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"Tonight was so beyond amazing! My son laughed so hard, watching him was worth more than millions"

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"Karl performed at my wedding & various parties we've thrown over the years , absolutely amazing act , very professional. Would highly recommend him to anyone wanting to have their mind blown. Comparatively you'd have to mix Derren Brown with Pen & Teller with a smidgen of Paul Daniels ."

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"I like your performance on 7th October. It was amazing.. "

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"Thank you so much for performing at our Christmas party you was incredible. We’re all trying to figure out how you do your tricks. Can’t wait to continue working with you in the new year. Kindest regards Adam - Apple Europe"

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"Serendipity is what you’re aiming for in Edinburgh: a happy discovery out of the blue. Yes, it sounds like a paradox, like “expect the unexpected”. But up here, you must not just expect it, but welcome it. So if you hear, for instance (in a genu-ine example from a few years ago), of a 15-minute musical about a stewardess called The Jolly Folly Of Polly The Scottish Trolley Dolly playing in a minor venue towards the bottom of the Royal Mile, well, it’s not much time or money, so you’ve nothing to lose by taking a punt on it. And if you’re staggering across the Royal Mile in the small hours and meet a crowd of drunken loud¬mouths, wait for a couple of minutes before writing them off: it could be comedian Arthur Smith’s legendary Alternative Walking Tour. This event, though, is now in semi-retirement following an incident in 2000 when the reeling mob was mistaken for a bunch of nocturnal anti-Ann Widdecombe protesters (no, honestly), which led to the arrest of comic Simon Munnery for assaulting a police offi¬cer . . . “assaulting” in the sense of getting in the way of the cop’s body- charge. (Munnery’s tried and acquittal were amusing, too, but took place outside Festival season.) The true Edinburgh expe-rience is being knocked side-ways by a show, trying to explain it to others and real-ising that there’s no way you can do so and still sound remotely compos mentis, such as the piece about 10 years ago which consisted of a Hungarian woman in a sealed Perspex tank, per¬forming a dance routine whose duration and moves were limited by the available air in the box. If I were to say that last week I was affected beyond words by a Polish theatre company singing the ancient Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh in the strange polyphonic harmonies of southern Albania, you’d no doubt wonder whether I’ve been getting enough sleep lately. Yet Chronicles: A Lamenta-tion by the Piesn Kozla com-pany is a remarkable piece admirable and impressive, though hardly shattering. And then, walking away from the venue a few min¬utes after it was over, I had to stop in my tracks: I was fighting back tears, for no reason I could identify. Somehow the piece had bypassed the conscious areas of my mind and tapped into the well of basic emotion. Harrowing stuff. But the main discovery of the month so far is altogether more joy-ous: a bunch of Ukrainian paper-tearing clowns: Around 1990, Italian “ori¬gami impressionist” Ennio Marchetto was the hit of the Fringe, performing a series of mime impersonations while wearing amazingly intricate costumes he had constructed out of card¬board. Marchetto returns this weekend for the first time in several years, but he may find his thunder already stolen by the Mim-I- Richi company and their show Paper World. Not that their show is as painstakingly designed . . . dean me, no. They sim¬ply tear loads of plain paper up and play with it. And I mean loads: possibly around an acre of the stuff per show. You walk into the theatre, see a huge paper backdrop and think, “Ah, that’ll be the climax of the show.” Not a bit of it: it’s already in shreds after half an hour, and the fun keeps coming. Mim-I-Richi’s discovery is a simple one: tear paper, crumple it up, and you can pretend it’s just about any-thing: a football, a baby, a maneating monster, what¬ever. It’s the same sort of aesthetic which has informed many of designer Julian Crouch’s projects in the UK with Improbable Theatre, but more endear¬ingly ramshackle. Also like Improbable, Mim-I-Richi relishes the spontaneous and unexpected; it’s that shared delight in the moment which is at the heart of the best clowning. The players go to great lengths to involve the audience in their show, and are happy to take ideas and run with them, even when the “idea” is an uncontroRa- ble little boy in the front row who won’t stop flinging balls of paper back at them. For this isn’t enforced audience participation of the “let’s pretend we’re having fun” kind. The four perform-ers manage to get hundreds of people in the Pod Deco’s main space all pratting about gleefully like kids in a playground; they create an atmosphere of free play that is intensely liberating, and make sure that every single person in the house is car¬ried along. All that without a single word of dialogue. People by the hundred are discovering Mim-I-Richi up here, but that doesn’t make the joy of serendipity any less when you find them yourself."

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"We recently had the opportunity to work with Ian and he is a class act all of the way. Fabulous magic presentation coupled with an attention to detail. Our super heroes had so much fun incorporating IANS MAGIC into our routine . We can't wait for more magic to come! -Yelp Review 5/9/2016"

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"...well that was some voodoo magic! 10/10 would recommend again! Bizarre tricks and an awfully splendid time well spent!"

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"Dante is extremely professional! He arrived early to setup to on time for the time slot we booked him. We were at the park and he was well prepared for the atmosphere. Great show! Kids and adults were entertained! Truly a wonderful idea to book him for our daughter's first birthday! She was so engaged to watch his show too. Definitely worth having him on your next party!"

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"Harry put on a fabulous show and got everyone in the audience involved! I was at a table with 9 women and they were either crying from laughing so much or just giggling most of the night. We’ve been to Las Vegas quite a few times, including 2 trips this year alone and I don’t remember any show being in the same league as Harry!"

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"Just wanted to drop you a quick note thanking you for the work you did at our wedding. It was a brilliant day (thanks to the weather gods as well for that!!) and everyone who I have spoken to who sat with you loved the result and the experience, including Sarah and I."

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Thank you :-)

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"I met Ian on the set of “Britains got talent”, his genuine and dedicated approach to the art form of magic was captivating. He is honest and funny and his technical ability is profound. Such a well rounded magician ! Don’t miss out"

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"Greg was the entertainment at our company awards ceremony this year and he did a phenomenal job. Everyone is still talking about how much fun they had. He did a great job and added a fun energy at our event. If you hire Greg for your next event you will not be disappointed!"

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"Pol Dance Art delivered a high, visually impressive performance for our corporate event. The presentation, costumes and choreography were of exceptional quality. The fire act was executed safely and professionally. A reliable and premium entertainment choice."

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"Your shows were absolutely amazing. Everyone enjoyed it."

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Thank you very much

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"A TRULY AMAZING PERFORMANCE AND PRESENCE! WE HAVE HAD JOHN APPEAR AT A NUMBER OF THEME CRUISES AND CHARITY EVENTS. HIS PERSONABLE CHARM AND AMAZING RESEMBLANCE OF SEAN CONNERY AS JAMES BONDS 007 IS REMARKABLE AND THRILLS THE AUDIENCE WHO CLAMOR FOR PICTURES AND AUTOGRAPHS WITH AND FROM HIM! HE MAKES ANY EVENT THAT MUCH BIGGER AND BETTER!!!"

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