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.
STARKING Presents Mahdi Gilbert, a magician without arms and legs
"I have no arms or legs since birth," appears. Mahdi overcame his physical condition and began to perform magic that is hard to believe even when seen before your eyes.
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.
Making The Modern Magic Poster
One of the things that I was adamant about was that we had a great poster. Most magicians today don’t have real posters made for their shows. Instead, they use photographs or nothing at all…
Secrets of Street Magic Revealed by a Street Magician
On my first day I was armed with a repertoire of card tricks and set up waiting for someone to stop and see some magic. The first person who came around was a security guard…
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.
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?
Top Canadian Magicians and the Tricks that Made Them Famous
Born without hands or feet, Toronto’s Mahdi Gilbert had to start from scratch when it came to magic. Because all the magic books he read were for performers who had hands, the crafty illusionist came up with entirely original routines only he knows the trick too, which makes the manipulations all the more enticing and exciting to watch.
Magician With No Hands Shows Off His Incredible Skills In Video
Based in Toronto, Magician Mahdi Gilbert has been performing magic for a number of years with an obvious disability that could have held him back.
Canadian Embassy Presents Mahdi To Beijing
Inspirational speaker and magician Mahdi Gilbert was invited by the Canadian government to Beijing, China. As part of this engagement he was introduced to Chinese students in Beijing to share his message of hope and life story.
Spectacle: The Magic Show arrives at the Comédie-Française
Today, it is the new magicians who offer the most creative shows," confirms its director, Jean-Michel Ribes. At a time when new technologies perform real miracles on a daily basis, the success of such a discipline, let's say more artisanal, can be breathtaking.
The Illusions Festival Blows Out Its Second Candle
The second edition of the Châlons-en-Champagne magic festival takes place until the end of the week at La Comète. As visual as it is sound, this festival aims to address both children and adults.
Mahdi Stars Dans Le Cadre D’Illusions, Festival De Magie
Seeing Mahdi Gilbert on stage is an experience like no other. While he is an outstanding magician, he is even more an extraordinary personality. His show is the odyssey of a child born without hands.
Magic On The Robert Elms Show
Magician Mahdi Gilbert visited BBC Radio Headquarters in London, England to make an appearance on The Robert Elms Show. They discuss his life and career as well as what he is doing in London on this trip to the UK.
Magician Without Hands Set To Fool Them
"Mahdi is one of a number of incredible acts we have lined up for this year's event, and we have had a lot of interest in him already. His story is incredible, but his talent goes much further.”
Magician With No Hands Is Set To Wow Audiences With Card Tricks
Mahdi has developed every single technique he employs in his illusions from scratch. And, despite having no hands, he has become one of the world’s finest sleight of hand magicians.
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.
The Pointer Principle
Our first exploration is into an obscure and secret principle called The Pointer Principle. The first known appearance of the principle is found in La Maison académique by Louis de la Marinière, 1654, Paris, p. 176.
No Smoke, No Mirrors, No Hands, No Feet | Dailymail
Look, no hands! How the incredible Mahdi Gilbert defied the cruel trick life played on him to become a professional close-up magician.
Mahdi The Magician Performs at Wondershow NYC
Mahdi performs his close-up card magic show at Wondershow NYC. 44 minutes of live & uncut entertainment.