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
Hiring a mentalist in New York means booking a performance built on thought and choice rather than props — close-up for small groups, or seated for a full room. New York is the only US market where this is searched independently of magic, which says something about the audience. From $2,500.
Two ways it is booked
Close-up, for small groups. Matteo moves through a reception or a dinner and performs for six or eight guests at a time. At this distance mentalism is unnervingly direct: the guest thinks of something, says nothing, and the answer arrives anyway. This is the version guests describe afterwards in the first person.
Seated, for the whole room. A twenty to thirty minute piece where everybody participates at once — a room arriving at the same thought, a decision anticipated before it is made. This is the version that unifies an evening.
Most New York bookings take both, in that order: close-up while the room fills, the seated piece after dinner. They are two halves of an evening rather than alternatives.
What neither version does is claim to be supernatural. Mentalism here is presented as what it is — psychology, attention, suggestion and technique. In a city with this many sceptics in every room, that is the only version that survives contact with the audience.
What can be booked
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
Where it fits in New York
Private celebrations — a milestone birthday, an anniversary, a dinner at home for twenty — where the host wants one thing nobody at the table has seen.
Corporate evenings and company dinners, covered in more depth on the NYC corporate mentalist page.
Cultural and brand events, where the format's lack of apparatus suits a room that would reject anything that looked like a show.
Mentalism depends on language far more than magic does, because the material is verbal. Matteo performs in English, Italian and Hungarian.
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 the difference between a mentalist and a magician?
A magician works with objects — cards, coins, borrowed items — and the impossibility is physical. A mentalist works with thoughts and choices, and the impossibility is that nothing physical appears to have happened at all. Matteo performs both, and most New York evenings book a blend: magic close-up while the room fills, mentalism seated after dinner.
How much does it cost to hire a mentalist in NYC?
From $2,500, quoted per event rather than per hour. The figure moves with the length of the evening and whether the booking is close-up, seated, or both — not primarily with how many guests are in the room.
How many guests does it need?
There is no minimum that matters. The seated format works from about twenty guests to several hundred; below that, close-up mentalism at the table is the better shape. For large rooms the piece is extended and projected so the detail is visible from the back.
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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