Covid-19 lockdown regulations have forced the National Arts Festival to take place virtually for the second year in a row.
Cape Town, South Africa (15 July 2021) – Alexander May, a Cape Town-based magician and entertainer, presents a magic and mentalism show using the Zoom platform, created especially for the festival. This means that he can reach an audience regardless of where they are globally, and people do not have to travel to Makhanda [previously Grahamstown] to watch the performance. The show, called I’MPossible, is an interactive 40 minutes-long presentation created with the express purpose of overcoming the inherent limitations created by online events.
It is the only show at the festival that is not a watch-only live stream or video-on-demand presentation but rather hosted as a Zoom meeting to ensure maximum audience participation.
Alexander creates a fun and relaxed atmosphere, starting out with some comedy magic before moving on to selecting audience members to do his mind-reading bits. Many of the routines create an experience with the participant coming across as the one with the magic powers.
Another advantage that the Zoom format gives is that the audience reactions can be seen by all in real-time. Alexander believes that the audience’s energy is just as important as the magic itself and asks participants to keep their videos on throughout the show.
The first show was hosted on Saturday, 10 July and received very positive responses. Another Zoom based show has been added to the festival line-up and will take place on Saturday 17 July 2021 at 16:00.
Access to the show only cost R35 and can be purchased on the National Arts Festival website – https://nationalartsfestival.co.za/show/alexander-may-impossible/
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