‘Corporate Magician’, Marcel Oudejans, will be performing at the Playhouse Theatre Somerset West on 17th & 18th June 2011 to help raise funds for the Hottentots Holland Dramatic Society (HHDS). For over a decade, Marcel Oudejans has been requested to perform for CEOs, Presidents, Directors and VIP clients of over 100 companies and events all [...]
Most South Africans over 30 will remember an Afrikaans magician performing on national television with the catch-phrase “Kul jou hier, kul jou daar, en siedaar!” . Even though I was very young, I can still remember one or two moments from this magician’s show. On Saturday night then, it was sad to hear that Tienie [...]
I’ll be one of the guest performers at the Bobs For Good Foundation Spring Ball! About the Spring Ball: It started with Bob and Ron’s idea to bring friends and colleagues together in Johannesburg to have a small charity ball and to tell their guests about the Bobs for Good dream: To provide shoes for [...]
Over the past few months I’ve been spending my time starting a new business – something that I’ve been wanting to do for some time but have never found the right opportunity for. That was until I met my business partner Christoff Oosthuysen last year: he’s a successful business developer and coach who has already [...]
On Friday 5th March 2010, my laptop bag containing my laptop, BlackBerry, wallet, mobile office devices, iPod & several other items was stolen from the Jacaranda Ballroom at the Sheraton Pretoria Hotel & Towers. The bag was stolen from a supposedly “safe” location: I made this (mistaken) assumption based on the reputation of the hotel and from seeing several security guards placed around the hotel lobby. I found out the hard way [...]
On Saturday 20th February 2010 I performed a , together with my friends and colleagues 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, and that the entire event [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
... thank you very much for your performance at our Gala Dinner event. Our guests were blown away by your tricks and it really set the tone for the evening. We have had great feedback from the guests who attended the dinner, and you definitely deserve a thank you for your part in making this a success.
