Close-up magic in Houston is performed at conversational distance — in the guest's hands, at the table — at energy-sector evenings, galas and private celebrations.
Houston's corporate evenings are built by the energy business, and the energy business is global: a client dinner here seats Houston, Lagos, Stavanger and Doha at the same table. That is the specific room where close-up magic beats every staged alternative — the moment of impossibility needs no translation, and no shared first language.
Matteo performs in English, Italian and Hungarian, and the material is chosen to travel: borrowed objects, hands, choices — pieces that read identically whatever language the table thinks in.
Houston's gala culture is also the largest in Texas — the museum, medical-centre and philanthropy circuits run seated dinners of serious scale. Table-to-table work between courses takes nothing from those programmes; a seated mentalism piece after dinner gives a ballroom of six hundred its one shared moment.
The private market runs from River Oaks homes to Memorial estates, seated dinners more often than standing parties — the configuration where the format is strongest.
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. Typically booked from 30 minutes to two hours, sized to the cocktail hour or the dinner it covers.
From $2,500
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 $3,000
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
Language-independent astonishment for tables that share a deal but not a mother tongue.
Gala-compatible: zero runtime, zero staging, zero AV — in ballrooms where the production schedule is already full.
Discretion as standard in client-facing rooms: nobody singled out, nobody the joke.
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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No honest performer claims that title. 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 Houston evening, weigh the record rather than the adjective.
From $2,500, quoted per event rather than per hour. The figure moves with the length of the evening and the format — table work through a gala dinner, or that plus a seated piece for the full ballroom — more than with guest count.
It is the strongest format for one. The impossibility happens in the guest's own hands and needs no translation; Matteo also performs in English, Italian and Hungarian. At a Houston energy-sector table seating four nationalities, that is the difference between everyone being included and half the table watching politely.
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.
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.
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.
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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