Aladin

:This article is about the artist/magician by the name aladin. For the story from 1001 Arabian Nights and the character of the same name, see Aladdin.

Biography

Presumed to be born around 1970 but could be up to 5 years younger or older; appears to have multiple nationalities as he was born in Washington D.C. but has ancestry in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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1970 - Nationalities - Washington D.C. - India - Bangladesh - Pakistan

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Despite his apparent avowals of being indifferent to the popular entertainment form of magic, he became International Magician of the Year in 1991. Later that year he added the kudos of being headhunted to become the inaugural host of London?s Ministry of Sound nightclub when it opened that September. He was reputedly being paid as much as star DJs Frankie Knuckles and Larry Levan at the time he parted company with the club in December.

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Popular entertainment - Magic - 1991 - London - Ministry of Sound - DJ - Larry Levan

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aladin was the prime mover of the 1997 Festival of Magic put on by Magic Academy, Bangalore (India) which attracted some 800 magicians from around the world. aladin is nonetheless a stranger to most magicians, with the exception of magic notables such as Jeff Sheridan, Lennart Green and Mark Setteducati. Of interest to card magic history buffs might be the fact that aladin introduced Green to Ricky Jay.

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1997 - Bangalore - Jeff Sheridan - Lennart Green - Card magic - Ricky Jay

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During a one year period around 1999 he had unusual collaborations with visual artists and physical theatre performers which were showcased at iconic British contemporary arts venues including the Institute of Contemporary Arts and Whitechapel Gallery in London and at festivals including London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) and the British Festival of Visual Theatre.

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1999 - Visual artist - Physical theatre - Performer - Institute of Contemporary Arts - Whitechapel Gallery

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