Bobby Motta at Crow's Theatre and his American television debut

From Crow's Theatre:

Canada’s most coveted mentalist and mind-reader Bobby Motta retruns to Crow's Theatre with his show Cryptic on February 21st and 22nd.

Hailed by the New York Times as “one of the top mentalists on the planet,” Bobby Motta rides the twists and turns of the human psyche in Cryptic. Bobby sets the stage with tricky mind play, manipulating show-goers with deceptively simple psychology, then he goes deeper, pulling audiences into his mysterious world with his ultra-thrilling style and mesmerizing techniques. He grabs hold and blurs the lines between reality and the paranormal realms as he pulls you in.

Bobby Motta is Canada's own master of the unknown who earns props from celbrities here and abroad, astouding stars like Russell Crowe and Nelly Furtado. His incredible ingenuity and stage effects have also made him one of the industry's most sought after consultants behind the scenes, loaning out his secrets and effect to the consulting teams for worls class magicians lke David Blaine and Criss Angel, and consulting on some of stage and TV's biggest productions.

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In case you missed it, watch Bobby's American television debut last Fall, as he entertains Steve Harvey.  From Bobby Motta's YouTube channel:

Toronto: Bobby Motta's "Cryptic"

From Bobby Motta's Facebook page:

Canada’s most coveted mentalist and mind-reader Bobby Motta hits the stage with his show Cryptic on November 22, 2017 in downtown Toronto at Crow's Theatre, Scotiabank Community Theatre 345 Carlaw Avenue.

This is a rare performance in Toronto, space is limited making it a very close and intimate show.

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Bobby Motta on "The Social"

From The Social:

Bobby Motta has been hailed as “one of the top mentalists on the planet” by The New York Times and has become one of the most sought-after consultants for world-class magicians like Criss Angel and David Blaine.

His mind-blowing performances have impressed stars like Nelly Furtado and Russel Crowe, and he recently swung by The Social to blow our minds, too. Mission accomplished, Bobby.

Read more and watch video.

From Bobby Motta's Facebook page:

Picton: Bobby Motta

From Bobby Motta's Facebook page:

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Bobby Motta on the cover of Penguin Magic

Congratulations Bobby!

From Bobby Motta's Facebook page:

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Bobby Motta on CHCH

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Mind blowing mind reading with @bobbymotta that you have to see to believe. Interview: https://t.co/GwVUCf7ucH pic.twitter.com/DN9DcDQHj7

— Morning Live (@morninglive) April 26, 2017

Bobby Motta with Ben Mulroney on eTalk

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Bobby Motta on CBC's "The Goods"

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Bobby Motta's "Cryptic"

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Bobby Motta in City Life

From City Life:

The magician places a large dice in my hand, then takes my wrists and gives them a shake.

“Now open your hand. What number is it?” he asks.

It’s six.

“You have no idea what’s going on, do you?”

I absolutely do not.

“Don’t worry about it. I do weird things sometimes,” he says. Then he dangles my watch in front of my face, which I hadn’t even realized was missing from my wrist. “And here’s your watch back, by the way.”


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From the City Life Twitter feed:

CITY LIFE MAGAZINE FEB/MAR 2017! In this magical new issue, we sit down with famed #Toronto #mentalist @bobbymotta https://t.co/vV9DjxNJgV pic.twitter.com/JtWNExaou7

— CITY LIFE MAGAZINE (@citylifetoronto) February 7, 2017

From the Facebook page of Project Four Public Relations:

Vaughan: David Merry at Dave and Busters

From David Merry's Twitter feed:
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Filling in this saturday for my pal @bobbymotta at his popular show "Gray Matter" in Vaughan https://t.co/KvoSJAbBdW

— David Merry (@davidmerry) October 18, 2016

Montreal and Toronto: Let’s Make uberMAGIC

Magic on demand?  What's not to like?

Catch a glimpse of some of the Toronto talent involved in the video embedded at the bottom of this post. 

Does anyone know who from Montreal is participating?


From the Uber Newsroom (Montreal):

Ladies and gentlemen!

To celebrate the release of Now You See Me 2 on June 10, we’ve teamed up with Les Films Seville to bring you uberMAGIC.

On Friday, June 3–right before your very eyes–Montreal’s top magicians will be on demand!

HOW IT WORKS

1. Request the MAGIE option on June 3 from 11am to 3pm
2. If you’re able to connect to a ‘MAGIE’ vehicle, a magician will arrive at your location
3. Be amazed and astounded by 15 minutes of illusions
4. Plus, we’ll hook you up with 2 exclusive tickets for the newly released Now You See Me 2 and awesome swag!
5. All uberMAGIC rides will be free and will end at the pickup location.

Demand will be high. If no uberMAGIC vehicles are available, please try again.

*The operation zone includes downtown Montreal, Plateau Mont-Royal, Mile-End, Old-Montreal, Outremont, Côte des Neiges and Griffintown.

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 From the Uber Newsroom (Toronto):

Ladies and gentlemen!

To celebrate the release of Now You See Me 2 on June 10, we’ve teamed up with Entertainment One to bring you uberMAGIC.

On Friday, June 3–right before your very eyes–Toronto’s top magicians will be on demand.

How it Works:

1. Enter the code MagicTO in ‘Promotions’ in your app
2. Request the ‘MAGIC’ option on June 3 from 11am to 3pm
3. If you’re able to connect to a ‘MAGIC’ vehicle, a magician will arrive at your location shortly
4. Be amazed and astounded by one of Toronto’s top magicians for 15 minutes

 
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You can catch a glimpse of some of the Toronto talent involved in this YouTube video:

Innisfil: Bobby Motta's "Gray Matter"

From Alana Motta's Facebook page:
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Dick Joiner is emcee for the close-up show!  

Bobby Motta,  Michael Lam, Michael Close, Daniel Garcia, and David Williamson to close!

Fabulous!

Toronto: Bobby Motta at Klick Muse

From the Klick Health Twitter feed:

NEWS: @Daniel_Kraft to join lineup at #KlickMUSE Toronto Dec 8. Get on the list: https://t.co/XOqNu2O23v #XMed pic.twitter.com/62JUZBV8VG

— Klick Health (@klickhealth) November 12, 2015

Paul Pacific and Bobby Motta at "Magic Tonight"

Confirm details by visiting Abracadabaret.com

Mississauga (Thurs):  Paul Pacific

Pickering (Fri):  [dark]

Toronto (Sun):   Bobby Motta


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Fun Family Day at Dave and Busters

Ontario's Family Day long weekend was just over a week ago.  (As a bonus for the kids it was an extra long, long weekend because of a school Professional Activities day tacked onto the Friday before.)  Going into the weekend, I had high hopes for a low key, low stress relaxing weekend that would include outdoor activities such as skating and tobogganing.

The Universe had other ideas.  To be fair, there was lots of sleeping in and it was very low key and low stress.  (Thank you to the public library for letting us borrow from your DVD collection.)  The weather outside, however, was close to minus 400 degrees with the windchill and I am not a fan of doing anything in that kind of cold.

On the weekend a Tweet from Bill Abbott caught my attention:

"CHICO IS BACK!!! 2 shows only. This Monday 2pm and 4pm"

How could I resist?

We arrived at Dave and Busters an hour before showtime and were warmly greeted at the door by Ben Train.  After we bought our tickets (bring cash), we went into the theatre to find our seats and settle in.  I was very impressed to find that the theatre was almost half full already.  We ordered some yummy food and passed the time by teaching Kidlet how to do a Bruce Posgate knot with the table decor.

Some notes on the show:

• About 10 minutes before showtime, the room was completely sold out.  
• Bobby Motta did a great job of warming up the crowd.
• Bill Abbott was in fine form.
• Kidlet has seen an effect created by Bill, performed a number of times by people who have purchased his product.  It was very educational for Kidlet to see Bill perform it himself!  (And it's always entertaining.)
• It was a delight for me to finally see Bill live, performing someThing I had only seen him do on video.  (And it looks great live!)
• After all these years, Chico is just as precocious as ever.
• Some magical items were on sale after the show ... parents bring some extra cash.
• The show was very entertaining and well worth the ticket price!

As a bonus, on your way out after the show everyone receives a game card which gives you unlimited play on all the non-ticketed games in The Midway.  Needless to say we spent a good chunk of time exploring all the offerings!  (And got some virtual snowboarding and skiing in to boot.)

Thank you Ben, Bill, Bobby and Dave & Busters for being a part of such a fabulous Family Day outing!


From Ben Train's Twitter feed:

Every Fri & Sat at @DnB_Toronto, come see @bobbymotta and @billabbottlive! 2 shows a night, 8 & 10:15- $20 per show (includes game cards)!
— Ben Train (@ErdnaseinTO) February 22, 2015

Toronto: Bobby Motta - Got the Next Big Trick?

From the Browser's Den of Magic:

Sunday, October 26th 

PLACE: Browser's Den of Magic 

Some of the most talented magicians are often hidden from the rest of the world and even they don't realize how talented they are. Well, it's time to practice your best effect and present it to the team. We will have gift cards, prizes, giveaways, and potentially sign you up under Ellusionist as the newest recruits and sell your effect to the world with big payouts!

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Rounding the Ontario rings in September

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- n/a
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- n/a
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- n/a
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- n/a
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- n/a
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	-  Bobby Motta lecture

 
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Review: Sankey lecture, Card collectors and Bobby Motta

From the Browser's Den:

Since most of us are talking as much about the weather as we are about our latest sleight of hand moves I am pleased to report that I will make a prediction.

As popular is mentalism these days it was never of much interest to me for most of my formative years studying magic.  Though I do appreciate it more now than then...I still enjoy scarves changing colour and canes changes to candles, linking rings and coins and cups and balls, etc.etc.

That being said, I have decided that I will make a prediction regarding our weather. The cold will disappear by the time I write my next Blog!

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Jeff, about your prediction, I hope you're right!  (And write soon!)