Gabriella Lester
Gabriella Lester (age 20) is a Canadian magician,[1] living in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2][3]
Professional career
Lester is among the youngest magicians to present at the renowned Magic Castle, having toured throughout Europe, the US, and Canada.[2][4]
Her name appeared on the Allan Slaight Canadian Rising Star 2024 list.[5][6][7]
She is a member of the Academy of Magical Arts' Junior Society.[8]
Early life
She was 14, when she wriggled out of a straitjacket for the first time, hanging upside down during a school fund-raiser.[8]
Lester, who is originally from South Africa, has already performed on some of the biggest stages in Las Vegas, The Magic Castle in Los Angeles, and on Penn & Teller's "Fool Us" before the age of twenty.[9][10][11]
References
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- ^ a b "Canadian Rising Star 2024 | Magicana". www.magicana.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Port Moody's 'Diva of Deception' heads to Hollywood next week". Tri-City News. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "This Is BC: Port Moody teen makes a name for herself in the world of magic | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "International Rising Star 2024 | Magicana". www.magicana.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Allan Slaight Award Recipients | Magicana". magicana.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Sharing Secrets 2024 | Magicana". www.magicana.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ a b McCarthy, Lauren (2023-12-02). "Being a Woman in Magic May be the Hardest Trick of All". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ sdias@bakersfield.com, STEFANI DIAS (2023-11-08). "Long-running performance series has the 'Magic' touch". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Port Moody's Gabriella Lester hopes to 'fool' world-class magicians on national TV". Tri-City News. 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Cards, wires and a small straitjacket: Port Moody magician's Vegas experience opens new doors". Tri-City News. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-07-03.