- Out of the Box Festival 2014, Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Christopher Horne, Production Manager- Out of the Box Festival 2014, Queensland Performing Arts Centre
"Yurts, so much better than a crappy marquee." Jess, Gum Ball, 2012. www.thegumball.com.au