What Shows and Acts Does Pilou Magicien Offer?

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Pilou Magicien de l'extrême offers two main bookable formats: close-up magic and stage/visual acts. The named visual numbers — GAVROCHE, LE BAR, and NUMÉRO D'OISEAUX — are short, music-driven pieces (generally 6–12 minutes each) built for cabaret, gala, festival, circus, or TV line-ups, and they can also be inserted between courses at a dinner. If you need a full evening or a private event, close-up and event performances are the other route.

The two performance categories

Category What it is Typical use
Close-up Magic performed at close range, listed as a distinct section alongside Spectacles Private and corporate events, restaurants, intimate settings
Visual numbers (stage) Short, highly technical pieces with music and staging Cabaret, gala, magic or circus festival, TV show, or between dinner courses

The site presents these as separate sections (Spectacles, Close-up), so they can be booked as different kinds of appearances rather than one fixed package.

The named visual acts

GAVROCHE (7 min)

Described as "Pilou, un Gavroche magicien" — a character-driven number built around a Gavroche magician figure. The excerpt cuts off mid-description, so the full content of the act isn't detailed in the available material.

LE BAR

A visual number listed among the acts. No further description is available in the source material.

NUMÉRO D'OISEAUX

A bird-themed visual number. No further description is available in the source material.

How the visual numbers work

These acts are designed as modular pieces rather than a single long show:

  • Short by design — generally 6 to 12 minutes. The site states the technical demands (precision of gesture, aesthetics, emotion, staging) mean a performance "can only be fairly brief."
  • Music-accompanied — each number is performed with music.
  • Dense and effect-rich — described as a concentrated performance that captures and carries the audience for the length of the number.
  • Flexible placement — they can slot into a larger bill of artists to compose a complete show, or punctuate a dinner between courses.

Where these acts fit

The visual numbers are suited to:

  • Cabaret, gala, magic or circus festivals
  • TV shows
  • As part of a mixed artist line-up
  • Between dinner courses at a seated event

For other event types — birthdays (children or adults), weddings, private parties, corporate evenings, religious celebrations, Christmas trees, restaurants, and campsites — the site lists these under the broader event performance offering rather than the visual-number format.

Credentials behind the acts

The acts are backed by a competitive record listed on the site: Champion of France FFAP Strasbourg 2005, Champion of France Paris Première 2006, Grand Prix in Austria (Graz) 2006, Sweden Magic Circle Stockholm 2006, World Champion of Magic / FISM Grand Prix and Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin Gold Medal 2007, Sarmoti Award Las Vegas 2007, Mandrake d'Or Grand Prix 2011, and a Bachelor of Magic Diploma at the FFFF Close-Up Magic Convention, New York 2009. TV appearances listed include Masters of Magic (RAI2, Italy), Magic Show (CCTV, China), and Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde (France 2).

Choosing between formats

  • If you're programming a mixed bill (cabaret, gala, festival, TV) — the visual numbers are the fit, since they're built to integrate into a line-up.
  • If you're hosting a dinner — the visual numbers can be placed between courses.
  • If you want magic among your guests — close-up is the relevant category.
  • If you're planning a private or corporate event (wedding, birthday, company evening) — the event performance offering covers these, with the site advertising "spectacles de qualité" at "prix attractifs."

Pricing is not published in the available material, so rates need to be requested directly.