PETER SAMELSON
Christened
the "soft-spoken conceptualist of sorcery" by the New York Times,
Peter Samelson has performed atop the Great Wall of China, in the jungles
of Bali and the universities of Tokyo, He has performed for Mexican peasants,
and Grand Prix race car drivers on the World Cruise of the Queen Elizabeth
II. He has entertained Princess Stephanie of Monaco, the jet-set of Paris
and the fishermen mending their nets on the beaches of Cartegena. From Kenya
to the Magic Castle, from television to trade shows, college campuses to
commercials, the New York stage, night clubs and celebrity events, Peter
Samelson has distinguished himself not only as a magician, but as an artist.
Peter performs and lectures at colleges, universities, and Theater and Performing Arts festivals. Peter has staged two one-man Off-Broadway shows; "The Magician" and "PaperWork." He also performs and designs for television, film and theater including: "What About Bob," "Whispers in the Dark," for Kraft Salad Dressing, host on a syndicated 13 part series on Magic, CNN's "Sonya Live!", Mabou Mines, The Bermuda Theater Festival, the new musical "Houdini" and the PBS Special, "The Art of Magic."