CHRIS VEVERS – ENTERTAINMENT BACKGROUND

Previous Member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians; Member of the Society of American Magicians; Member Hong Kong Magicians Association.

Over 600 professional magic shows.

Singer/Guitarist/Ukulele for 30 years specialising in 60s material e.g. The Who, Beatles, Young Rascals, Jose Feliciano, James Brown etc.

1997 Won Open Competition in SA as the Best Party Magician.

Professional Magician and entertainer for over 18 years.

Studied Acting and Directing at the Australian National University as part of Degree in Theatre Studies. (University studies part funded via appearing in numerous TV Advertisements, Movie Extras and appearing as Santa Claus/Easter Bunny and other choice roles).

Performing since age of 10 (Gang Show).

Taught numerous workshops on Voice /Acting/Comedy.

Appeared in Radio-Television Hong Kong English Programme on Mozart as a Noble Aristocrat in Mozart era.

Theatre teacher with Faust Children’s International Youth Theatre in Hong Kong in 1999/2000 and Produced and Directed Faust’s first theatre production Please Stand Back From The Doors (sell out of 9 shows at HK Fringe Festival).

Conducted workshops for the American Community Theatre in Hong Kong on Audition Techniques and also Character Development.

Has been magic/special effects consultant on Barnum the Musical, Scrooge the Musical, Wizard of Oz and Chekhov’s the Cherry Orchard.

Was Ringmaster for Robinson Family Circus and the Grand National Folk Circus.

Principal with Canberra Repertory Musical Hall 1998, (principal magic, chorus singer/dancer).

Principal Comedy Actor in Treasure Island and Furtive Fortunes of Fickle Fate the Musicals in 2004.

Represented Italy as an entertainer in the Rugby World Cup in Canberra in 2003.

Performed as entertainer at Australian National Folk Festival for so many years can’t remember when I first started.

Performed in countries as diverse as China, Malaysia, Vanuatu and Australia.

Represented Australia at the World Unicycle Championships in Beijing in August 2000 (rode the Great Wall of China on one wheel) and Seattle 2002; head trainer of AUS team, AUS X-treme Team and Group competitor in World Championships in Seattle USA in 2002.

Plays didgeridoo, does shadowgraphy and vaudeville paper tearing act.