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Dan Bastianelli: Deception

Following sell-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2023 and 2024, award-winning magician Dan Bastianelli brings his close-up magic experience to MagicFest on 29th & 30th December!

Dan Bastianelli: Deception

About Dan Bastianelli: Deception

29th Dec 2024 to 30th Dec 2024
1.30pm
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43 - 45 High Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1SR
£14 / £12 conc.
Event organiser/part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival
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Following sell-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2023 and 2024, award-winning magician Dan Bastianelli brings his close-up magic experience to MagicFest, which he visited as a young boy and where much of his love for magic began. Dan will combine his masterful sleight of hand with personal stories to create an incredibly intimate magical experience.

Age 8+

★★★★ “Perfectly performed magic” – World Magic Review
“Dazzling” – Edinburgh Evening NewsEdinburgh Magic Circle’s Sonny Day Close-Up Magic Champion 2023

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