Castelbranco, The Cardsharp

“Magic is the only honest profession. A magician promises to deceive you and he does.”
— Karl Germain

Two decades of experience across multiple continents in the relentless pursuit of excellence in the craft of magic.

With a focus on card sleight of hand and experience across multiple magical disciplines, Fred Castelbranco’s performing style blends card conjuring, mentalism, historical illusions, storytelling, and mixed media elements to create a truly original, modern interpretation of magic that is in dialogue with the world of today.

Past clients have included the British Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, Amnesty International, CHEERS Wines, The Danish Chamber of Commerce among others.

Based in Beijing but true magic knows no bounds. Have cards, will travel.

  • Fred’s performances are mostly comprised of sleight of hand card magic, with demonstration of chard cheating moves woven into magical plots. Fred also performs some mentalism effects and for formal performances there are stage illusions that can be performed depending on the event requirements.

    Although the language and style of the performance is acceptable to be performed in front of children Fred does not do children’s shows as his style and interaction with audiences is geared towards adults.

  • Yes, schedule permitting. Travel arrangements for shows outside Beijing can be discussed, but these require advance warning to allow for proper planning.

  • With enough time to prepare, probably. Sometimes an event requires a personal approach to create something unique, Fred is more than happy to discuss designing whether or not a particular idea is feasible through the development of a custom magic effect. As an example, when the Danish Chamber of Commerce asked if Fred could design an effect for their “End of Summer" Garden Party” that included the awarding of gifts to their guests Fred created a custom mentalism performance that fit the bill and included references to famous magicians from the history of Denmark. Reach out and book a private free consultation for an initial discussion of possibilities.