The First Time The World Saw Mahdi’s Slight of Hand
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The First Time The World Saw Mahdi’s Slight of Hand

No one knew about him or his magic since he was not performing professionally back then and had no social media footprint. A few magicians asked Mahdi if he could film some of his sleight of hand to share with the magic community. Mahdi obliged and filmed a few of these techniques on video.

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Mahdi Gilbert By John Lovick
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Mahdi Gilbert By John Lovick

The first thing they notice about him is that he is very short, about four-feet-six inches, and yet very imposing. He has dark, curly, hair, a beard, strong features, and an elegant bespoke tailored suit. And as they assessed the diminutive performer, a realization explodes in their brains, when they notice that he has no hands; then they remember the host’s comments, and the introduction start to make sense.

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Juan Tamariz on Mahdi Gilbert
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Juan Tamariz on Mahdi Gilbert

Mahdi Gilbert is a very, very special magician and even though I only have known Mahdi for 5 years it feels like I have known him for 50 years and he is a very good friend. I believe that Mahdi will be remembered in history as one of the great magicians.

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Why Magicians Perform The Same Tricks
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Why Magicians Perform The Same Tricks

If you were to see two different magic shows you will see some of the same tricks in both shows. Were you to watch five different magic shows you will definitely see some of the same tricks multiple times. Then you would ask yourself the obvious question, why do magicians perform the same magic tricks in their shows?

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Ricky Jay’s ‘Matthias Buchinger’
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Ricky Jay’s ‘Matthias Buchinger’

Ricky Jay cites a present-day performer who gives us some sense of how Buchinger might have worked as a magician. The 26-year-old Canadian Mahdi Gilbert is limbed much as Buchinger and does exquisite card magic using techniques of his own invention that baffle even other ­magicians.

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