Magic Up Close

Daniel Garcia is the most beloved and respected behind-the-scenes magic consultant in the world. He has helped famous magicians around the globe to design, produce and execute televised miracles. When AGT, the BBC, David Blaine or Kendrick Lamar need something impossible to happen, they call Danny. But what kind of magic does he do when the cameras aren't rolling? This five-show run at 69 Atlantic...

One of our goals at 69 Atlantic is to expand the public perception of what sleight of hand can mean by presenting a variety of magical entertainment. In that spirit, we've invited avant-garde visual artist, Jay Gilligan to Brooklyn to present his mind-blowing show "Stories About Gravity." Jay is a creative hero to many in the variety arts. His work is experimental, thought-provoking and usually, e...

Mac King is a revolutionary magician who rose to fame because of a trick so difficult almost no one manages to pull it off: he is hilarious and astonishing at the same time. Mac's tricks are so good and his humor is so natural. He is wise and kind and sophisticated, even though he plays a yokel on stage. When Mac walks out in a baggy plaid suit and the first thing he says is, "Howdy," most of the...

In Spain, card magic or “cartomagia” is a kind of religion and Dani DaOrtiz is the reigning high priest. He is the kind of outrageous folk hero who inspires awe and devotion from followers around the globe and many make pilgrimage to his native Malaga just to meet him. Dani is the winking fool, the drunken master, sloppy and chaotic with cards falling to the floor and everyone laughing until the m...

Welcome to Magic Up Close - fascinating chats with artists from around the globe. We're thrilled to kick off this series with one of our favorite performers on the planet, Zabrecky. To know Zabrecky is to love Zabrecky. For the uninitiated, Zabrecky is strange, spooky, funny and, let's be honest, sexy like a diamond. He doesn't do a traditional magic show, more like a surrealist celebration of sto...