MONTREAL—Faced with the shutdown of his touring shows due to pandemic restrictions, illusionist Luc Langevin reached far up his sleeve and developed a new trick—interactive virtual performances.
“The pandemic forced me to find a new way to do magic,” said the 37-year-old Canadian.
Langevin, who gives performances in French, used to travel regularly to Europe with a team and piles of equipment for shows, including in France where television appearances helped make him famous.
The pandemic and resulting cancellations of live shows forced him to rethink things, he told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Going ‘interactive’
Like the martial arts he learned as a child, Langevin “u…
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