Be excited, inspired and mystified. Join Madhi the Magician, a "gentleman and scoundrel who palms without palms, shuffles without fingers and is living proof that nothing is impossible."

Running from Wed 31 Jan - Sun 04 Feb.

Born without hands or feet, Mahdi Gilbert has struggled through bullying, loneliness and depression to recognition from the greatest magicians of our time.

Throughout his childhood in Toronto, Mahdi was tormented for his physical differences and constantly wondered what would become of his life. Captivated by sleight of hand and card magic, he dreamt of becoming a professional magician – but as he began to study he came across a seemingly insurmountable obstacle: every magic book ever published has been written for performers with two hands.

Undaunted, Mahdi started to develop his own techniques. At first he struggled to even pick up a deck of cards but through dedication and determination he developed an exceptional act that fooled Penn and Teller and has amazed the greatest magicians in the world.

‘An extraordinary magician’ – Derren Brown

‘You fooled us!’ – Penn & Teller

‘I believe Mahdi will be remembered in history as one of the great magicians’ – Juan Tamariz

‘The perfect magician’ – Teller

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COMPETITION: Win 1x pair of tickets to attend VAULT Festival: Mahdi the Magician at The Vaults at 18:10 on Wednesday 31 January. To enter the competition, send an email to vienna@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ line. The winner will be randomly selected.
Q: Mahdi appeared on the third season of Penn & Teller: Fool Us where he performed a version of the card trick 'Oil and Water'. This trick indeed fooled both Penn and Teller, granting him a trip to America to appear for the duo's opening act. How about that? But the question is, which city in America did Penn, Teller and Mahdi perform?
A: .1) Palm Springs .2) Reno .3) Atlantic City .4) Las Vegas