About this Event
Close-up magic is the most intimate, most unnerving kind. There's nowhere to hide — the magician is right in front of you, and the impossible still happens anyway.
The International Magic Close-Up Show brings together seven of the most celebrated close-up artists in the world for an evening that will rewire your sense of reality. Jonathan Burns — dubbed "Extremely Funny" by the New York Times and twice named Variety Artist of the Year — brings his one-of-a-kind blend of comedy, contortion, and magic that has left audiences on The Late Show and America's Got Talent completely speechless. Jonathan Levit, private magician to some of Hollywood's biggest names, delivers the kind of sophisticated sleight of hand that has made him one of the most sought-after performers on the planet. Andi Gladwin — co-founder of the world's largest magic company, Vanishing Inc., and the subject of the 2026 Tribeca Festival documentary Stealing Magic — brings a performance career that has taken him from presidential inaugurations to Penn & Teller's green room, where he walked out having fooled them. Paige Thompson is a triple threat — illusion, stage, and close-up — whose work at the Chicago Magic Lounge and appearances on Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Masters of Illusion have made her one of the most exciting performers working today. Aaron Fisher, author of The Paper Engine — considered a seminal text for card magicians worldwide — brings decades of mastery to bear on material that has influenced an entire generation of performers. You simply won't believe what the wunderkind Ari Zarret brings to the close-up table - artistry and excellence far beyond his age. And Chris Korn, known to 74 million viewers from his international television series and billed as the King of Close-Up Magic, closes the circle on a lineup that simply doesn't happen every day.
This is magic at its most personal, its most precise, and its most impossible. Family-friendly and open to all ages. Doors open at 3:00 PM, showtime at 3:15 PM.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Marriott St. Louis Airport, 10700 Pear Tree Lane, St. Louis, United States
USD 31.51
