Believe

Ahh, magic. One of the oldest and most interesting visual arts that has captivated humans for centuries. From famous concert illusionists to street magicians, there's not a populated place you can visit that doesn't have a magician of some sort.

Perhaps Las Vegas could be considered to be one of the most popular cities to find, and feature, good magic acts. All the great modern illusionists have played there. One of the most popular mdoern magicians is Criss Angel, and he's teamed up with another Las Vegas super-show, Cirque Du Soleil to bring audiences CRISS ANGEL Believe, a 3 hour journey through Criss Angel's mind and death. Knowing the performance art of the ever popular Cirque Du Soleil, this should prove to be a very entertaining show.

If you're not familiar with Criss Angel, then you probably don't watch cable television. Criss has his own show on A&E, Mindfreak, where he goes around and performs weird and other worldly illusions in front of everyday people on the streets of Las Vegas (as well as some other locations). It's pretty amusing, and by performing in front of a live street audience it separates Criss from other big name magicians like David Copperfield and Harry Houdini. Both of those men performed the majority of their tricks on stages, always about 10' away from any audience member. Performing on the street gives a person a more intimate feel, and they may be more likely to believe in the mystery of magic when it's less than an arm's reach in front of them.

If you like Criss Angel's style of illusion and the odd French circus that is Cirque Du Soleil, you'll like 'Believe'. You'll also like that there's a contest going on right now where if you text 'Believe' to 22122, you could win 2 tickets to the show.

Magic is always a captivating art, but it's even more impressive when the illusion is performed right in front of you.