Hire a Quinceanera Magician For Your Celebration

Do you have a vision of David Copperfield appearing at your quinceanera and entertaining all of your guests with feats of magic that mystify and bewilder everyone in the guest list? Can you see yourself as the star of his performance with his good looks and his sexy physical moves as he paces around you before making you disappear? Granted, the chances of you landing him to perform at your quinceanera celebration are practically nil, and you are thinking that a magician is a magician - well, not necessarily so!

Before hiring a magician for your quinceanera first you must realize that the art of magic encompasses many different types. The different types are: grand illusion magic, which is what David Copperfield specializes in, where the magician may make a pretty woman disappear or saws her in half on a huge stage; mentalism magic, where the magician pulls supposed secrets out of the audience members or uses psychic illusions such as clairvoyance, telepathy and telekinesis; cabaret or stage magic, which is usually a combination of just about everything mentioned and uses a small intimate stage but it may be backed up with audience participation, music and comedy; and finally there is close-up magic which is also called "strolling magic" for in this type the magician goes from table to table performing card and other small object tricks using sleight of hand.

There are, of course, magicians who can combine some of these magic types, and therefore may have a better act than other magicians. Some magicians use the audience in hilarious stunts that entail hypnosis. At times, even the quinceanera woman will be used, and even she will often be totally mystified as to what happened and how it happened.

Because this is a quinceanera celebration, caution should be used so that you do not subject your "older" celebrants to a children's magic act with a clown who intersperses his magic with the making of balloon animals. Inquire what kind of magic the magician intends to present now that you know the various types of magic you'll wish to see.

Hiring a magician can bring you a simple act, or a true spectacle - one that uses dancers, special effects, and live animals-to bring you the most cutting-edge illusions possible. Many of these magicians will simply blow away your audience, and you'll hear many comments like "how did he do that"? as they applaud the magician with tremendous gusto.

Good magicians use the Internet to help you book them, and many good ones will have an Internet site where you can watch some of their best illusions on videos that are affixed to their site. Pay close attention to the types of magic they are showing so that you choose one that matches what you envisage.

On such sites, you may also encounter a myriad of feedback left by their happy pleased clients. Read the feedback carefully, again informing yourself as to the type of magic that will be created for your quinceanera and judge if it will fit your audience.

In conjunction with hiring a magician, another thing that you may need to plan carefully is the site of your quinceanera party. If, for example, you visualize a grand illusion magician, make sure that there is a stage large enough for the performance. If the magician handles live animals, make sure that if the performance is held at a restaurant, that the local laws disallowing animals in a restaurant will not be broken.

As with most of the planning of your quinceanera, you will want to make sure that you book the magician early, as good magicians often are booked months ahead. Stay in touch often with the magician as well, emphasizing a "just making sure you have the right date and time" approach.

Chances are that the magician will send you a contract to sign obligating you to pay even if something creates a cancellation of the event, and the magician will also require a deposit representing a percentage of the total cost of the magician's booking. Read the contract carefully, and make any changes to anything that you totally disagree with. Remember that a contract binds both parties.

Magic acts are created to mystify, confound and confuse those watching it, but the hiring of a magician for your quinceanera need not mystify, confound or confuse you any longer. Having read this article, you can proceed to find the perfect magician and eagerly await his act, knowing that you've made the perfect choice.