Amsterdam · North Holland · Netherlands
For guests who think they cannot be fooled.
For Amsterdam congresses, borrels and private parties, Isma Zmerli offers mentalism and sleight of hand in English or French, designed with international teams in mind.
5.0 on Google (500+ reviews) · English or French · About 3h20 from Paris by Eurostar
Pick your setting
A Dutch company event can be a relaxed borrel after work, a congress day at the RAI or a dinner in a canal house. The format follows the setting, the size of the group and the time available.
Borrel and drinks
With a drink in hand, colleagues stand in small circles: the natural setting for close-up. Isma joins each group for a few minutes, a borrowed coin here, a card someone signed there, then moves on and leaves people comparing what they saw.
Ideal for a Friday borrel, a kerstborrel or a client reception.
Congress and plenary
At the RAI or the Beurs van Berlage, a stage piece running 20 to 45 minutes involves a few volunteers while hundreds of delegates watch the outcome build. It gives a long congress day a shared high point.
Ask the venue for a microphone and a stage space.
Tech and fintech
From the banks of Zuidas to the start-ups along the IJ, Amsterdam’s tech and fintech teams make a curious audience for Isma, trained in machine learning and deep learning. His AI and mentalism show confronts intuition with prediction, live on stage.
Suited to launches and partner evenings.
Tell Isma about your audience and running order: he will help you choose, with no commitment. For a company event, see also corporate magician and mentalist.
Amsterdam and the Randstad
The direct Eurostar from Paris Gare du Nord reaches Amsterdam Centraal in about three hours twenty. Isma adapts to every kind of room: a congress hall, a gasworks turned venue, a shipyard warehouse across the IJ or a canal-side hotel.
Isma’s languages on stage are English and French, not Dutch. English is widely spoken in Amsterdam’s companies and venues, which makes a show in English easy to follow for most audiences.
Congresses
The RAI, in the south of the city close to the Zuidas business district, hosts fairs and congresses such as Money20/20 Europe in June and IBC in September. A stage feature fits a plenary; close-up suits the exhibitor drinks.
Historic and industrial
Galas in the former stock exchange near Centraal, dinners at De Wester in the Westergas park, or a big night in the NDSM shipyard halls across the IJ, reached by a free ferry: magic among the guests first, a stage moment when everyone is seated.
Hotels
Receptions at the InterContinental Amstel, conferences at Hotel Okura or the Hilton Amsterdam in Zuid: close-up suits a standing reception of any size, and a brief stage set works before or after dinner.
Centrum, the Canal Ring, Jordaan, De Pijp, Oud-Zuid, Zuidas, Amsterdam-Noord, Westerpark, the Eastern Docklands, Amsterdam Zuidoost
Amstelveen, Schiphol and Hoofddorp, Haarlem, Zaandam, Hilversum, Almere, Utrecht, Noordwijk and the coast, Leiden, The Hague
About three hours twenty by direct Eurostar from Paris Gare du Nord, or just over an hour by air to Schiphol; the quote shows the travel costs.
Good to know: dinner is eaten early in the Netherlands, so a company evening in Amsterdam often starts and ends sooner than one in Paris. Share your timings at the outset so the stage feature lands before guests begin heading home.
What clients say
Corporate event · Mentalism
★★★★★
“A huge thank you to Isma! An incredible performance: our clients absolutely loved it. Professional, astonishing and incredibly friendly. We recommend him wholeheartedly!”
Corporate event · VIP guests
★★★★★
“Isma is fascinating and charismatic: the perfect experience and wow factor for our event with VIP guests. We were all amazed by his talent, and the guests are still talking about it.”
Company plenary · 200 employees
★★★★★
“Everyone loved the entertainment! […] He was very accommodating and tailored his performance to our company’s needs and industry.”
Meet Isma
On stage or up close with your guests, Isma turns surprise into an experience people share.
The art of capturing attention and getting your guests involved.
Trained in machine learning and deep learning.
A master’s degree exploring perception, attention and decision-making.
Easy to organise
One conversation is enough to get started, even if your programme is still taking shape.
Your questions
No. The show is delivered in English or French. In Amsterdam, where English is part of daily working life for many teams, that is usually easy for everyone to follow. If your audience would rather have Dutch, tell us when you enquire and we will weigh it up together.
Very well, since people stand and mingle with a drink. December is a busy month for Christmas drinks and staff parties in Amsterdam, so reserve as soon as the date is fixed, and plan one to three hours of close-up depending on numbers.
Yes, the whole Randstad is covered, from Haarlem and Hilversum to Utrecht, as well as beach hotels in Noordwijk such as Huis ter Duin, about twenty minutes from Schiphol. Mention the venue in your message.
King’s Day at the end of April, when the whole city celebrates outdoors, and Amsterdam Dance Event in October, as well as weeks with large fairs at the RAI such as IBC in September. Hotels fill quickly around those dates.
Yes. A salon boat is a good fit for close-up, since guests sit or stand in small groups and the magic happens in their own hands. Check the boat’s capacity and route with the operator; Isma adapts to the space on board.
Isma prices each event individually from the format, the performance time, the group size and the date, and the Eurostar or flight from Paris is listed on the same quote. Expect an answer within 24 hours.
Let’s talk about your event
Share your date, venue and programme for a quote, or ask which format would suit your guests.
Reply within 24 hours.
Across Europe and beyond: a selection of our recent dates.
