Chris Funk, the Wonderist, took the Palace Theatre stage in Daysland last Wednesday, March 13, and wowed the audience with his humour and his amazing illusions that were nothing short of magic.
Coming to Daysland fresh from a performance in Brooks, Funk started the night with some hilarious full-audience participation, as he talked about his start in performing magic.
Also a classically trained musician, Funk’s violin and guitar were much more than just props, as he used them in his act briefly, but enough to show his mastery there as well.
The true highlights of the show, outside Funk’s dry humour and entertaining patter, were the simply outstanding magic tricks he performed that days later still leave the audience shaking their heads and wondering… ‘How did he do that?’
Funk moves at a fast pace, and worked the audience masterfully, as he engaged with young and old equally, rolling out some really eye-popping magic along the way, and his predictions at the end were astounding.
Funk has performed in front of master magicians Penn and Teller on the pilot of their show: Fool Us. He’s also performed on America’s Got Talent, Masters of Illusion, and Syfy’s Wizard Wars.
With his live-action feed making even the smallest card trick visible to the audience, Funk’s show was fully immersive and wholly entertaining.
DayArts will finish their successful 2023-24 season in April with singer/songwriter/pianist Jeffrey Straker on Thursday, April 4, who is sometimes called Saskatchewan’s Elton John. At that time, they also hope to reveal next year’s series.
Leslie Cholowsky
Editor