Corporate Magician & Infotainer, Marcel

On Saturday 20th February 2010 I performed a stand-up show, together with my friends and colleagues Jacques le Sueur and Andrew “Magic Man” Eland, for the Upliftment Programme’s benefit show, “Three Of A Kind”.
Although we were unable to raise the R50 000 we were aiming for, we still managed to raise R10 000. This is an incredible achievement considering that the idea to host a benefit evening was only thought about in January, [...]

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Tonight I’ll be one of the ”Talking Heads” at the 2nd annual “Infecting The City” public arts festival in Cape Town.
Subtitled “Speed dating for your brain”, the concept is for everyday Capetonians to spend an evening engaging with passionate & fascinating people.
A vast wealth of knowledge, wisdom and trivia is stored in isolated pockets in the collective consciousness of Cape Town.
For one night only, the UCT Graduate School of Business invites you to interact with an encyclopaedia of fascinating [...]

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5 Years ago, I was introduced to Nikki Jackman from the Upliftment Programme, and I immediately picked the organisation as my nominated charity. In 2008, I was approached by the UP to become one of their directors & I commited myself to help them significantly improve their ability to reach as many needy children as possible. That’s why when I approached Nikki in early January this year with the idea to give a benefit performance — my first public performance after [...]

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I’ve just received confirmation that I’ll be performing at the first annual “Party & Event Entertainment Expo” to be held at the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg on the 19th & 20th of September 2009!
If you are an event manager, entertainment agent or are simply this year’s “year-end party planner”, this is a great opportunity for you to meet with the role players in the industry. Everyone is welcome, so bring your family [...]

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Today I celebrate an amazing journey of self-discovery and entrepreneurial adventures, because on the 1st of September 2003 I officially became a ”full time” magician.  Up until that point I had already been a paid performer for about 5 years, but only as a ”part-timer“ — I was still working a normal 9 to 5  job as an MCSE and IT Desktop Support.  It doesn’t seem that long ago that I would get up at 6am to get to work, [...]

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