Michael the Magician
Overview
Personalized magic for any occasion. I offer walk-around/close-up magic for weddings, restaurants, dry grads, and other events; family magic shows for birthday parties, banquets, schools, and picnics; as well as stage shows.
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Price range: $300 and up
Languages: English
Gig length: 30 - 180 minutes
Unions: BCTF
What to expect
Close-up/Walk-around Magic - Michael will perform for small groups, moving table-to-table in restaurants/pubs/wedding receptions/parties using items he can carry on him. This includes producing flowers, card magic, coin magic, mind reading/mind control, among others. He will spend a few minutes entertaining each group, and then move on to the next one. Making balloon animals can be added to this as an optional extra.
Children's Birthday Parties - Michael's performance will run from 45-60 minutes, using volunteers from the audience to help in various magical effects including making things appear/disappear, transporting things backwards in time, and includes making balloon animals for about 15 children. Optional extras include floating the birthday child for a photo op, and producing a bunny.
Adult Parties - Michael can do a 30 minute stage show using volunteers from the audience to help in various magical effects including mind reading/mind control, rope effects, and optional "adult" effects. Close-up/walk-around magic can also be added before or after the stage show if desired.
About
Michael is a strange nocturnal creature who is originally from Ottawa, and attended UBC for both his Science and Teaching degrees. He has been performing magic professionally since moving to Vancouver in 1992. Notable performances have included Anne Rice's Hallowe'en Party in New Orleans, Breakfast with Santa at Swaneset Golf & Country Club, Science World, Hallowe'en shows at Henderson Mall in Coquitlam, and Tsawwassen Mills Mall.
Additional booking notes
Close-up/Walk-around magic - No technical requirements. Michael will arrive a few minutes before showtime to get organized.
Children's Birthday or Family show - Michael will arrive approximately 20 minutes before showtime to set up. The performance area or stage needs to be about 6 square metres. Michael has a portable sound system, and wireless mic, but if appropriate he can either connect his mic into the theatre system, or use a provided wireless mic. A chair for volunteers to sit on is required.
Setup requirements
A chair for volunteers to sit on.
I have a portable sound system and wireless mic, but for larger venues I could either connect my mic to the house system, or use a provided wireless mic.