“Magical Wonder With Birds” – The Experience

It was the first time that Vogue and I were going down to Jurong Birdpark in a long long time. The last time we went was when we were still kids. In my time, it used to be called excursions, a day primary school students looked forward to as an escape from the boring classroom lessons.

Upon reaching the place, we were really lucky to get good seats even though the whole amphitheater was more or less packed to capacity.

As time for the illusion show to start drew nearer, I was getting more and more excited! It would be the first time ever that I get to see another female illusionist, besides Ning, perform. Prior to this, I have heard of Priscilla and Lawrence as the “Father-Daughter” duo. But I have never seen both of them in action personally, missing out on chances like the Magic Box, The Magic of Love etc. due to various reasons. I was relishing the chance to see an experience illusionist perform and hopefully get a tip or two on how to become a better performer myself.

I wasn’t disappointed at all. The opening parasol production routine left me impressed. It was a magical illusion show which glamorously fused elements of music, dance and style seamlessly. It was more of a musical illusion show style, which was refreshing style as compared to the normal purely magic illusion shows around.

Throughout the show, it was a balanced mix of illusions that were meticulously chosen. There were audience interactive tricks to grand illusions, mystifying to comedy effects. In line with the theme of the night, which was birds, Priscilla manged a few bird productions which floored us all, and a really very neat transposition of a rooster! All this ensured that everyone from young children to the older folks were sitting on the edge of their seats all the time. Unfortunately, no photography and video was allowed during the show, we were unable to snap any shots of Priscilla in action.

As we had to rush off for the Impossible Record, we didn’t have a chance to get to talk to Priscilla in-depth. After catching her live in action, I have to say that Priscilla is a very charismatic performer. Her charisma exudes from her personality, body posture and moves in the illusions she does. We left the place craving for more. Rest assure RDM readers that we would be keeping in touch with her so that we get to know more about her and her magic experiences.