After-dinner set piece
Twenty to thirty minutes, seated, for the full room. The most-booked corporate format, placed between the formal programme and the rest of the evening.
From $2,500
A corporate mentalist performs for the full room at once — a seated piece built on thought, choice and influence rather than apparatus, running twenty to thirty minutes. In New York it is the format booked when an evening needs one moment everybody shares. From $2,500.
Where it sits in the evening
Close-up magic reaches part of a room at very high intensity. Mentalism reaches all of it at once. Most New York corporate evenings that book both use close-up while the room fills and the seated piece after dinner — one warms the room, the other unifies it.
The slot that works is between the formal programme and the informal part of the night: after the last speech, before the room breaks up. The audience is seated and attentive, and the piece hands the evening over to the drinks and conversation that follow. Scheduling it once people have started to move is the one placement that reliably underperforms.
The material is participatory without being exposing. Nobody is brought up to be embarrassed and nobody is made the joke. In a New York corporate room — which routinely contains a company's own board and its largest client — that judgement is most of the job, and it is not a general reassurance but a specific commitment.
It is also not a claim to psychic ability, and Matteo never presents it as one. An audience of New York executives will happily be fooled and will not accept being told something untrue.
How it is programmed
Close-up mentalism through drinks
The same material at conversational distance, group by group, while the room fills. Usually booked alongside the seated piece rather than instead of it.
From $2,500
Stage show with projection
For larger rooms — the seated piece extended, with close-up work projected live so the back of the room sees what the front row sees.
On request
Why it works on this audience
A New York corporate audience is among the most entertainment-saturated there is. They have sat through keynote speakers, comedians, bands and award reels. What they have almost never seen is thirty minutes where the subject is their own decisions.
It generates conversation rather than applause. A band is enjoyed and forgotten by the elevator; a mentalism piece is argued about for the rest of the evening, because every guest has a theory. For a host, that argument is the deliverable.
No technical dependency beyond a microphone, and a screen only if the room is large. Nothing about the piece is at risk if the schedule slips.
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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Frequently asked
What is a corporate mentalist?
A performer who works with thought, choice and influence rather than props, for a seated corporate audience. The usual format is a twenty to thirty minute piece for the full room, placed after dinner. It differs from magic in that there is almost nothing to look at — the interest is in what the audience themselves decide and think.
Is mentalism claiming to be real mind reading?
No, and it is never presented that way. It is psychology, suggestion, attention and technique, performed honestly as a performance. That matters most in a corporate room: executives will enjoy being fooled and will not accept being told something untrue.
Does anyone get embarrassed?
No. Participation means thinking of something, making a choice or holding an object — never being brought up to be the joke. In a room that may contain a company's board and its largest client, nobody can afford to look foolish in front of their team, and the performance is built around that.
When should it be scheduled?
After the last speech and before the room breaks up. The audience is seated and attentive, and the piece hands the evening over to the drinks that follow. Placing it after people have started moving is the one slot that reliably disappoints.
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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