Prepare to be dazzled with tricks and illusions. Italy's festival of magic, "Supermagic 2009", opened on Friday at the Teatro Olimpico in Rome.
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Italy's festival of magic, "Supermagic 2009", opened on Friday at the Teatro Olimpico in Rome.
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From card tricks to mysteriously appearing doves and simple comedy fused with magic.
Some of the best illusionists from around the world performed their tricks during a series of shows for the Italian capital's sixth magic festival.
Card trick artist Juliana Chen - the first Chinese national to have won World Championships of Magic - was among them.
The brainchild behind the event is Sergio Bustric, who is both the festival director and host.
Bustric, an experienced stage and film actor/director with a passion for magic could not resist getting involved himself.
Supermagic director Sergio Bustric said, "I already knew some tricks, I love magic but of course I learned some. You know I think it is a shame to know the trick, because usually when it is a good trick it is a very simple one and it seems easy, but it is not so easy. It's one thing knowing a trick but quite another performing it."