Monaco · Monte-Carlo · French Riviera
Close-up and stage magic for the Principality’s events.
Whether your guests gather on a yacht, on a hotel terrace or in a Belle Époque ballroom, Isma Zmerli adapts his magic and mentalism to Monaco’s events, in English or French.
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From the quayside to the ballroom
A Monaco evening often moves between settings: drinks on a terrace above the harbour, dinner in a historic salon, then a late party. Each stage calls for a different kind of magic, and the guest list is usually international.
Terraces and yachts
On a hotel terrace or a yacht’s aft deck, Isma performs for small standing groups: no table, no stage, nothing to install, which suits places where space is tight. The magic happens in the guests’ own hands.
Ideal for welcome drinks and hospitality on board.
Gala dinners
In a ballroom such as the Salle des Étoiles, whose roof opens to the night sky, or in a historic hotel salon, a 20 to 45-minute mentalism feature brings several hundred guests around the same mystery, between courses or before the dancing.
Requires a sound system with a microphone and room to perform.
Incentives and congresses
For an incentive trip or a congress at the Grimaldi Forum, an interactive sequence gets colleagues from different offices laughing together on the first evening. Volunteers join Isma on stage while the rest of the room plays along from their seats.
Works as an opener, an after-dinner act or a closing highlight.
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.
Monaco and the Riviera
From Paris, Isma flies to Nice Côte d’Azur in about an hour and a half. From the airport, Monaco is 30 to 45 minutes away by road, or around seven minutes by helicopter to the heliport in Fontvieille. The journey is set out in the quote.
Congresses
On the seafront in Larvotto, the Grimaldi Forum hosts congresses in the Salle des Princes, which seats 1,864, and in two smaller auditoriums, with new halls opened in 2025 on the Mareterra district. Mentalism fits as a plenary opener or at the closing dinner.
Galas and balls
Gala nights in the Salle des Étoiles at the Sporting Monte-Carlo, up to 802 seated guests, in the Salle Empire of the Hôtel de Paris or the Salle Belle Époque of the Hôtel Hermitage: close-up during the champagne reception, then the stage for the whole room.
By the harbour
Each September, the Monaco Yacht Show fills Port Hercule with superyachts and client receptions on board. Close-up suits a yacht’s saloon or deck, where guests come and go, as well as the terraces and private clubs around the port.
Monte-Carlo, Larvotto, Mareterra, La Condamine, Port Hercule, Monaco-Ville, Fontvieille, Moneghetti
Beausoleil, Cap-d’Ail, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Menton, Èze, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Nice, Antibes, Cannes
Ventimiglia, Bordighera, Sanremo
Good to know: Monaco’s Grand Prix is raced through its streets, so the circuit is assembled and dismantled around the harbour for weeks before and after the race, now held on the first full weekend of June. For a spring or early-summer event, check access and parking near Port Hercule, and expect hotels to fill up around race weekend.
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
Yes. Close-up needs no stage or equipment, which suits a yacht’s saloon or aft deck. Tell Isma how many guests will be on board and whether they will be standing or seated.
Yes, all along the coast: Menton, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Èze, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Nice, Antibes or Cannes, and the Italian Riviera as far as Sanremo. Share the town and venue so that travel can be planned.
Isma performs in English or French. French is Monaco’s official language, but many events in the Principality gather an international crowd, so English is often the better choice for a stage feature. Let him know the mix in advance.
Close-up during the welcome drinks, then a short stage feature between courses. Isma agrees the timing with the banqueting team so that service keeps its pace.
Yes, subject to availability. These are among the busiest weeks of the year in Monaco, for hotels, transfers and entertainment alike, so the earlier you ask, the simpler the logistics.
Yes: birthdays, anniversaries and weddings in private villas, from Cap-d’Ail to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. For a wedding, see the wedding magician page.
The format, the duration, the number of guests and the date, plus the journey from Paris via Nice, which is itemised. You receive a tailored proposal 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.
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Across Europe and beyond: a selection of our recent dates.
