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Magician Lu Chen World-renowned Performer
December 29, 2011
Magician Lu Chen Set to Dazzle Audiences at The Venetian Macao World-renowned performer to make CotaiArena debut
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“The most skilful manipulation act that I have ever seen in the last 50 years.” That’s just one of the many peer accolades that describes magician Lu Chen. The talented illusion artist will perform his magic act, DAZZLE, at the CotaiArena™ at The Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 8 pm.
Lu’s refreshing performance style and creative act have been highly praised by the global magic community, making him its most well known Chinese practitioner. Magicians the world over have showered glowing reviews on his new act, with many internationally well-known magicians contacting Lu in hopes of obtaining the rights to perform some of his spectacular on-stage feats. He is the winner of the 2010 International Magicians Society Merlin Award for “Most Original Magician.” To the magic community, a Merlin is what the Oscar is to movies; it is the most prestigious award that a magician can hope to receive.
Lu is the first Chinese magician to be awarded the prestigious "Neil Foster/Bill Baird Award for Excellence in Manipulation," given yearly by the renowned Chavez School of Magic in the United States. In 2005, he was the first Chinese magician to ever take the stage at the world capital of magic – Colon, Michigan, USA – generating a lengthy standing ovation from an audience of several thousand professional peers.
Lu has made several television appearances over the last ten years, and in addition to regularly appearing on television shows in Taiwan and mainland China, he is also the first Chinese artist to have his own prime time television special produced by mainstream Japanese television broadcaster Fuji TV. He has performed twice at the annual CCTV Spring Festival Evening Gala, receiving the Best Act award in his category both times, and is credited with starting a magic craze in China.
Priority booking for DAZZLE – Lu Chen Macau Tour is available for Macao ICBC credit card holders, from 10 am on Thursday, December 15 until 10 pm on Tuesday, December 20. General ticket sales begin Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 10 am, on the first floor of Sands® Macao and at the CotaiArena box office at The Venetian Macao, with ICBC card holders eligible for a 10% discount. Tickets can be purchased in one of three categories: HKD/MOP 980 (A Reserve), 680 (B Reserve) and 280 (C Reserve). Packages with round trip CotaiJet™ ferry tickets between Hong Kong and Macao are also available for HKD/MOP 1068 (A Reserve), 768 (B Reserve) and 368 (C Reserve). Tickets can be booked online at www.CotaiTicketing.com, or by phone at +853 2882 8818 (Macao) / +852 6333 6660 (Hong Kong), and are also available at Tom Lee Outlets and through Hong Kong Ticketing (service charge applies), online at www.HKTicketing.com or by phone at +852 3128 8288.
More information about Lu Chen is available on his website, at www.liuchien.com.
