COMPANY FOUNDERS

Patrice MARQUES – Producer

Patrice Fernando Marques is well known on both sides of the Atlantic as an energetic, highly creative producer of spectacular entertainment. His career in entertainment began in 1979 at the Lido de Paris. Five years later he moved to the US and became the production manager for the international touring show Broadway On Ice, featuring Olympic World Champions Dorothy Hamill and Scott Hamilton. He went on to NYC and worked with KL Management managing several US national tours including: David Copperfield, Anything Goes with Mitzy Gaynor, Camelot with Robert Goulet, The King and I, and Phantom of the Opera. Patrice returned to Europe and was responsible for the creation and production of the first worldwide touring show of the LIDO de Paris (Lido La Tournee) and toured the globe for 4 years.

He then went on to produce his own show Paris CanCan, which for over 5 years toured major theaters throughout Europe, Asia, Australia. He has also worked as an independent consultant for Disneyland Paris and for Celebrity Cruise line as a Producer.

For the last 10 years he has been producing shows for three major casinos in Portugal (Estoril, Lisbon, Figueira da Foz), including Toujours Cancan, Sexy Lady, Dance Fever, Hot Legs, Showtime and Flashback and was responsible for bringing renowned productions such as Lord of the Dance, St Petersburg Ballet on Ice, Crazy Horse, Tango Pasion, and Celtic Legends to Portugal. Patrice has now joined forces with UAU International to produce shows such as TANGO PASION, TAP FACTORY and other projects in development.

Vincent PAUSANIAS – Producer / Creator

Experienced as both a dancer and choreographer, Vincent Pausanias has performed in various shows all over the world for 15 years. He is an efficient pedagogue, and has been hired as an assistant choreographer at well-known venues such as the Paris Opéra and Lido de Paris.

Vincent has directed and choreographed numerous shows in France and around the world for Patrice Marques Productions, including “Les Grands Ballets du Music Hall”, “Hot Legs”, “Dance Fever”, “ShowTime”, “La Grande Revue de Paris”, “Hot Summer”, “Hot Winter”, “Hot Season”, and “Flash Back”, to name just a few.
He also directed 500 artists at the football stadium of Casablanca for the final of the TV program “Al Kadam Addahbi”, which was broadcast live on TVM (Morocco’s TV).
Vincent choreographed “Ein Musikalischer Weihnachtsmarkt” and the finale of “Azzuro” for Europa Park.
For Celebrity Cruiselines, he choreographed two shows, “Pulse” and “Ghost Light” for the “Solstice”. He also directed and choreographed the show “Velocity” for the “Silhouette”.

With this extensive experience working with artists from very different backgrounds, he decided to embark on a more personal project which led him to create and produce Tap Factory.