About this episode
Gaia Elisa Rossi discusses her journey as a magician and her unique approach to using magic for psychological reform.
Gaia started performing magic at the age of thirteen — and won the Italian Magic Championship that same year. She went on to become the only woman in history to hold that title, and has since competed as a finalist at the World Magic Championships. But what makes her truly unusual is what she does off the stage. She holds a degree in psychology, is training as a clinical psychologist, and has taken magic into prisons as a tool for reform. She's spoken at TEDx Milano Women, written for magic publications, and built a practice that treats illusion as a branch of human science. She performs and speaks in Italian, English, and French, and she grew up watching her parents rehearse magic in their living room — which, honestly, explains a lot.
People in this episode
Host: Vanishing Inc. Magic
Guest: Gaia Elisa Rossi
Topics covered
- magic
- psychology
- performance
- women in magic
- reform
- illusion
Keywords
- magic
- psychology
- Gaia Elisa Rossi
- Italian Magic Championship
- World Magic Championships
- TEDx
- illusion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TEDx Milano Women
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