Liu Qian [LuChen] is the only Taiwanese magician who has been invited to perform in Las Vegas and the Magic Castle in Hollywood.
Currently active in Taiwan, Japan, Europe and the United States. He has been invited many times to
international magician conferences around the world as a guest performer and lecturer in special lectures. Liu Qian is the first magician in Taiwan who has won the most international awards, including the World Magic Seminar Asia magic competition championship
and The "Manipulation of the Year Award"
(Neil Foster-Bill Baird Award for Excellent in Manipulation) issued by the American Academy of Magic, one of the highest honors in the magic world, and so on.
In addition, Liu Qian was voted the Best Foreign Magician of the Year in December 2003 by all
members of the Japan Professional Magic Association. In 2005, his books "Ah! Lost to Magic" and "Ah! Lost to Magic PART 2" ranked on the best-seller list of major bookstores such as Jinshitang, Bloglai, and Eslite for six consecutive years. Set a new sales record for magic
instructional books.
David Copperfield, formerly known as David Kotkin, was born in 1956 to a Russian immigrant family in New Jersey, USA. He had a strong interest in magic since he was a child. This introverted, shy man found that his intelligence won the admiration of his peers, and his confidence doubled. By the age of 12, David was already able to perform magic tricks with proficiency, comparable to professional magicians. Soon he joined the National Association of Magicians and became the youngest member of this world-famous magic organization. In 1972, at the age of 16, David began teaching magic courses to art college students at New York University.
In 1974, after David graduated from Messant High School in New Jersey, he entered Fordham University to study. At this time, the Chicago "Magic Man" operetta invited him to star in this new song and dance magic drama. . David dropped out of college for just three weeks and devoted himself entirely to the creation of "Magic Man". He not only designed and created all the magic required in the play, but also created a style of performing magic with singing and dancing, making this musical comedy unique and becoming the longest continuously performed musical comedy in the history of Chicago. After the performance of "Magic Man", David returned to New York. He perfected and developed his own magic style based on further summing up his experience, becoming a magic star who stood out from his peers. When David was 20 years old, at the invitation of CBS President Fulford Silverman, he served as the host of a new highlight-style TV special program of ABC Radio and Television Company. This program was named "ABC's "Magic", performed by David and fourteen other stars from the ABC Television Network, this novel was welcomed by all walks of life and became the company's most watched program. Since then, David Copperfield's extraordinary magic performances have been introduced to audiences across the United States. Later, David cooperated with CBS to film the series of special programs "The Magic World of David Copperfield". His superb magic skills stunned thousands of TV viewers.
Where does his inspiration come from? In David Copperfield's own words, inspiration came "not only from other predecessors of magicians", but also from people in the entertainment industry, such as rock bands or visual artists. David said: "I once wanted to be a songwriter, and I admire those songwriters because they can create songs about their life experiences, and while using their songs to impress the audience, they can also vent themselves. I I’ve always wanted to create a rock song that will last forever, but now, I create magic “stories” that I hope will impress the audience through what I create now.”
David Copperfield can be called the greatest magician of all time. For more than 30 years, he has exceeded people's imagination time and time again, turning seemingly "impossible tasks" into reality.
With outstanding achievements, David has won the American Television Arts Emmy Award 19 times. The box office and revenue of his performances are even beyond the reach of classic programs such as "The Lion King", "Cats" and "The Ghost of the Opera". His large-scale performance " "Dreams and Nightmares" still holds the Broadway box office record.
In 1968, 12-year-old David Copperfield emerged in the magic world and became the youngest member in the history of the American Society of Magicians.
In 1972, David, who was only 16 years old, taught the "Art of Magic" course at New York University.
In 1974, David starred in the musical "Magic Man" and began creating his own magic.
In 1977, David launched his television career and gradually made the name "David Copperfield" a household name.
In 1979, David played a role in the movie "Terror Train" and showed off his acting talents.
In 1980, David became the youngest artist ever to be awarded "Magician of the Year" by the American Society of Magical Arts.
In 1981, David made a 7-ton jet disappear in full view of everyone. In the same year, United Artists awarded him the "Entertainment Star of the Year" award.
In 1982, David created the "Magic Project" to use magic to treat diseases and improve body sensitivity.
In 1983, in front of a large live audience and 50 million television viewers, the Statue of Liberty in New York suddenly disappeared under David's wand.
In 1984, David became the first magician to sign a long-term performing arts contract with the world-famous CEASAR Palace in Las Vegas.
In 1985, David was elected as one of the "Top Ten Outstanding People in the United States."
In 1986, David crossed the Great Wall, which was "inaccessible to anyone". David and his team members were the first American production team to produce an American television special program in the Republic of China.
In 1987, David escaped from the high-security federal prison in Alcatraz, becoming the first person in history to escape from this prison.
In 1988, David spoke on behalf of the United States at the Seoul Olympics.
In 1989, David successfully escaped from an exploding building.
In 1991, David made an 85-foot-long, 70-ton Orient Express disappear in an instant.
In 1992, David created the classic magic "Fly" and became the first magician to fly without the help of ropes and camera skills. At the same time, the show was also hailed by critics as the greatest of all time. A magic show.
In 1993, in the TV special "Fire of Passion", David escaped from the burning rope tied to his body and escaped from a height of dozens of meters. He then tore up and restored a $1 million collector's card in front of a famous hockey star.
In 1995, David became the only contemporary magician to receive a shining star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1996, David's large-scale show called "Dreams and Nightmares" broke the Broadway box office record.
In 2000, David was named the FISM Magician of the Century and was named a "Legend of the Century" by the Library of Congress.
In 2001, he was able to accurately predict the winning numbers of the German National Lottery...
In 2002, David came to China to perform in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. , setting off an unprecedented magic craze in the country.
David Bryan is a young magician who has become very popular in the United States in recent years. At first, David won plaudits for his street magic. He goes out to the streets to interact directly with the audience, and every magic trick is very surprising. Poker, mind reading... have all reached a state of perfection, and even the whole person is floating~~
But he is not content to be just a street magician, he often challenges the limits of human beings, Do something shocking.
In 1999, he sealed himself in a transparent coffin in Manhattan and spent 7 days and 7 nights with no food and only a small amount of water.
In 2000, he performed another world-record-breaking performance: in front of the public in Times Square, New York, he trapped himself naked from the waist down and trapped himself in an "ice" made of two 8-foot-tall ice blocks. He stayed in the coffin for 61 hours.
In May 2002, he completed a wonderful performance in his magic career in Bryant Park in Manhattan, New York. He climbed a tree nearly 10 stories high but with a diameter just enough to stand on. A person stayed on the column for two days and two nights without eating, drinking or sleeping. Then he jumped off the column and landed safely on a pile of cardboard boxes.
On September 5, 2003, Brian once again challenged the limits of human survival by placing himself in a transparent box 2.1 meters high, 2.1 meters long and 0.9 meters wide, and hoisted it with a crane. , suspended 12.5 meters above the Tower Bridge on the Thames River in London, England, where David Bryan lived without eating any food for 44 days, relying only on two tubes to deliver water and urination.
On May 1st this year, David Blaine looked out from the spherical fish tank at Lincoln Center in New York, USA. David's astonishing move this time was to get into a large fish tank made of acrylic material and live in the water for seven days and nights. Towards the end of the performance on the 7th day, David will also try to hold his breath underwater to break the existing record. David's performances are completely open to the public. Passersby can touch the fish tank, take photos with him, and even chat with him.
Harry Houdini was born in 1874 in Budapest, Hungary, to a Jewish family. As a child, he became interested in magic after watching a performance by traveling magician Lynn. At the age of 17, Houdini and another magic enthusiast founded the "Houdini Brothers" magic troupe. Houdini was only about 1.65 meters tall, with curly black hair and dark gray eyes. Although he did not receive much education, he was physically strong and very enterprising. In 1898, Houdini performed a very challenging magic show - escaping from any pair of handcuffs provided by the audience. He has since expanded his escape skills to include not only removing any pair of handcuffs, but also escaping from most spectator-specified locations.
In 1913, he performed the most famous stage illusion - the water prison escape technique. At that time, his hands and feet were tied and he was suspended upside down in a Chinese-style water prison made of transparent glass and steel, which was filled with water. Three minutes later, Houdini, who had been holding his breath, successfully escaped from the water prison in full view of everyone. Since then, he has undisputedly earned the title of "Escape Master."
Acting as a British and American Spy
October 31 this year is the 80th anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini, a generation of magic masters. It was created by American writers William Kalushi and Larry A new book co-authored by Sloman - "The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero" is released. The author of the book *** consulted no less than 700,000 pages of historical data, and for the first time revealed a little-known side of this world-famous entertainment star at the beginning of the last century - a magician who used his career as a magician as a cover to work specifically for British and American intelligence agencies. of double agents.
When the author of the book was studying the diary of William Melville, the head of Scotland Yard’s Special Branch in the early 20th century, he found that Houdini’s name was mentioned by the latter many times. According to diary records, Melville once provided Houdini with the handcuffs he needed to perform, and personally contacted a London theater owner for Houdini to help Houdini become famous for his famous escape technique. In Chicago, USA, Houdini also successfully performed an escape stunt with the assistance of a local police officer, causing quite a stir. Whether for repayment or not, Houdini acted as a spy for Scotland Yard and the U.S. Secret Service, spying on exiled Russian anarchists and currency counterfeiters, secretly collecting evidence to serve as evidence against the latter.
Retaliation for exposing "witchcraft"
Houdini later noticed a very prosperous industry at the time - channeling, that is, communication between the living and the dead. From then on, Houdini spent the last 13 years of his life embarking on a public battle with the "psychic masters". Using his own original illusion techniques, Houdini could reproduce all kinds of terrifying and mysterious supernatural, levitation and strange noise phenomena created by psychics. Houdini's series of "revealing" performances were well received by the audience, but they also aroused the hatred of those "psychic masters".
In October 1926, when Houdini was touring Canada, a college student named Gordon punched Houdini in the abdomen in the locker room. Later, another strange man punched Houdini in the hotel room. Another sneak attack on Houdini in the hallway. Soon after, Houdini fell ill and suddenly fell ill on stage while performing in Detroit, USA. He was immediately taken to Grace Hospital where he was diagnosed with peritonitis. On October 31, 1926, Houdini passed away. According to popular accounts at the time, the stranger's motive for attacking Houdini was simply to "test his famous fighting skills." However, the new book believes that the strange man was probably a killer hired by those "psychic masters", and it was that man's fatal blow that ultimately led to Houdini's death.