Michael Cantor - The Wizard of the East

A great show of "magic". Always fun with plenty of humor, though it's always about the presentation of magical, quality effects that leaves the audience wondering and bemused.

Michael Cantor is the classic mystery performer and one of the region's premier magicians, whose wondrous entertainment brings golden age talent and contemporary themes to every show. Highly-skilled, personable and unique, his repertoire includes an audience-interactive blend of visual magic, superb sleight-of-hand, mental mysteries, magical lore, and a quick wit. Whether grand illusions on the stage, walk-around magic for corporate and society functions, or private events seeking quality entertainment, Cantor presents the best in magic and mystery.
He's entertained congressmen, senators, generals, rock stars and royalty, and has been featured in media such as The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Fox News, and The Washington Post. Please consider Cantori the Great for your next event for a truly magical experience!

Brief Bio:
Michael Cantor spent his formative years in both our nation’s capital and in Europe, with an exorbitant amount of time sequestered in his father's subterranean workshop, "Dunninger's Encyclopedia of Magic" in hand. He went on to receive a university education in the sciences, while excelling in the martial arts as both a competitor and instructor. He quickly gave up a traditional career path for the art of mystification and prestidigitation while concurrently managing numerous small businesses within the arts, as well as teaching self-defense for various institutions.
In addition to being a full-time performer, Cantor has taught graduate level classes in magic and awareness at the University of Maryland, has read the fortunes of congressmen, senators, and rock stars, and finds the time to design & craft magical apparatus, which he has supplied to some of the finest illusionists in the world.
He continually challenges himself within the magical arts, ever searching for the best routines, insights, and mysteries to share with his audience. Thus, he is an avid historian, author and scholar of theatrical magic, science, health, and mysticism, extending great homage to past masters such as Alexander Herrmann, Karl Germain, Nate Leipzig, Anna Eva Fay, Alexander (the man who knows), Nicola Tesla, and ... well, the list is quite grand.

Cantori offers turn-key shows, from smaller, private parties to larger venues that require appropriate sound and staging.