magician kevin spencer, who performs with his wife cindy, is … · 2014. 12. 3. · contrary to...
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Magician Kevin Spencer, who performs with his wife Cindy, is known for his showsthat mix magic with comedy and drama. PHOTO COURTESY OFSPENCERSMAGIC.COM
By JUSTIN [email protected]
The Spencers: Theatre of Illusion has redefined magic with rollercoasters of fun and jaw–dropping illusions at the EKU Center for the Arts.
The stars of the show, magician Kevin Spencer and his wife and assistant Cindy, are known forbringing magic to life with mixtures of drama, comedy, romance and suspense.
The Spencers have been named Performing Arts Entertainers of the Year for six years in a rowand have also been named America’s Best Entertainers twice, making them one of the biggestmagical acts in the business.
Kevin and Cindy stand out more than any other magicians in our generation with theiroriginality and chemistry as they deceive millions of people with new spins on tricks andspectacular illusions. Contrary to other magicians, Kevin reveals his secret to the audiencemembers with his upfront confession that they will be tricked into thinking the illusions arereal. Even though the audience knows the truth, it doesn’t stop them from scratching theirheads as they try to figure out how the illusions are performed.
The acts include the traditional sawing a woman in half, walking through a brick wall (whichwas inspired by the famous magician Harry Houdini), using ESP on the audience members, anddriving spikes through a 10-year-old boy.
An illusion called, “Invisible Woman,” has Cindy disappearing and reappearing but adding newtwist than what’s been used in the past. The audience members are granted access to how thetrick is performed, but they are tricked yet again because it’s revealed another illusion wasperformed.
The final act of the show set the tone for the performance. The act, called, “Wind Shear,”intrigued most of the audience with its dramatic music and dark lighting as they watched Kevinsuccessfully go through a huge fan of whirling blades.
Kevin exclaimed “Don’t try this at home,” while the audience watched with anticipation andamazement.
The Spencers engaged the audience numerous times with their likable personalities. Anaudience member was asked to help out with an act and as the young man selected from thecrowd emptied out his pockets and Kevin answered with a joke about not trusting magicians.
The show had many simliar jokes and while the humor was corny, but laughable, the chemistrybetween Kevin and Cindy was undeniable and it alone could have carried the show.
In addition to traveling the world and performing illusions, the Spencers also use magic tricksas a healing factor to rehabilitate patients through a program they have co-founded called,Healing Power of Magic. The program helps people with disabilities to learn a magic trick tohelp boost self-esteem.
Most recently, The Spencers have also been named International Magicians of the Year,ranking them with fellow magicians, Doug Henning, Harry Blackstone, Jr., Penn & Teller,
David Copperfield and Criss Angel.
To find out more about The Spencers: Theatre of Illusion and where their next stop is, visitwww. spencersmagic.com
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