"How did you do that? Wait, what was that?" This is kind of reaction from people when Danny performs.
Whether it's an office party for your employees, a company-wide event, or even a private party, Danny has you covered. Danny specializes in performing close-up magic. His many years of experience guarantee that he has the skills and personality to be the best possible entertainer for your event.
Not only just magic, Danny is also an awarded winning hand shadow puppets artist. He can make the lifelike shadows of rabbit, bird, monkey, and human.... anything you can image. It is delightful to watch Danny makes shadow puppets come to alive with his hands.
We hired Danny to be a roving magician for the cocktail hour of our fundraiser party. He was great at striking up conversations, demonstrating tricks and mingling. We will totally hire him again - he was a great addition to our event.
Danny was super friendly, funny, and really awesome! He showed up early, had all his supplies ready to go, and was interactive with everyone at the event! We had a group of about 20 and he was really inclusive and had most of the team participate in some way or another. Everyone had a blast, and I am really grateful for Danny coming out!
Wow! Danny was perfect for our event with his expert sleight of hand tricks and his very engaging personality. He provided an excellent “strolling magic” service at our reception and our attendees loved it! Being hand therapists - we were interesting in his art and his graceful skilled hands. Highly recommend!
Danny was a big hit at our dinner party and provided a great close up magic show complete with card tricks, sleight of hand and illusions. He was very interactive with the audience of mostly adults and a few kids. Everyone truly enjoyed the show and it was a great fit as some entertainment before we sat down for dinner. I would definitely recommend him for a fun and exciting addition to your party and he was great to work with and fairly priced. Best, Steve
Danny performed for my friend's birthday party, just a small crowd in a tight space - about as close up as you can get. He made me feel the amazement and wonder like when I was a kid. I have worked in a magic shop selling tricks, but his performance made all the tricks I knew seem fresh and elegant.
Danny entertained our guests for our wedding cocktail hour. He was great and everyone had a blast!!
Danny is good at drawing audience attractions and maintaining active interactions.
My husband and guests were thrilled with Dannys strolling magic tricks. Each person had their favorite - from bending coins to rubix cubes. Danny stroked through a party like a professional without any direction required from me - which is perfect because I was busy hosting. He is definitely an act I would hire again!
I really enjoyed not just his artistry in magic, but the way he interacted with the people at our charity event! Everyone enjoyed his presence, and they definitely would like to see him perform again!
IT was a delight to have Danny perfrom at our community fundariser event. Our guest were dazzeled by its wonderful magic and we were so happy to have him. His dedication for the imporantnce of community engament shows in his willingness to perform for us. He was very professional, kind and entertaining. We would be happy to have him perform for many more events. I highly recommened him for your events, our college students belived in magic once more thanks to Danny. Thank you Danny!
Danny was a pleasure to work with and I've received nothing but positive feedback about him. We had a large company picnic (1900 employees) and Danny was able to keep everyone entertained while they stood in line to get their dinner and also while they were eating at their tables. I'd definitely recommend using Danny for family events (big or small). We will be using him again at future company picnics.
I had Danny Cheng to our family birthday party and he was fantastic! Everyone was engaged in his magic and even participated. My guests were completely mesmerized by his work and talents.
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 30 - 240 minutes
Languages: Chinese, English
Li Gung Cheng, also known as Danny Cheng, was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. Danny began doing magic at age 14. By high school, he was the president of the Magic Club in Hépíng High School and was performing semi-professionally.
At age 17, Danny moved to Dallas, TX with family. He started focusing on close-up magic and the art of hand shadow puppets on his own. The Dallas Chinese Community Center awarded him for his hand shadow puppet performance in 2011.
After high school, Danny moved to San Francisco to pursue an Associate of Arts degree in Humanities from City College of San Francisco and a Bachelor's degree in Drama from San Francisco State University. While studying, he also worked at a magic store in Pier 39 as a demonstrator performing close-up magic to people from all around the world who came to visit that shop.
In August 2016, Danny competed in San Jose at the IBM (International Brotherhood of Magicians) Ring 216 Yearly Walk-around competition and was awarded 2nd place. In September 2016, Danny won the People’s Choice Award at the IBM Ring 216 Yearly Close-up competition.
In 2017, Danny was awarded by IBM Ring 216 as 1st place for both Yearly Close-up competition and Yearly Walk-around competition plus People’s Choice Award for Yearly Close-up competition.
From 2016 to 2018, Danny was regularly performing as the House Magician at Farina Focaccia & Cucina Italiana in San Francisco Mission district and Izakaya Umai in San Francisco Japantown. Currently, he is a regular performer at SF Hole In The Wall Pizza in San Francisco and Slap Face Coffee & Tea in Fremont, CA.
| October 26, 2024 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Nonprofit Event |
| March 30, 2024 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Fundraiser |
| March 06, 2024 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Corporate Event |
| June 24, 2023 • 8:00pm - 9:00pm | Birthday Party |
| June 02, 2023 • 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Surprise |
| December 15, 2022 • 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Christmas Party |
| December 03, 2022 • 6:00pm - 6:30pm | Dinner Party |
| June 15, 2019 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Wedding Reception |
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