Frankfurt · Rhine-Main · Hesse
When the meetings end, the surprises begin.
Isma Zmerli adds mentalism and close-up magic, in English or French, to trade fair evenings, banking events and company celebrations in Frankfurt and across the Rhine-Main region.
5.0 on Google (500+ reviews) · Under four hours from Paris by train · Reply within 24 hours.
What to book
In Frankfurt, an event often follows a long day of meetings: a fair at the Messe, a board session in a tower, a congress at Kap Europa. Guests want to unwind without losing the thread of the evening, and the format should fit that moment.
Fair and client evenings
At an exhibitor evening or a client dinner, Isma moves from table to table with experiences performed a few centimetres from your guests. People from different countries and companies suddenly share something to talk about.
Normally one to three hours, according to numbers.
Plenaries and awards
A stage slot of 20 to 45 minutes with guests invited on stage, to open a conference, revive the afternoon of a congress or round off an awards ceremony at the Alte Oper or in a hotel ballroom.
A microphone and a stage area are enough.
Finance and data
Frankfurt runs on models and forecasts. Isma, an artificial intelligence engineer, pits the room’s gut feeling against a machine’s prediction, a playful way to talk about risk and decision-making. Discover the AI magic show.
For banks, fintechs and data teams.
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.
Frankfurt and Rhine-Main
Frankfurt is quick to reach from Paris: direct ICE and TGV trains from Paris Est take a little under four hours, and the airport is about 12 minutes from the main station by S-Bahn. Isma adapts to the room, from an exhibition hall to a restaurant high above the skyline.
The Messe district
Messe Frankfurt hosts the Frankfurt Book Fair each October and, in even years, Light + Building in March and Automechanika in September. Its Congress Center, the domed Festhalle and Kap Europa, next to the Skyline Plaza, all welcome conferences and dinners.
Banking district and hotels
The Alte Oper on Opernplatz hosts galas and award ceremonies, hotels such as the Steigenberger Icon Frankfurter Hof or Villa Kennedy host client dinners, and Sachsenhausen’s apple wine taverns suit a more relaxed team night.
Airport and Taunus
The Squaire and the airport hotels suit international teams flying in for the day, the Jahrhunderthalle in Höchst has a domed main hall for larger shows, and castle hotels in the Taunus host board retreats.
Innenstadt, Bankenviertel, Westend, Europaviertel, Ostend, Sachsenhausen, Bockenheim, Niederrad, Höchst, Gateway Gardens
Offenbach, Eschborn, Bad Homburg, Oberursel, Kronberg, Königstein, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Darmstadt, Hanau, Rüsselsheim, the Rheingau
Heidelberg, Mannheim, Würzburg and Cologne, all well connected to Frankfurt by ICE
Good to know: during the Book Fair in October and the other big fairs, Frankfurt hotels switch to much higher fair-week rates and fill early. Many groups stay in Offenbach, Wiesbaden or Mainz, which are connected to the city by S-Bahn, so check the fair calendar before fixing your date.
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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
English or French. Frankfurt’s banks, the European Central Bank and many international firms work in English, so the stage show suits mixed teams; Isma does not perform in German. Say which languages your guests speak when you get in touch.
Yes. Close-up at a stand gives passing visitors a reason to stop and opens the conversation for your sales team, and Isma can also appear at the exhibitor evening. See how it works on the trade show magician page.
Yes, across Rhine-Main: around the Kurhaus in Wiesbaden, in Mainz on the Rhine, in Bad Homburg, Kronberg and Königstein, in Darmstadt or Offenbach. Give the address of the venue so travel can be planned.
Very much so. For ten or twenty guests in a private dining room in the Westend or the banking district, Isma performs at the table between courses, without taking over the conversation.
Plan 20 to 45 minutes for a stage feature. Close-up generally covers one to three hours, depending on how many guests attend, and the two formats can follow each other in the same evening.
The format, the length of the performance, the number of guests, the date and the journey from Paris. You receive a tailored proposal within 24 hours.
Not necessarily, but plan early: in the Book Fair week in October, and during Light + Building or Automechanika, venues and hotels are in high demand. Reserve the venue, the hotel rooms and the entertainment at the same time.
Let’s talk about your event
Share your date, venue and programme for a quote, or ask which format would suit your guests.
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Across Europe and beyond: a selection of our recent dates.
