Close-up and walk-around magician
Hamza Karimi, also known as Magic Nape.
Close-up magic, or walk-around, is magic at arm’s length. No distance, no obligation to watch from a chair: I come to your guests. I am Hamza Karimi, also known as Magic Nape, a magician from Amsterdam. My walk-around act is made for receptions, drinks, dinners and moments when people are still standing in small groups.
Magic up close works because it is personal. Illusions and mind reading happen under your guests’ noses, with humour and at the right moment. It breaks the ice, draws people together and starts conversations. I move among the guests, adapt to the room and keep the programme moving. For a walk-around, little preparation on location is usually needed.
This format fits corporate parties, weddings, galas, dinners, private events and networking moments. It can be fully combined with a stage act: first the personal encounters during drinks, then a central moment for the whole room. Many clients choose that combination, because the audience has then already seen me before the show begins.
After thousands of performances, from live TV to the Royal Household, I know how to read the energy of a room. Close-up is not a smaller version of a theatre show; it is its own discipline, with timing and contact at its core. I perform in Dutch and in English, in Amsterdam, throughout the Netherlands and beyond, for small groups and large events.
On this site you will see, among others, Netflix, RTL, Lamborghini, ING, the Rijksmuseum, Shell and the Dutch national government. More than 2,000 bookings, 5/5 stars, ten years of experience. My career includes a first show in Amsterdam, my own theatre show, Holland’s Got Talent, the Young Amsterdam Award and a performance for Her Majesty the Queen.
Would you like to hire a close-up or walk-around magician? Send the date, location, the number of guests and how long the programme runs through the form. I will think with you about the duration and whether a stage act is a good addition. You will hear from me within 24 hours.
Frequently asked questions
Is close-up the same as walk-around?
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On this site the walk-around act is the close-up form: magic up close, circulating among the guests, with illusions and mind reading under their noses. Not a separate genre with a different name, but the same intimate distance.
What do you need at the venue?
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Usually little. For a walk-around there is typically no stage or major set-up. We agree in advance what works in your space.
Can I combine walk-around with a stage act?
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Yes. The walk-around can be combined with the stage act. That is often chosen: first up close, then a central moment for everyone.
For which occasions does close-up work?
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Among others corporate parties, weddings, galas, dinners, private events and networking moments — anywhere guests are standing in groups or sitting at tables.
Book close-up or walk-around? Send your request via the form, call 020 215 7855, send a WhatsApp, or email info@hamzakarimi.nl. I reply within 24 hours.
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