Helder Guimarães

Helder Guimarães is a magician.

TED Speaker Bio
"Helder Guimarães slips and slides cards on a table, wowing you with invisible technique, unorthodox psychology and fresh humor. As a close-up magician, he's won international awards for his elegantly thought-through performances, which merge a nuanced stagecraft with good old how-does-he-do-it sleight of hand. He is the world's youngest-ever World Champion of Card Magic. He reflects on his craft in the enigmatic out-of-print book, Reflections... His appearances at LA's Magic Castle led him to be awarded the title of Parlour Magician of the Year, in 2011 and 2012, recognition that drew hours-long queues as audiences (and fellow magicians) flocked to the simple and astonishing act. Also, in 2012, he co-created a show called Nothing to Hide, with Derek DelGaudio, which opened at the Geffen Playhouse, directed by magic superfan Neil Patrick Harris. In 2013, the show was taken to Off-Broadway where it stayed for a very successful held-over run of 110 performances." – Source: TED

Talks

 * Helder Guimarães: A magical search for a coincidence (March 2014)

TED Links

 * Why?: The speakers in session 7 of TED2014 (March 19, 2014), TED Blog
 * The small coincidences in life: Helder Guimarães’s fascinating magic at TED2014 by Hailey Reissman (March 20, 2014), TED Blog

Additional Resources

 * Official website
 * Twitter