BIO

He is an award winning magician, inventor, comedian, illusionist and world traveler.

Rafael©2018

BIO

He is an award winning magician, inventor, comedian, illusionist and world traveler.

Biography (English)

Rafael is truly a many-sided artist!
He is an award winning magician, inventor, comedian, illusionist and world traveler.
Magic and clowning inspired him at a very early age, setting up his first show at the age of 6.

He has appeared on stages all over the world, including Wintergarten Varieté in Berlin, the Opera House in Blackpool, Theater Carré in Amsterdam, Crocus City Hall Moscow, L'Olympia in Paris and performances before the Royal family at the Théâtre Princesse Grace in Monaco.

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An impressive list of prizes makes him one of the top magicians in today’s magic scene. A few of his awards include: the “Magic Award” for best magician in Belgium, the prestigious Mandrake d’Or in Paris, and the Siegfried & Roy Golden Lion Award, which Rafael won in 2005 with is comedy magic dove act in Las Vegas.

TV appearances include 7 times in “Le plus grand cabaret” ( FR2 / TV5 ),  The Ellen DeGeneres Show and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (CBS)

He is certainly no run of the mill performer and is known for his innovative and daring approach to the art of magic.

His background in mime, circus, dramatic arts and commedia dell’arte helped to shape him into the incredibly off the wall and original act that he is today.

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Awards
1st prix Magie Juniors International Brotherhood of Magicians (Brussel – 1985)
Grote Prijs van Vlaanderen (Gent - 1989)
1e Prijs VMU (Antwerpen - 1994)
Magic Hand Award (Antwerpen - 1994)
Magic Award for Best Magician in Belgium (Kortrijk - 1996)
Les Anneaux d'Argent (Lausanne - 1999)
1ier Prix AFAP (Vannes - 2001)
Prix "Coup de Coeur" (Monte Carlo - 2001)
Mandrake d'Or (Paris - 2002)
Grand Prix de la ville, Feux de la rampe (Crosne - 2003)
Siegfried & Roy Golden Lion Award (Las Vegas - 2005)

Circus & Varieté
Friedrichsbau varieté Stuttgart
Wintergarten Varieté Berlin
Groot Russisch staatscircus Den Haag
Circus Sensationen, IBO messe Friedrichshafen
Teatro Colombino – Freiburg

Theater

Austria

Vienna: Stadttheater Baden, Wiener Stadthalle

Belgium

Antwerpen: Stadsschouwburg, Koningin Elisabethzaal, Bourla schouwburg, Sportpaleis, Arenberg schouwburg
Blankenberge: Casino, Het Witte Paard
Brugge: Concertgebouw
Brussel: AB, Tour & Taxis, Le Mirano
Gent: Vooruit, Vlaamse Opera, Minard, Capitool
Genval: Château du Lac
Hasselt: Ethias Arena, Cultuurcentrum Hasselt
Knokke: Casino, CC Knokke-Heist
Leuven: Minnepoort, Stadsschouwburg
Middelkerke: Casino
Oostende: Casino
Spa: Théâtre de Spa
Turnhout: De Warande
Verviers: L'espace Duesberg

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro: Teatro Henriqueta Brieba

China
Beijing: Happy Valley
Macau: House of Magic (Studio City)
Shanghai: OTV Theatre

Denmark
Aalborg: Kongres & Kultur Center

France
Paris: Olympia, Lido, Disneyland
Blois: Musée de la magie
Dieppe: Grand casino
Dunquerke: Palais des Congrès
Forges Les Eaux: Grand Casino
Grenoble: Palais Des Sports
Lille: Théâtre Sébastopol
Neuville: Salle de fêtes
Perpignan: Palais des Congrès
Rennes: Le triangle
Strasbourg: Palais Des Congrès
Toulouse: Espace Bonnefoy
Vannes: Théâtre Anne de Bretagne
Wavrin: salle des fêtes

Germany
Dresden: Kulturpalast
Sindelfingen: Stadthalle
Munich: Prinzregententheater

Great Britain
Edinburgh: Festival Theatre
London: Shaw Theatre
Blackpool: Opera House Theatre
Southport: Southport theatre
Belfast: City Hall, The waterfront Hall
Eastborne: Winter Garden
Bristol: Playhouse Theatre

Greece
Crete: Helios hotel & resort

Ireland
Limerick, University Millennium theatre

Italy
Abano Terme: Congresso Magico

Kuwait
Ice Skating Rink

Latvia
Jurmala: Dzintari Concert Hall

Luxembourg:
Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg
Cube 521 (Marnach)
Rockhal
Théâtre Municipal d'Esch-sur-Alzette


Malaysia
Genting: International Showroom at Resorts World Genting

Marocco
Marrakech: Palais Des Congrès

Monaco
Monte Carlo: Theatre Princess Grace (command performance for Prince’s Rainier and Albert)

Netherlands
Amsterdam: Koninklijk Theater Carré
Rotterdam: Ahoy, Luxor
Haarlem: Philharmonie
Hoogeveen: Theater de Tamboer
Den Haag: congresgebouw
Emmen: Utopia

Portugal
Valongo: Fórum Cultural de Ermesinde, Centro Cultural Vallis Longus
Coimbra: TAGV

Russia
St-Petersburg: Oktyabrsky Hall
Moskow: Crocus City Hall

Spain
Granada: Teatro Isabel la Catolica
Santiago de Compostela: Auditório da Galicia
Victoria: Palacio de Congresos Europa
Zaragoza: Sala Mozart del auditorio
Zamora:Teatro Principal de Zamora

Sweden
Stockholm: Stockholmâssan Victoria Hall

Switzerland
Morges: Theatre de Beausobres
Zurich: Bernhard Theater
Baden: Kurtheater Baden

USA
Hollywood: The Magic Castle
Las Vegas: Tropicana hotel, New Orleans hotel, Greek isles hotel, Planet Hollywood resort & Casino
Los Angeles: Comedy & magic club
Massachusetts: Cape Cod
New York: St. Clement Theatre

On Tour
Rode Peper Circus Toer van Radio Donna 1997 – 1999
Fata Morgana toer 2005
Praga Khan ‘Code Red ‘ Tour 2007
‘Hans Klok and friends’ Tour Germany 2009
Magie der weihnacht’ Tour Germany 2010
Hurricane’ Tour, The Netherlands 2010 - 2011

TV
TV1 - Coupe Margriet, Abracadabra, Grote Prijs Bart Peeters
TF1 - Drôle de Jeu
ZDF - Knoff-hoff show
TF1 - Le Web fait son Show
FR2 - Le plus grand Cabaret du Monde (5x)
VRT - Man bijt hond, Verborgen verleiders
Ketnet - Mijn kunst is top
VTM - Videodinges, Vlaanderen Boven, Kandid, Big Brother, Kzoom Circus
OTV - Shangai - China
NHK - Tokio - JapanTV
TF1 - Attention à la marche
RTV - Monte Carlo - Monaco info
RTBF - FISM 2006
Paris premiere/La une - Championnat D'Europe de magie 2007
M6 - Emission 'Magiciens : leurs plus grands secrets'
VARA - Thank god it’s Friday, TV moment van het jaar 2007
TV5 - Le plus grand Cabaret du Monde
CBS - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Alwatan TV kuwait
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Corporate
Amigo hotel Brussel
Boudewijnpark
Burnett
Carousel Films
Center Parcs
Création Du Dragon
Daikin Europe
Disneyland Paris
Fortis
Ibis Hotels
KBC
Kipling
Légal et Général
McDonald's
Music Hall Group
Nissan
Plopsaland
Radio 2
Radio Donna
Stage Entertainment
Studio 100
Sultan Sushi
Tubbax TV
Zillion

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