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<\/a>He took to magic after discovering magicians on television, recording illusionists such as David Copperfield and Siegfried & Roy on VHS tapes to replay, analyze, and learn from. He came up with his own creative resolutions to their magic tricks, inventing his own style of magic which he has continued to hone through the years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI realized that magic can be presented as an art form,\u201d he says. \u201cThat\u2019s what inspired me to pursue it, but it was through trial and error that I learned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vitaly is inspired by a range of movies, comedy, live theatre, musicians, and martial artists, and especially by director Alfred Hitchcock, whose films have captivating musical soundtracks, and comedian and pianist Victor Borge, who spoofs concert pianists with stand-up comedy but is also a brilliant pianist himself. They have helped construct who he is\u2014an artist who draws from multiple disciplines to combine them in order to elevate the work. Magic is the medium where he feels these inspirations can come together most, where he can innovate and bring something new to say on stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cArt is a process of self discovery,\u201d says Vitaly. \u201cHopefully, over the years I\u2019m becoming more and more myself, or finding my true self. To be on stage and share your true, authentic self with an audience, well, that\u2019s not easy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Because Vitaly\u2019s performances are interactive, every show is a little different. Even though there is structure, there is no script, so the results are always changing. What matters most to him is that he is able to immerse the audience in his world, making them feel comfortable in this new environment he\u2019s created. Sometimes during shows he even invites audience members up on stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve done my show hundreds of times, but it always feels fresh because of the audience,\u201d says Vitaly.<\/p>\n
He says that, like art, magic is in the eye of the beholder\u2014we are constantly crafting magic through our perception of everyday moments.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can look at a leaf fluttering in the wind, and it can look magical,\u201d he says. \u201cWe can look at a cherry blossom shedding its petals, and that can look magical.\u201d<\/p>\n
Contrary to preconceptions, Vitaly says that it is not the technology that makes magic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you show an iPhone to someone 30 or 40 years ago, they would maybe look at it as magical. It\u2019s the same technology today, but it\u2019s ordinary to us. It is never the technology that\u2019s magical\u2014it\u2019s always the human experience and how we perceive reality\u2026 Something that elevates our spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vitaly says that he feels his mission is to inspire people and to \u201celevate them to a higher vibration.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLife can be hard and challenging,\u201d he says, \u201cbut when you experience magic, you often feel sparks of inspiration that might be otherwise missing in mundane life.\u201d<\/p>\n