ABOUT

For years, Marco Tempest's masterful blend of digital media and magic has enabled audiences to glimpse the future before technology gets there.
 
Adventurer, Scientist, Showman, Dreamer and Hero… There’s no one quite like Marco Tempest. His imaginative combination of computer generated imagery, video, music and stagecraft with his unique vision of future life is creatively unique and unequalled within the performing arts. No one else combines the incredible technical savvy with the showmanship, the physical skills and the charisma of Tempest. With all that talent, it’s amazing that he seems to enjoy poking fun at himself, and all those marvelous toys! Marco gets a kick out of bending reality around the edges. Is that image in the screen, or just in front of it?
 
At age 22, Marco captured the prestigious New York World Cup of Magic, launching him into international prominence. Marco Tempest has been featured in his own theatrical shows and as part of numerous television specials which have enjoyed well in excess of 500 million cumulative viewings across the world. Marco’s award winning television series “The Virtual Magician” is currently airing in 48+ countries. His talent has been recognized with a number of prestigious international awards. Marco Tempest is the winner of the 2009 World Magic Award for “Best Contemporary Magic”
 
Marco has been invited as a visionary presenter to the “Seoul Digital Forum” and the TEDxTokyo conference and presented his keynote to the xDays Leadership conference in Switzerland.
 
His work is constantly changing: as new technologies evolve, Marco Tempest finds captivating ways of turning those advances into compelling illusions.

PROGRAMS

Marco Tempest: Magic in the Digital Age   

There are some performers whose artistry and craft transcend their genre and inspire the imaginations of millions. Marco Tempest – the world’s first and only “cyber illusionist” – is once such performer.

In this dynamic, innovative, technologically-sophisticated presentation, Marco Tempest shares his personal creative journey of creating magic in the digital age. Illustrated with some astonishing examples of modern magic, the presentation delves into the question of why, in a technological age, magic still has the capacity to fool us. By peeling back the layers of his process, Marco helps the audience understand how his approach to creativity can be applied to many other fields of endeavor. 

Marco draws upon his expertise as an illusionist, humorist, and master of technological stagecraft to create a dazzling presentation that looks and feels like nothing the audience has seen before. This isn’t a “magic show” or a motivational speech; it’s an interactive, insightful and thoroughly engaging exploration of creativity, technology, and human possibility.

“Magic in the Digital Age“ explores a number of themes that are relevant to virtually any audience, including:

·      Creativity: the ultimate human resource

·      The unstoppable power of passion

·      Avoiding “groupthink”

·      Collaborating across disciplines

·      The benefits of “open source”

·      Believing in yourself

When the occasion calls for something more than just a speaker or an entertainer, Marco Tempest’s “Magic in the Digital Age” provides the perfect blend of entertainment, inspiration and insight.

No Illusions: Selling Isn’t Magic, and Neither is Magic

This surprising, innovative and enlightening presentation starts with a simple question:

What do salespeople and magicians have in common?

In his quest to find the answer, Cyber-Illusionist Marco Tempest takes the audience on a dynamic journey into the worlds of magic and selling. It is a journey that has unexpected turns and provocative insights every step of the way. Marco draws upon his expertise as an illusionist, humorist, and master of technological stagecraft to create a dazzling presentation that looks and feels like nothing the audience has seen before. This isn’t a “magic show” or a sales seminar; it’s an interactive, insightful and thoroughly engaging exploration of selling and magic.

“No Illusions” touches upon numerous themes that are common to both salespeople and magicians, including:

•Finding your passion

•Overcoming fear

•Personality, preparation and perseverance

•Technology & innovation

•Caring about your customers

•Where magic and sales really happens: in the mind

When the occasion calls for something more than the latest sales guru sharing highlights from his or her book, Marco Tempest’s “No Illusions” provides the perfect blend of entertainment, inspiration and insight.

LINKS

www.marcotempest.com

DOWNLOADS

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		Marco Tempest (.pdf)
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