Honored to Be Heading to FISM 2025 in Turin

I’m thrilled and deeply honored to announce that I’ll be performing and lecturing at FISM 2025, the World Championship of Magic, taking place this July in Turin, Italy.

For those unfamiliar, FISM (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques) is the most prestigious magic convention in the world. Often called the “Olympics of Magic,” it happens every three years and brings together thousands of magicians from across the globe. Performers, inventors, lecturers, and students of the craft gather for a week-long celebration of innovation, artistry, and impossibility.

This will be the 29th edition of the FISM World Championship, and it promises to be a landmark event. More than 3,000 magicians are expected to attend, including over 160 competitors representing their countries in both stage and close-up categories. For many, just qualifying to compete is a career-defining moment.

But FISM is more than a competition. It is a creative gathering filled with lectures, workshops, gala shows, late-night sessions, and meaningful conversations. It is where ideas are exchanged, reputations are built, and the future of our art takes shape.

To be invited to perform and present a lecture at this gathering is a true privilege. It gives me the chance to contribute to the very community that has shaped my life. I’m looking forward to sharing material I’ve developed over years of performing, along with thoughts and insights that I hope will resonate with fellow magicians at all stages of their journey.

Turin is a beautiful city with deep cultural roots, and I’m excited to explore it alongside so many friends and colleagues. If you’ll be at FISM 2025, please come say hello. If you won’t, I’ll make sure to bring back a few stories worth sharing.

More soon.

—David