Zi's Magic will take you on a journey that leaves you unable to trust your own senses, as miracles and impossibilities happen right before your eyes
Zi is a Magician and Scientist based in the St Louis region, who has been performing magic on stages and at events throughout the country for more than 10 years, with a passion for inspiring wonder, critical thinking, and appreciation of our knowledge of the world around us. In addition to his work as a Magician, Zi is also an accomplished Scientist with a focus in Biology. Zi uses Magic to teach about the neuroscience of perception, illustrating the ways that our senses can be tricked, and shedding light on the shortcuts and blind spots that we all share.
As Featured on The Riverfront Times
Close-Up Magic
Close-up Magic is the art of entertaining right in front of your eyes, using simple props like cards and coins to create impossible miracles. Close-up magic is perfect for Birthday parties, Weddings, Festivals, Concerts, Banquets, Socials, Networking events, and more. Come add a touch of Magic to your next event!
Playing with Impossibilities
Playing with Impossibilities is an interactive and participatory stage show that features mind-reading, feats of skill, and mysterious psychological influence. Come and be transported to a world of miraculous luck, mental mystery, and psychological impossibilites. See the Impossible made real!
Psychology and Science of Magic
Magicians can perform seemingly impossible feats. Objects appear and disappear, change and transform. But how do these things happen? Zi teaches the science of how our senses really work, and how the work of magicians exposes the flaws in our perception that are normally invisible to us in everyday life.
Recent and Upcoming Events
Feb 9, 2024: Mardi Gras Mayor’s Ball
Jan 14th, 2024: Private Party
Dec 31, 2023: The Strip NYE Celebration at the Casa Loma Ballroom
December 9, 2023: Vine Street Market at O’Fallon Station
December 1st, 2023: Private Party
October 14, 2023: Witches and Wizards Festival, OFallon, IL
September 30, 2023: Archon St Louis, Salon 4 (Gateway Center)
July 8, 2023: Private Party
May 13, 2023: Private Party
April 22, 2023: 420 Festival at The Delmar Loop
April 3, 2023: Playing with Impossibilities at the Blue Strawberry
Feb 17, 2023: Mardi Gras Mayor’s Ball (As seen on Great Day, live on KMOV)
Feb 4, 2023: Private Party
Jan 21, 2023: The 16th Annual Loop Ice Carnival
Dec 31, 2022: Private Party
Dec 8, 2022: Private Party
Oct 29, 2022: Private Wedding
Oct 23, 2022: Private Party
Sept 31-Oct 2, 2022: Archon StL
Sept 23-24, 2022: The Strange Loop Conference at Union Station
August 20, 2022: V. Vegaz Salon
August 19, 2022: Private Party
August 13, 2022: Private Party
May 31, 2022: 5th Grade Graduation Celebration at Claymont Elementary
May 25, 2022: Park Central Gala
May 12, 2022: Private Party
Feb 25, 2022: St Louis Mardi Gras Mayor’s Ball at Union Station
Feb 12, 2022: Private Party
Dec 11, 2021: Private Birthday Party
Nov 11, 2021: Ladies’ Night at The Diamond Family Jewelers
Nov 6, 2021: Premier Charter School
Nov 5, 2021: Private Wedding
Oct 30, 2021: Private Halloween Party
Oct 30, 2021: Private Halloween Party #2
Oct 22, 2021: Private Wedding
Sept 18, 2021: Private Wedding
June 12, 2021: Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL
May 14, 2021: Saint Louis University High School
May 17, 2020: High School Lock-In at Affton High School
March 7, 2020: Dignity Period Gala
Feb 21, 2020: Mardi Gras Mayor’s Ball at City Hall
Feb 14, 2020: Magic in the Lou
Feb 7, 2020: Soirée pour la Vue – An Evening for Sight
Dec 31, 2019: New Year’s Eve at The Monocle
Dec 27, 2019: Magic at The Monocle: Public Stage-Show
Dec 14, 2019: Private Party
Dec 6, 2019: The Time Traveler’s Ball
Dec 5, 2019: Private Party
Oct 25, 2019: Halloween Party at the Seven Gables Inn
Oct 5, 2019: Private Party
Oct 5, 2019: Private Party 2
Aug 22, 2019: Ladie’s Night at The Diamond Family
Aug 17, 2019: Private Event
May 3, 2019: Magic at The Monocle
May 19, 2019: Affton High School Lock-In
Feb 22-23 2019: Naughti Gras, the 12th Annual St Louis Erotic Art Festival
Feb 9 2019: Bacchanalian Ball: Time Lab
Jan 26 2019: Private Party at Cortex Innovation Center
Jan 25 2019: I’m Dyin’ Up Here! Cancer Charity Benefit
Dec 31 2018: New Year’s Tease
Nov 2 2018: First Friday at the St Louis Science Center
Oct 26 2018: Halloween Party at The Monocle
Oct 13 2018: Compass Improv Festival
Oct 6 2018: Eric and Debbie's Big Barn Bash
Oct 6 2018: Grovefest St Louis
August 11, 2018: The Psychology and Neuroscience of Magic at the Bright Ideas Expo of the St Louis Science Center
Feb 9 2018: Mardi Gras Mayor's Ball
May 25 2018: SLAM Underground at the St Louis Art Museum
Apr 14 2018: Neuroday at the St Louis Science Center
Feb 2-3 2018: Naughti Gras St Louis
Oct 7 2017: Grovefest St Louis
Oct 2 2017: Fox2News
Aug 26-27 2016: Playing with Impossibilities at the Kranzberg Theater
Apr 1 2017: Brewfest with 4Hands Brewery
May 20 2016: Show-Me Burlesque Festival
Mar 2 2015: Fox2News for Neuroday at the St Louis Science Center