The Art of Magic Series - Mitch Williams

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MITCH WILLIAMS

Magical Performing Artist

Mitch Williams MITCH WILLIAMS is a multi-talented, world-class magical entertainer with performing credits in six countries on three continents. He has won several national and international performing awards, is considered an expert at sleight of hand, and is also an accomplished artist, athlete, writer, and an authority on peak performance, bringing a wide variety of talents, skills, and expertise to his work.

Mitch has developed a reputation among his peers throughout the world as a unique and highly talented performer, gaining years of experience performing across this country and around the globe, for venues as diverse as television, cruise ships, revue shows, nightclubs, and theatres.

Mitch's magic awards include:

  • the International Brotherhood of Magicians Stage Award of Merit
  • the Bill Baird Award of Excellence in Sleight of Hand
  • the Society of American Magicians Gold Medal
  • the Ben Chavez Memorial Trophy for Proficiency in Sleight of Hand
  • the Duke Stern Memorial Trophy.

He has performed at most of the major magic conventions, including the SAM National Convention, Tannen's Jubilee, Abbott's Get-Together, and the New York Magic Symposium.

Mitch received personal training under magic legends Neil Foster and Channing Pollock, and gained greatly from first hand, informal advice and guidance from such greats as Dai Vernon, Shimada, and Karrell Fox. For ten years, Mitch lived and worked in Los Angeles, becoming recognized as one of the top magicians in Southern California, and one of the best manipulators in the country. Mitch has been featured on the same programs with many of the top "Stars of Magic" (far too many to mention), as well as other celebrities, just a few of whom include Harry Blackstone Jr., Doug Henning, Lance Burton, Johnny Ace Palmer, James Dimmare, Penn and Teller, Elaine Booslier, Rosie O'Donnell, and Dennis Miller.

His professional credits in the United States include Harvey's Casino, Lake Tahoe; the Normandie Casino in California; It's Magic show at the Variety Arts Center in Los Angeles; Magic Island nightclubs in Houston and Newport Beach; Punchline Underground Atlanta; the Body Shop in Los Angeles; Wizardz nightclub in Universal City, CA; and he is one of the favorite performers at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. Some of his corporate clients include Merrill Lynch, Nestle, Horace Mann, RLI Corporation, Kraft Foods, Caterpillar, Dean Witter Reynolds, and Nissan Motors.

Mitch has also performed in Japan, Spain, Holland, Canada, and Mexico, and has appeared on television programs on Fuji-TV and NHK-TV in Japan and on the series, Aixo es Massa, on TV3 in Spain.

His lifelong fascination and love of magic and the mystery surrounding it have been the drive behind his ongoing exploration into the deepest subtleties of his art. In an unconventional shift of focus in magic from the traditional "how is it done?" to "why?", Mitch challenges his audiences to suspend their disbelief and takes them on a whirlwind journey of enchantment, adventure, and wonder into the world of the mysterious. The result is a delightfully entertaining and memorable experience for all.

Mitch's approach to magic is to treat it as an actual art form. He has developed many practical techniques to easily apply this artistic approach to any style of magic. Mitch has lectured extensively throughout the United States, sharing his artistic vision and insights with thousands of magicians, to rave reviews. And he has further distilled these insights into a complete system to help magicians quickly and easily learn to dramatically improve their magic and invisibly integrate the techniques of magic with the artistic expression of the individual performer. He is widely recognized as a highly talented director and coach.

Mitch currently makes his home in Canton, Illinois, with his wife, Kathi, and he performs a variety of magic entertainment, educational, and self improvement programs for corporate and other groups throughout Illinois, the midwest, and beyond.