Chung has been a magician for over two decades with a love for close-up and cards. Though he's mostly stayed out of the spotlight, he has played a big part in crafting the Montreal magic scene into what it is today. He's had three wildly successful Fringe festival shows. And his ideas have appeared in books from the likes of Caleb Wiles, Steve Beam and Bob Farmer, just to name a few. Jared Kopf has said of Chung’s work, "His card tricks are subtle, powerful mysteries."

Slimis the founder of the Slim Card Co. In 2012, after meeting with a retired Las Vegas hustler who showed him the works on card trimming, he started making gaff playing cards and dice for magicians who needed that little extra special for their performances.

Part-time magician but full-time obsessed with gambling gaffs and memorabilia as well as gambling sleights, he makes all types of gaffs with dice and cards, including a wide array of stripper decks like belly strippers, His work has been lauded by the likes of Sal Piacente, Jason England and the late Fast Jack Farrell.

Their work has appeared in the UK magazine Operandi, and they were both featured in Issue 1 of Conundrum.

You won't want to miss this one. As we were organizing this event, Chung said to us recently, “I don't want to give full details because like a magic show, we like to build a little mystery into the thing.” Shhhhhhhh!

Alejandro Linian has been studying, performing, and developing Magic for over 20 years. He is the first Peruvian magician to appear on PENN & TELLER: FOOL US on The CW, has won the Latin American championships of Magic, and appeared on South American television, radio, and newspapers. He has been featured in the top trade journals in the Magic industry, and his inventions are sold in magician shops around the world- David Blaine even performed one of them in a prime-time TV special! 

Alejandro's Magic prominently features the culture, history, and traditions of his native country of Peru. In addition to his live performances, his virtual shows have allowed him to reach audiences all around the world, performing for companies in six different continents- sometimes all at the same time! 

About Michael

Michael Kras is a Hamilton-based magician, playwright, director, and a magic director & designer for theatre. His plays have been produced, published, and studied across Canada and abroad, garnering national honours including the prestigious Herman Voaden Playwriting Prize, a Tom Hendry Award nomination, and a finalist slot for the Safe Words New Canadian Play Award.

As a magic director, he currently serves as the Magic & Illusion Lead for the North American Tour of the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and was previously the resident magic associate for the play’s record-breaking Canadian premiere with Mirvish Productions. His career directing and designing magic has taken him to theatres in Hamilton; Toronto; New York City; Chicago; Tacoma, Washington; Jupiter, Florida; and Los Angeles.

In 2024, Michael released his debut full-length book of magic – Synthesis & Secrets – which quickly sold out its limited first edition printing at magic shops around the world.