Christian Farla
Christian Farla
Christian Farla is a Dutch illusionist, having Barendrecht, near Rotterdam, as his home base. He is the only Dutch magician who can call himself master magician after having won the highest international award in magic, the Merlin Award. Christian Farla is one of the very view who is specialized in mega illusions.
Christian was born in Rotterdam on may 5 1970. When he was 8 years old he began performing magic on birthdayparty’s of his schoolmates. When he was twelve he won the Dutch Junior Championships for stagemagic and decided to become illusionist. During school holidays he traveled with the circus and learned everything there is to know about performing for large audiences. In 1992 Bianca is performing as a dancer in the same show he is performing in. They fell in love instantly and soon after she became his partner and magic assistant. Together they seem to be a perfect couple. On august 19 2008 they became parents of their healthy and lovely son Ryan.
In 1993, 1999 and 2001 the magic duo won first price in the Dutch Magic Championships. In 1996 they got their first big contract with Vd Ende Events to perform on many large productions in the Studio´s in Aalsmeer. After winning the Henk Vermeiden Trophy, Christian Farla got a contract for 80 shows for the Sunflower Foundation Tour. They got spotted by Frank Wentink who offered them a place in the grandscale Dinnershow in Hilversum. When Hans Klok suddenly left the Amazing Efteling Show in amusementpark The Efteling, Christian Farla took over his part in the show. New illusions were created and all the creativity resulted in the award for best show in an amusementpark worldwide in 2003.
After more than 2000 shows in Studio 21 and The Efteling in 2003 and 2004 the duo is invited for a couple of shows in Las Vegas by Siegfried and Roy. David Copperfield, who is visiting one of this shows is blown away by his magic and soon after the two become friends. It results in the exchange of magic acts like the Drill of Death and Steelplate, where one of his assistents is floating through a plate of steel.
After all this success Christian Farla started his first tour with a grand scale 2-hour illusion show through Holland in 2006. The International Magicians Society awarded this with the Merlin Award, the Oscar in magic, for magician of the year, and with this he can officially call himself master magician.. He received the Champion d’Europe de Magie in Lido Paris in 2007. After three years performing summer holidays in amusementpark Drievliet he switched to the larger Walibi World Themepark in 2009. There Christian received the Merlin Award for the second time in april 2009.
Summer 2009 he will return to The Dinnershow. In 2010 Christian Farla will return to the theatres with a new tourshow called ‘Mystique’.