The greatest magicians on the planet are gathered in Paris this Saturday evening at Gagny to try to win the Oscar for magic. The Golden Mandrakes ceremony returns for its 35th edition and Europe 1 went behind the scenes of the event.
The greatest magicians on the planet from Brazil, China, Italy, Canada, Spain and France are gathered again this Saturday in Gagny to try to win the Oscar for magic! The Golden Mandrakes ceremony which hosted David Copperfield for example, returns for its 35th edition.
He had succeeded in making the Eiffel Tower disappear or levitate the Town Hall of Gagny, but the magician Gilles Arthur continues to be impressed by the new generation… For this edition of the Mandrakes d’or, he summoned the best illusionists of the world. “We have associative structures in countries around the world, so each organization sends me a list every year with the great magicians of the country and my role is to concoct a program that is as powerful and eclectic as possible,” he says. -he.
A bewitching evening
From behind the scenes, presenter Maxime Guény’s mouth dropped several times when faced with improbable numbers. “Women cut in two, exceptional levitations, mind-blowing transformations, Solange Kardinaly gets millions of views with her acts. In the snap of her fingers, she changes her outfit a dozen times, it’s incredible,” he explains. -he to Europe 1. From trying on express dresses to mentalism, including card tricks… this evening promises to bewitch you!
