Welcome to the website of
Award Winning Illusionist –
Chris De Rosa.
Celebrating 32 years of magical performing experience! From graceful classical magic to death defying illusions and effects. Presenting Magic and Illusions for a 21st Century audience!
From London’s West End to 5 Star Cruise Liners!
Stage & Close up
Whether it is a large illusion spectacular or even close-up miracles for your dinner guests. Chris De Rosa offers the very best in magical entertainment!
Design & Build
Also an accomplished illusion designer and builder to celebrities and high profile performers!
About Chris
Chris De Rosa presents The Art of Illusion with spectacular Award Winning illusion and over 21 years of professionally performing illusions in countries all over the world for audiences of all ages.
Chris has been weaving his magic in Casino Revue Shows, on Luxury Cruise Liners, Corporate Events, Theme Parks, Holiday Villages, Trade Fairs and Television.
As well as an established performer of magic, and member of The Magic Circle, Chris De Rosa also builds and designs bespoke illusions for other productions and performers.
During his career performing The Art of Illusion, Chris has performed in various venues internationally. Since being given a magic set from the age of 11, he began his journey into the world of magic, following a great family tradition of more than 120 years. His Great Uncle, Kirkland the Magician, being one of the worlds only Blind Professional Conjurers, appearing in Music Halls in the late 1800’s. With this as inspiration in mind, The Art of Illusion was born!
His first theatrical appearance at the age of 16, being in the famous Scottish variety show, The Gaiety Whirl in Ayr, followed by a summer season in Butlins, also in Ayr, Scotland, UK. By now he was firmly established as an accomplished professional, working aboard cruise liners by the age of 18. He went on to win British Magical Champion of Illusion, awarded by the world’s largest magic convention and has appeared in several magic conventions in front of his peers since!
Working as an illusionist has also brought some evan more unusual jobs too! Working as Assistant Stage Manager, Magical Consultant and Puppeteer in The Sooty Show Live! And making a cast of 36 dancers disappear, in a live New Year show broadcast from Hong Kong to the whole of China!
So whether it’s appearing in Hong Kong for 1 night or to starring in his own Casino illusion production show in Portugal’s Algarve for 7 months. The Art of Illusion is in constant demand as a first class entertainment act!
Chris De Rosa has actively been involved in regularly building illusions from concept through to the finished product. He has created illusions for many celebrity performers to enhance their stage shows as well as designing full illusion shows for theatre productions, theme parks and casinos, where Chris provided all of the stage illusions and effects for these shows.
More recently he has acted as Illusion Technician and Production Assistant for The Illusionists Live 2013 European Tour. One of 2014’s highlights was working in The Illusionarium, the World’s leading illusion show at sea aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines, The Getaway, more info can be found on the next page! He also returned to The Illusionarium for 2015 and was involved in the install of The Illusionarium 2.0!
Services
Shows & Performaces
Chris De Rosa can offer his act The Art of Illusion in many different ways.
The most commonly performed formats are as a 10, 30, 45 minute, or 1 hour show.
Bespoke performances can also be arranged, for example, as a product launch or themed event!
So whether it is close-up miracles for your dinner guests or to have a CEO magically appear, we can provide that “something special” that will have your audience and guests talking about it for weeks to come!
Services
Consultancy
Magic Consultancy/Technician
Chris De Rosa can offer a complete service of designing and building illusions and effects, servicing and maintaining props and as a leading magic technician, for you and your productions.
Whether it be advising on when and where to place an effect in a performance or even just what would be a suitable illusion for a magical effect!
SERVICES
Design & Build
The Art of Illusion has its very own workshop in a secret location where illusions are built, tried and tested. Every attention to detail is taken to mystify and enthrall our audiences. Using the best materials and the latest technology in illusionary development.
Magical props are also in constant demand for the pantomime season. This service involves creating a magical effect that can be slotted into a scene for a pantomime for that spell binding moment!