Magic has long been known as a boys’ club. It’s estimated that only between 5 and 10 percent of professional magicians are women. But now a new generation of female magicians is poised to seize the spotlight and stand shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts.
When Alba began studying at a magic school in Buenos Aires, her father initially discouraged her hobby. One day, he came to see her perform at a restaurant. At the end of the performance, he told her he now saw that she could change lives through magic, that he was proud of her, and gave her his blessing. Steadily her career evolved until she received her big break at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, an opportunity she compares to an opera singer performing at La Scala in Milan.
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“Anniversary Show” 2/21-2/23, Thu 7 PM, Fri-Sat 7 and 10 PM, Chicago Magic Lounge, 5050 N. Clark, 312-366-4500, chicagomagiclounge.com, $42-$57. Sold out.
