Tántalo Hotel/ Kitchen / Roofbar Grand Opening

A night packed with entertainment to tantalize the senses.  The Grand Opening Event of Tantalo Hotel / Kitchen / Roofbar by Blesso Properties of New York, produced by the Miss Moss productions team included art, music and performances by Panamanian artists in the hottest new platform for creatives in town.

Inspired by the funky New York art and fashion scene, we created an evening with a brand new vibe for Panama City, where guests were able to enjoy the unique "Boutique Art Hotel" concept were the exclusive guest list was invited to explore the 12 rooms of the hotel each uniquely designed and installed by local artists, coordinated by local artist Mariery Young.

With something to cater for all tastes, performers included Diego Bowie, who created an installation as a commentary on current online policies, and a contemporary circus aerialist show in the atrium by La Tribu. We also combined electronic sets from popular DJ's including the K.E.E.N.E, DJBBOYRYTHMX, Gisso Oro and Murli with live performances from an acoustic solo performance from Jason Marcus and the Jose Andres Santana band which were all enjoyed by hip guests who knew how to party in style.

With the key always in the details, we also worked with Tantalo to provide unique presentation ideas for serving their food, which included serving guests from artist palette platters with color representing the artists paint mix and fish and chips served in mini cones.  Perrier water was served in Martini glasses packed with pink cotton candy from trays draped in bright colored belts provided by Crimsonette.

We gave the event a dress code of 'funk it up' to encourage people to express themselves and break away from the usual 'cocktail' dress code seen here for launches in Panama. We wanted the hotel to be a place were hip and cool people have the freedom to dress creatively as they would in the New York scene.

Artists included: Cristo Allende, Gladys Turner, Javier Arrocha, Juanantonio Tarté, Mairena Briones, makeshift:NOW, Mariery Young, SUMO, Samyrum, Sarah Tyler, Stuart Hooper and Yanneth Albornoz.

The event was platform for a few select brands that support original statements in an innovative way and together we developed sponsorship packages that involved creating an interactive experience with the brand.

We worked with Heineken to create the idea of a DJ table made from upturned trash cans to provide a unique representation of their brand that is also socially responsible. They also installed a green robot made from recycled beer crates to sit on the Roofbar, thus showing that their brand as creative, artistic and environmentally conscious.

Ketel One Vodka installed a photo wall for the guests to receive printed photos to take home and  Crimsonette Accessories provided body painted models draped in their jewelery to our liquor sponsors to capture the crowds attention in a creative way. 

Samsung models walked through the hotel taking photos with their new Galaxy tab, and guests could sign these with the neon pen and upload the photos to social networks, thus blending technology with creativity.

We loved working on this project because Tantalo gave us an opportunity to push our creative boundaries and produce a different style of event where we could Tantalize our guests all evening. A special thank you to Adam Rosenberg and Matt Blesso for sharing this experience with us and  supporting all our ideas and concepts.

Photos Stuart Hooper