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This exhibition of sleight-of-hand artistry is no ordinary magic show. This is a “mind-numbing, jaw-dropping, eye-opening” kind of experience. Using the most ordinary of objects, award-winning performer Maestro Dale leads his audiences on a guided tour of the impossible and absurd. With skills developed from his studies in Magic, Musical & Shakespearian theatre, and comedy. Maestro Dale causes the ordinary to come alive with the most surprising results in each of his performances.

Designed for intimate spaces, audience members attending performances of Close Up (Strolling or Table Magic) have the rare opportunity to join the Maestro “onstage” with the performer and witness miracles almost in their laps. With almost every seat a “front row seat,” audiences are ensured the closest vantage point yet they will be unable to believe their eyes. An interactive experience, members actively participate in the performance, making every show unique. With his engaging personality, Maestro Dale explores the magical world around him, inviting audiences to share in the magic.

“Magic happens in our minds.” Maestro Dale says. When we are young, everything we experience is magic. As we grow older, logic dictates our life and we lose the sense of fascination with how amazing the world really is. The magic doesn’t leave our life; we outgrow it and put on blinders to its very presence. It hasn’t left us — rather we have left it. It is the job of the conjurer, the wonder-worker, the seer and the magician to help us perceive that which we have learned to ignore. Magic inspires wonder and creativity; and for a brief moment, reminds us how much we don’t know and how much we have left to perceive. It often reconnects us with the inner child buried within ourselves.  Best of all – it’s fun.

An entertaining mix of theatre, sleight-of-hand, comedy, and storytelling, Close Up Magic offers the audience a chance to leave the mundane world behind and enter a magical realm where Cards, coins, ropes, dollar bills and many other things all seem to take on a life and personality of their own — Right in front of your eyes, or even within your own hands!  Maestro Dale can make an object float mid-air right in front of you, or make that playing card you just signed appear in unexpected places, show you cups that have a seemingly inexhaustible supply of balls appearing under them, how certain sticks change colors, how playing cards and coins switch places, or disappear, only to remerge impossibly, and that nothing is what it seems.

He is one of the finest entertainers in the realm of Close-up magic performing for community and corporate events, restaurants, private parties and virtually any situation where intimate magical entertainment is required. His warm, personal and interactive style can break the ice and garner a positive response in any setting. He specializes in making sure that his target audience has loads of fun and experiences the mystery that the power of magic can bring. Be it a private party or corporate business event, Maestro Dale can fit the bill. Whether your event is for adults, children, or both – try Maestro Dale for your next special occasion.