MS No. 4 - Jubilee

Twenty years of Close Up Night deserve a celebration. Three artists have continually evolved and met challenges that sparked creative new acts. In this jubilee show, they share these innovations with their audience. Expect a special evening filled with new, unusual and moving illusions that will surely make you question your own mind!

Unlike the unique table-theatre shows, this format features no round table. Instead, an intimate and stylish salon-theatre with tiered seating. Yet all 65 guests (maximum 82) experience the magic up close - a nod to the golden age of salon magic. Entertaining. Engaging. Astonishing.

Discover the Close Up Night artists from a completely different angle. The performances are more elaborate than the table-theatre shows and therefore perfectly visible from every seat. Unusual presentations experienced rarely from such proximity.

The founder of such evenings was French illusionist and automaton constructor Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805-1871). In the mid-19th century, he opened the Théâtre Robert-Houdin in the old Palais Royal, where he enchanted Parisian audiences at his Soirées Fantastiques with elegant tricks, optical illusions and mental magic. Rather than the traditional garb worn by street performers, Robert-Houdin chose stylishly contemporary clothing and created an elegant aesthetic that particularly appealed to intellectual audiences. Although Robert-Houdin worked as an illusionist for only eleven years, he shaped the appearance and style of magic for generations to come.

Duration: 80 minutes (no intermission) with Torsten Pahl, André Kursch and Matthieu Anatrella

Venue: Feldschlößchen Stammhaus ("Saal Hamburg", 2nd floor)