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The world's top magicians will get up front and personal with
Chinese audiences later this month. Different from the big stage
illusions performed by David Copperfield, close-up magic is
performed with the audience close to the magician, possibly in
physical contact. It relies mostly on sleight of hand to realize
skilful manipulation of cards, coins and other props.
"In recent years, with many famous stage magicians, such as
David, coming to China to make performance, Chinese audiences are
already quite familiar with the stage magic. But they rarely have
chance to feel the high level of close-up magic performance," said
Lin Jian, vice-president of China Acrobats Association.
He hoped the masters could ignite the Chinese passion for magic
before the 2009 World Magic Championships to be held in Beijing,
the largest magic festival in the world and organized by Federation
of International Magic Societies (FISM).
Some world well-known close-up magicians are invited to come to
Beijing.
Lennart Green from Sweden is one of the best card magicians in
the world and has lectures and performed in more than 20
countries.
Dan LeFay from the Netherlands is a magic artist with a very
distinctive style, almost treating close-up magic as if it were a
small stage show.
Armando Lucero has been performing magic in Las Vegas for many
years. His card system and matrix coin work are praised by everyone
that has seen them.
The magic all happens at the Beijing Exhibition Centre Theatre
on October 31.
(China Daily October 13, 2006)
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