As the "professional performance section" of the Shanghai International Arts Festival, the 13th Shanghai International Magic Week will be held in Shanghai from October 29th to November 3rd.
Launching Ceremony of the 13th Shanghai International Magic Week
Since its inception, Shanghai International Magic Week has become China and even the Asia's magic demonstration and "benchmark". This Shanghai International Magic Week is a new starting point. It has been changed from the original biennial event to an annual event. While maintaining the professionalism of magic, it pays more attention to its transformation into a popular one.
This Shanghai International Magic Week will be held in Pudong for the first time. The main performances, lectures, exhibitions and other venues will be concentrated in the main venue: Pudong New Area Cultural and Art Guidance Center.
It is worth mentioning that Magic Week has added a new highlight this year that is closer to the public - the "Magic Market" section. The Magic Market will last for five days, integrating magic stalls, magic transit stations, and intangible cultural heritage into an interactive experience, giving more people the opportunity to understand and fall in love with magic.
Magic Week implements a rotation system in which one year focuses on "stage magic" and the other year focuses on "close-up magic", aiming to ensure that every year's Magic Week can bring you focused, rich and diverse magic performances.
This year's Shanghai International Magic Week focuses on "close-up magic" and covers five major sections: performance, competition, academic, charity, prop exhibition and magic market. A total of ten wonderful performances will be staged on three channels at the East Theater and Experimental Theater in the Cultural and Art Guidance Center of Pudong New Area, Shanghai.
Live magic interactive
Two heavyweight events, the "International Close-up Magic Invitational Competition" and the "International Close-up Magic Rookie Competition", bring together the world's top magicians and emerging forces to start a collision of skills. The "Newcomer Competition" attracted many outstanding players from home and abroad to participate, including many young magicians as young as 12 years old.
The judging panel of this competition has a luxurious lineup, bringing together top figures in the magic world, including the Chairman of the Jury, Bian Faji, the Vice Chairman of the Jury, Andre Baioni, and many internationally renowned judges: Dominic Tang Te, Yu Yigang, Peter Ding, Liu Qian, Dai Binchun.
A large number of outstanding young magicians have emerged in previous Shanghai International Magic Week competitions. 22 years ago, Liu Qian, who was only 24 years old, made his mark at the Shanghai International Magic Week and won the silver medal in the Rookie Competition. Now, Liu Qian, who has grown into a magic master, returned to Shanghai International Magic Week as a judge last year, and this year he was invited to serve as a judge again.
In the performance section, the highly anticipated "International Premium Stage Magic Show" will bring together the world's top magicians. At the same time, the close-up magic show is also subdivided into the "International Close-up Magic Masters Show" and the "International Close-up Magic Elite Show", which brings together magic masters and elites from all over the world. Including Belgium's fism2022 stage champion Lauren Pilon, Russia's fism2022 stage technique champion Artim Shuchukin, China's 2024 12th China Acrobatic Golden Chrysanthemum Gold Award winners Hu Linglong, Cui Yan, Zhang Shuangjian, etc. . In addition, there are top magicians from the United States, Finland, Italy, Brazil, South Korea and other countries.
In addition, the four-day professional props exhibition has invited a total of 14 top magic props exhibition exhibitors from China, Japan, and South Korea to showcase the most cutting-edge magic props and technologies. The 7 magic lecture series will provide valuable learning and exchange opportunities for magic enthusiasts and practitioners.
In addition to the main performance activities, as a cutting-edge activity of Shanghai Magic Week, the "Magic City Rookies" Shanghai Magic New Generation Training Program themed performance has performed a total of about 30 times across Shanghai. Chinese and foreign magic masters will also participate in "Art Sky" and other people-benefit performances at Huangpu Lawn Music Square, Putuo Children's Library, Fengxian Sea Flower Youth Activity Center, Yangpu Xinjiangwan Culture and Art Center and Nanxun Ancient Town Theater, etc. Let the art of magic enter public life.
With nearly a hundred performances and activities in total, this Shanghai International Magic Week has become the largest in scale and with the largest number of performances since its inception.
Shanghai International Magic Week event schedule
In addition to the intense competition, this Magic Week also planned an international jury tour to Pudong. The judges will go to Shanghai Center, Shipyard 1862, Lujiazui Riverside "Wangjiang Inn" and other famous Pudong tours. Landmark cultural buildings, visit Pudong and see Shanghai.
At the press briefing, Andrea Baioni, Chairman of the World Magic Federation, introduced the cooperation plan between Shanghai International Magic Week and fism’s Chinese social media account, in order to enhance the influence and communication of the Shanghai International Magic Festival at home and abroad, and jointly contribute to the global Magic art lovers bring multi-dimensional and multi-level artistic experience and interactive communication.
As a fixed brand project of the "Professional Performance Section" of the China Shanghai International Arts Festival, one of the highest-standard and highest-level international magic week events in China, Shanghai International Magic Week not only carries the important task of promoting the development of magic nationwide, but is also committed to bringing Shanghai to the forefront. Shaping it into the pinnacle stage of global magic art.
This Magic Week is 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 Culture and Tourism Bureau, the Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Shanghai Radio and Television Station, China Shanghai International Arts Festival Organizing Committee Office, etc. Sponsored by the Shanghai Pudong New Area Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, Shanghai Media and Broadcasting Performing Arts (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Acrobats Association, Shanghai Circus City, Shanghai Circus School, Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe and other units, the Shanghai Pudong New Area Culture Co-organized by the Art Guidance Center.
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