Your Itinerary for a Magical Evening
Close-Up Pre-Show: Your evening begins at 7:15 PM with an up-close-and-personal magic experience. We welcome the audience in small groups into our intimate close up room, where you will be joined by one of our resident prestidigitators. In this intimate setting, our magician will perform feats of skill and dexterity mere inches in front of your face. After our 15 minutes of close-up magic, you are welcome to relax in the bar and lounge and enjoy our liquid refreshments before the evening’s main event begins.
Main Stage Show: At 8:00 PM, the main stage is illuminated and our featured performer dazzles you with their world class magic. Our Main Stage is where we showcase today’s BEST Professional Magicians. We carefully curate our cast of performers from the top magicians not only in LA , but those from around the globe as they pass thru on tour. Each week we spotlight different performers, so there is always something new to see. Our main stage amazement runs for approximately 60-75 minutes.
Learn more about our Featured Performers below.
Illusion Bar Magic: Join us at our newly renovated bar after the Main Show. Our wine list features over 35 different wine labels — almost all available by the glass. We offer a varied selection of beers for our guests who prefer hops over grapes. After our magician-bartenders serve your beverage of choice, they will settle in and demonstrate their magical abilities for you one-on-one.
About Joan Dukore
Joan Dukore was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii where she began her performing career as a ballet dancer. Loving playing cards first got her started in her world of magic. Upon moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, she got a job at Caesar’s Magical Empire, the premier venue for magic in Las Vegas at the time. During this time she not only made appearances at various corporate events, but also performed for Celine Dion’s vow renewal reception.She currently can be seen at the Venetian Hotel and Casino and performs periodically at the Magic Castle in Hollywood.
About Arthur Trace
Highly acclaimed by his peers as “one of the most unique acts in the world of magic today,” said R.G. Smith, Executive Show Director of The Society of American Magicians; Arthur Trace is only the eighth magician in the history of magic to be awarded The International Brotherhood of Magicians Gold Medal. In 2006 he became a FISM award winner at the World Championships of Magic, and in 2007 Arthur was awarded the “Best Cabaret Magic” award at The World Magic Awards. In 2015 and 2016 the Academy of Magical Arts nominated Arthur as the Stage Magician of The Year, and in 2018 the same organization nominated him as Parlour Magician of The Year.
About Illusion Magic Lounge
Illusion Magic Lounge (formerly Magicopolis) is a premiere showcase for magic in Santa Monica. Each week we host different award winning magicians from around the world — including Magic Castle performers!
We host a variety of magic shows and events in our 150 seat theater and dazzle audiences in our close-up space for sleight-of-hand magic. We are home to a wine bar with magicians and a magic shop (so you can take some magic home with you too!)
At Illusion Magic Lounge we love to host special events, birthday parties, buy-outs, and more. Contact us to learn more.
For more information about Illusion Magic Lounge please visit our website.