Close-up magic performed at a private dinner

Charlotte

Charlotte Magician & Mentalist

Banking rooms, understated and hard to read

Matteo Cammisa · Magician & Mentalist

Matteo Cammisa performs in Charlotte as a magician and mentalist for corporate events, club dinners, weddings and private celebrations — close-up magic at the table, nothing required from the room. Bookings from $2,500.

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What a Charlotte evening looks like

Charlotte is a banking city second only to New York, and its event culture reads like it: client dinners in Uptown private rooms, awards evenings at hotels, member evenings at the country clubs from Myers Park out to Quail Hollow. The register is understated — rooms that would rather be quietly impressed than loudly entertained.

That register suits table work. Nothing is announced, nobody's dinner is interrupted, and the performance arrives as a surprise inside the evening rather than a billed act on the invitation. Ten guests at a time, between courses, inside the evening's own manners.

The client dinner deserves the honest sentence: everyone at the table knows why they were invited. A genuinely impossible moment resets that dynamic and gives the hosts a conversation that is not the pitch — which is why finance rooms, here as in New York, book this format more than any other.

The wedding market runs from Uptown venues out to the vineyards and estates toward the mountains, with cocktail-hour close-up as the natural booking.

Close-up magic for seated guests

What can be booked in Charlotte

Close-up, guest to guest

Close-up, guest to guest

Matteo moves through the room during drinks or dinner and performs for small groups at a time. No stage, no microphone, no soundcheck — the whole show happens at arm's length.

From $2,500

Mentalism set piece

Mentalism set piece

A seated, focused piece for the full room, built around thought, choice and influence rather than props. Runs 20 to 30 minutes and works as the pivot between dinner and the rest of the evening.

From $2,500

Stage show

Stage show

A full theatrical set for a seated audience, with close-up work projected live to screen where the room is large enough to need it.

On request

Why it works in this market

Discretion first: no branding, no volume, no guest made the joke — in a room of bankers and their clients, that judgement is the product.

Nothing needed from a private dining room or a club that has no AV and no interest in acquiring any.

Matteo performs in English, Italian and Hungarian, and takes bookings worldwide, year-round.

Matteo Cammisa is a member of The Magic Circle in London, of FISM — the international federation of magic societies — and of the Society of American Magicians. Twenty years of performing, more than 500 events, over 30 countries.

Watch — Matteo Cammisa X Million — live at a private celebrity event

In the room

Matteo Cammisa performing close-up magic for guests at arm's lengthA cascade of playing cards mid-flight during a close-up setGuests reacting to a close-up magic moment at a formal eventMatteo Cammisa performing a mentalism piece at close rangeA signed playing card revealed between guests

Frequently asked

Who is the best magician in Charlotte?

That title cannot be self-awarded honestly. The checkable record: Matteo Cammisa is a member of The Magic Circle in London, of FISM and of the Society of American Magicians, with more than 500 events across over 30 countries and corporate clients including Heineken USA. For a premium Charlotte corporate evening or club dinner, judge the record, not the adjective.

What does it cost to hire a magician in Charlotte?

From $2,500, quoted per event rather than per hour. The figure moves with the length of the evening and the format more than with guest count — a club dinner for sixty and an awards evening for a hundred and forty are closer in price than most expect.

Is this appropriate for a client-facing banking dinner?

It is the most natural Charlotte booking. The performance is discreet — nothing interrupts a conversation, nobody is singled out, and the host stays the host. It gives a table of people who know why they were invited something to talk about that is not the pitch.

What is the difference between a luxury magician and a party magician?

Almost everything except the word. A party magician performs a set: the same routine, in the same order, whoever is in the room. What Matteo does is closer to hosting — the material is chosen live for the people in front of him, it is built to be photographed, and it is timed around your evening rather than interrupting it. The practical difference shows up in the details: how he dresses, how he works with your planner, whether he needs anything from the venue, and what the room sounds like ten minutes after he leaves.

How much does it cost to book Matteo Cammisa?

Bookings start from $2,500. The figure moves with the format, the length of the evening, the number of guests and where in the world the event is. Fees are quoted per event rather than per hour, because what you are booking is presence across a window of the evening, not a block of stage time. Tell Matteo the date, the city and roughly how many guests, and you will have a firm figure within 24 hours.

Is Matteo available for events worldwide?

Yes — Matteo Cammisa performs worldwide, year-round, and has done so at more than 500 events across over 30 countries. Wherever the event is, send the date, the city and roughly how many guests, and you will have availability and a firm figure within 24 hours. Where travel applies, it is quoted separately and transparently.

Check your date

Send the date, the city and roughly how many guests. You will have availability and a firm figure within 24 hours.

Matteo responds within 24 hours.

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