David Copperfield Announces Australian Tour Starting 6 August, 2009
By: Robert Diamond Mar. 14, 2009
After an absence of over ten years, David Copperfield, hailed by audiences and critics alike as the greatest magician in the world, returns to Australia for a national tour from 6 August.
Copperfield has elevated the ancient art of magic to new heights and redefined it along the way. He has vanished the Statue of Liberty, walked through the Great Wall of China, flown through the air and made audience members disappear and reappear in places they would never expect.
Witty, engaging and supremely entertaining, Copperfield's approach to his venerable art has transformed the way the world looks at magic. His celebrated feats and sense of theatre have won "The Magic of David Copperfield" dozens of Emmy Awards and twice led him to be named "Entertainer of the Year." His tours have set box-office records across Europe, Asia and North and South America. He has been honoured with a wax likeness in Madame Tussaud's in London, and is the only living illusionist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was knighted by the French government, receiving the "Chevalier of Arts and Letters" and was recently given an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from Fordham University.
Even as a kid, Copperfield was performing illusions in his home town of Metuchen, New Jersey. He began performing professionally at age 12, and became the youngest person ever to be admitted to the Society of American Magicians. By sixteen, he was teaching a course in magic at New York University.
During his first week of college, he was cast as the lead in the Chicago musical, "The Magic Man". He acted, sang and created all the magic in the show, which became the longest running musical in Chicago history. As a result, he was chosen to host and star in "The Magic of ABC." His performance was so successful that CBS signed Copperfield for a series of specials, beginning with "The Magic of David Copperfield." With each new special, Copperfield created and performed even more mind boggling feats before a live audience, without the aid of camera tricks or visual effects.
Of all his accomplishments, Copperfield insists that his greatest work to date is "Project Magic," a rehabilitative program established in March 1982 to strengthen dexterity and motor skills in disabled patients, using sleight-of-hand magic as a method of therapy. "Project Magic" has been accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association and currently implemented in 1,100 hospitals and in 30 countries world-wide.
Recently, Copperfield joined forces with Dean Koontz, Joyce Carol Oates, Ray Bradbury and others for "David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible," an anthology of original fiction set in the world of magic and illusion. This collection was so well received that a second volume was published, "David Copperfield's Beyond Imagination."
In addition to performing, Copperfield has a passion for preserving the art of magic for future generations. His International Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts is a safe and permanent home for antiquarian props, books and other historical ephemera related conjuring. The museum houses the world's premiere collection of historical documentation and artefacts pertaining to magic, illusion, and the allied arts.
David Copperfield has revolutionized magic. He taken it to heights of artistry and imagination undreamed of by wizards and audiences of the past, combining spellbinding illusions with extraordinary theatre
TOUR DETAILS
TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 26 MARCH at 9am
Brisbane
Venue Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Melaleuca Drive, Boondall
Date & Time Thursday 6 August at 9.30pm
Prices * Gold Reserve $255.60
Silver Reserve $200.60
Bronze Reserve $117.55
* Inclusive of GST. Transaction Fees may apply
Bookings Ticketek Outlets or 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Sydney
Venue ACER Arena, Olympic Blvde, Sydney Olympic Park
Date & Time Saturday 8 August at 8pm
Prices * Gold Reserve $255.60
Silver Reserve $200.60
Bronze Reserve $117.55
* Inclusive of GST. Transaction Fees may apply
Bookings Tickets Outlets or 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Adelaide
Venue Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Port Rd, Hindmarsh
Date & Time Wednesday 12 August at 8.15pm
Prices * Gold Reserve $255.90
Silver Reserve $199.90
Bronze Reserve $1119.90
* Inclusive of GST. Transaction Fees may apply
Bookings Ticketek Outlets or 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Melbourne
Venue Rod Laver Arena, Batman Avenue, Melbourne
Date & Time Saturday 15 August at 8pm
Prices * Gold Reserve $255.40
Silver Reserve $200.20
Bronze Reserve $116.40
* Inclusive of GST. Transaction Fees may apply
Bookings Ticketek Outlets or 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
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