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
Dubai out-produces every city on earth, which is exactly why close-up magic lands here: the one spectacle that cannot be bought bigger is the one in the guest's own hands. Matteo Cammisa has performed in Dubai from the Burj Al Arab to a congress gala at the V Hotel. From $2,500.
What Dubai evenings actually need
Dubai's event industry can stage anything — drones, projection, pyrotechnics at yacht scale. What it cannot manufacture is intimacy, and rooms here know it: the moment guests describe afterwards is never the production, it is the thing that happened at their own table.
Matteo's Dubai record runs from the city's icon to its congress floors: a New Year's Eve performance at the Burj Al Arab, and the International SGS Dental Congress gala at the V Hotel — a stage show with the close-up work projected live to the main LED wall, plus table-hopping through the dinner.
The guest list here is the most international anywhere, and the format is built for it: the impossibility happens in the guest's hands and needs no translation. Matteo performs in English and Italian for rooms that seat a dozen nationalities.
The calendar runs galas, brand launches, corporate summits and the winter celebration season — with hotel partners of the tier Matteo already works with elsewhere: BVLGARI, Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, W Hotels.
How Dubai books it
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
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
It is the one format the production arms race cannot touch — and Dubai rooms, saturated with production, feel that immediately.
Gala-ready at scale: the SGS Dental format — stage set with live close-up projection plus table-hopping — is built for exactly the ballrooms this city runs.
Discretion at the level this market expects: royal-adjacent and UHNW rooms are worked without photography, without singling anyone out, and without a story leaving the room.
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.
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In the room
International SGS Dental Congress gala, V Hotel Dubai — November 2023
Frequently asked
Who is the best magician in Dubai?
No performer can honestly self-award that. The checkable Dubai record: Matteo Cammisa performed at the Burj Al Arab on New Year's Eve, and delivered the International SGS Dental Congress gala at the V Hotel — stage show with live close-up projection plus table-hopping — an evening covered by Dubai Magazine. He is a member of The Magic Circle, FISM and the Society of American Magicians, with 500+ events across 30+ countries. Judge the venues and the record.
What does a close-up magician cost in Dubai?
From $2,500, quoted per event rather than per hour. Large-format gala evenings — stage set with projection plus table work — are quoted individually. Travel is quoted separately and transparently.
Does it work for a large gala or congress dinner?
That is precisely the format Matteo delivered at the V Hotel: a stage show with the close-up work projected live to the main screen so the whole ballroom sees the detail, combined with table-hopping through dinner service. It scales from a private majlis evening to a congress floor.
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.
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Send the date, the city and roughly how many guests. You will have availability and a firm figure within 24 hours.
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