Carisa Hendrix
Born
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
NationalityCanadian
Other namesLucy Darling
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materAlberta College of Art and Design
Occupation(s)Magician, stunt performer, model, actress
Known forFire eating
AwardsBest Comedy Magic Show at the Melbourne Magic Festival

Carisa Hendrix is a Canada-based magician and fire eater who often performs in the persona of Lucy Darling.

Early life

Hendrix was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan[1] and grew up in Calgary[1] where she is currently based. She was a former art student and[2] model.[3]

Performing career

She was the subject of the 2016 Super Channel documentary Girl on Fire. [4]

She has been profiled in major press numerous times on the rise of ‘the female magician” [5][6] because the field of magic has historically been male-dominated[7] and female magicians are considered “extremely rare.”[8]

She has been featured repeatedly at the Melbourne Magic Festival.[9]

She was named artist-in-residence at the Chicago Magic Lounge for 2019.[10][11]

She is a regular performer at The Magic Castle, in Hollywood, California, where she performs as “Lucy Darling,” a sharp-tongued magician character she partly bases on Dorothy Parker.[6]

Awards and recognition

In 2012, she set the Guinness World Record[12] for how long she could hold a lit torch in her mouth, a feat that was featured in both the Guinness Book of World Records in 2014, and Ripley's Believe it or Not in 2015.

In 2017, Hendrix won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award,[13] the Award for Best Comedy Show at The Melbourne Magic Festival,[14] and in 2019 won the Allan Slaight Foundation’s Canadian Rising Star Award.[15][16]

References

  1. 1 2 "All About Carisa Hendrix - Carisa Hendrix | Award Winning Circus Stunt Girl & Fire Eater | Calgary & Edmonton". carisahendrix.com. Carisa Hendrix. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Artist Bio & Art Gallery | Carisa Hendrix | Award Winning Magician, Circus Stunt Girl & Fire Eater | Calgary & Edmonton". www.carisahendrix.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Carisa Hendrix". modelmayhem.com. Model Mayhem. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ CBC News (October 12, 2016). "Calgary fire eater Carisa Hendrix stars in new documentary Girl on Fire". CBC.
  5. ↑ Malvern, Jack (April 1, 2019). "Hey presto . . . the rise of female magicians". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Volmers, Eric (February 8, 2019). "Who's that girl? Calgary magician Carisa Hendrix and the rise of Lucy Darling". Calgary Herald. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  7. ↑ Bhattacharya, Tania. "It's No Trick: Women Are Crashing the Male-Dominated World of Magic". OZY. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Award Winning Female Comedy Magician Lucy Darling". www.lotl.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  9. ↑ Brookfield, Joanne (June 23, 2018). "Magic is having a moment, mixing comedy and music with the art of illusion". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  10. ↑ BWW News Desk (August 5, 2019). "Chicago Magic Lounge Announces Next Show In The Artist-In-Residence Series". broadwayworld.com. Broadway World. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  11. ↑ Jones, Chris (October 31, 2019). "Here's a new twist on magic: 'Lucy Darling' does tricks with cocktails at Chicago Magic Lounge". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  12. ↑ Anderson, Drew (October 25, 2012). "Carisa Hendrix Fire eater and world record holder". TheYYSCENE. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Melbourne Magic Festival 2017 Winners". The Melbourne Magic Festival™. 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  14. ↑ "Carisa Hendrix - Up Close & Personal". Australian Institute of Magic. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Allan Slaight Award - Carisa Hendrix". The Melbourne Magic Festival™. June 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  16. ↑ Julie Eng (June 4, 2019). "Canadian Rising Star 2019". Magicana. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
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