As a professional performance section of the China Shanghai International Arts Festival, the 13th Shanghai International Magic Week will be held in Shanghai from October 29th to November 3rd. A press conference on October 28 revealed that Magic Week will be held once every two ye

As a professional performance section of the China Shanghai International Arts Festival, the 13th Shanghai International Magic Week will be held in Shanghai from October 29th to November 3rd. A press conference on October 28 revealed that Magic Week will be held once every two years from this year to once every year, maintaining professionalism and paying more attention to the public. Magic Week has settled in Pudong for the first time, concentrating performances, lectures, exhibitions, etc. at the Pudong New Area Cultural and Art Guidance Center. Nearly a hundred performances and activities make Magic Week the largest in scale and with the largest number of performances since its inception.

This year's Magic Week focuses on "close-up magic" and covers five major sections: performance, competition, academic, charity, prop exhibition and magic market. The East Theater and Experimental Theater of the Cultural and Art Guidance Center of Pudong New Area, Shanghai will stage ten wonderful performances on three stages. The two major heavyweight competitions "International Close-up Masters Invitational Competition" and "International Close-up Magic Rookie Competition" will start a fierce collision of skills. The judging panel of the competition includes Chairman of the Jury Bian Faji, Vice Chairman of the Jury Andre Baioni, Dominique Donte, Yu Yigang, Peter Ding, Liu Qian, Dai Binchun, etc.

2 years ago, 24-year-old Liu Qian emerged at the Shanghai International Magic Week and won the silver medal in the rookie competition. Last year, Liu Qian returned to Shanghai International Magic Week as a judge, and this year he was invited to serve as a judge again. The "International Close-up Magic Rookie Competition" attracts outstanding players from home and abroad to participate. The youngest magician is only 12 years old.

In addition, the seven magic lecture series provides valuable learning and exchange opportunities for magic enthusiasts and practitioners. During the four-day professional props exhibition, 14 exhibitors from China, Japan, and South Korea displayed the most cutting-edge magic props and technologies. The newly created Magic Market will last for five days and integrates magic stalls, magic transfer stations, and intangible cultural heritage. The audience can deeply experience the cross-border integration of tradition and modernity. Next year’s Magic Week will be renovated with “stage magic” as its core, and the content will be rotated to ensure that Magic Week can bring focused and diverse magic performances to the audience every year.

Magicians use magic to interact with guests

As a frontline activity of Magic Week, the "Magic City Rookie" Shanghai Magic New Generation Training Program themed performance performed about 30 times in various districts of Shanghai. Chinese and foreign magic masters participated in "Art Sky", Magic Market Roadshow, Pudong New Area Roadshow and other people-benefiting performances at Huangpu City Lawn Music Square, Putuo Children's Library, Fengxian Sea Flower Youth Activity Center, Yangpu New Jiangwan Cultural and Art Center and Nanxun Ancient Town Theater and others brought 40 "magic surprises".

On October 28, Andrea Baioni, chairman of the World Magic Federation, announced a cooperation plan between Shanghai International Magic Week and the World Magic Federation (fism) Chinese social media account to enhance the influence and communication of Shanghai International Magic Week at home and abroad.

"International Premium Stage Magic Show" brings together the world's top magicians. The close-up magic show is subdivided into "International Close-up Magic Masters Show" and "International Close-up Magic Elite Show". Belgium's fism2022 stage champion Lauren Pilon, Russia's fism2022 stage technique champion Artem Shuchukin, China’s 2024 12th China Acrobatic Golden Chrysanthemum Gold Award winners Hu Linglong, Cui Yan, Zhang Shuangjian and others will show off their unique skills. Magicians from the United States, Finland, Italy, Brazil, South Korea and other countries will bring wonderful close-up magic performances to the audience.

The judges were awarded certificates

Magic Week was organized by the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Acrobats Association, the Shanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, the Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Shanghai Radio and Television Station, and the China Shanghai International Arts Festival Group Sponsored by the Committee Office, etc., organized by Shanghai Pudong New Area Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, Shanghai Media and Entertainment (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Acrobats Association, Shanghai Circus City, Shanghai Circus School, Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe, etc., Pudong, Shanghai Co-organized by the New District Culture and Art Guidance Center.