Rome · Lazio · Italy
For congresses, galas and evenings on the terraces.
For a congress in EUR, a gala on Monte Mario or drinks on a terrace in the centro storico, Isma Zmerli performs magic and mentalism in English or French.
5.0 on Google (500+ reviews) · Paris to Rome in about two hours by air · Reply within 24 hours, no commitment.
Three formats for Roman events
In Rome, an evening rarely stays in one place: drinks on a terrace facing the domes, then dinner in a grand hall, sometimes after a full day of congress sessions in EUR. Each part calls for its own kind of performance.
Sunset drinks
On a rooftop or a palazzo terrace at golden hour, Isma moves from group to group with magic performed in the guests’ hands. It suits standing receptions, where people mingle and the view does the rest.
No stage, no sound system: Isma brings everything he needs.
Congress days
After hours of sessions at La Nuvola or in a hotel congress centre, a 20 to 45-minute interactive feature gives delegates something to talk about over coffee. Volunteers come up on stage; the rest of the hall takes part from their seats.
The venue supplies the microphone and the stage space.
Gala dinners
In a ballroom such as the Salone dei Cavalieri, or in the salons of a palazzo, a mentalism sequence gathers several hundred guests around one mystery, timed with the banqueting team so dinner service stays on schedule.
For galas, award nights and anniversaries.
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.
Rome and Lazio
Isma flies from Paris to Rome Fiumicino in about two hours, and the journey is set out in the quote. From the congress halls of EUR to a palazzo near the Colosseum, he tailors the performance to the room, the language of your guests and the pace of the evening.
Congresses
Association congresses and conventions at the Roma Convention Center La Nuvola, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas and opened in 2016, whose auditorium seats around 1,800, or at the Palazzo dei Congressi nearby in EUR: mentalism opens a session or crowns the congress dinner.
Hilltop views
Gala dinners in the Salone dei Cavalieri at the Rome Cavalieri, a Waldorf Astoria hotel, or receptions at Villa Miani, whose terrace looks across the rooftops to the dome of St Peter’s: close-up first, then the stage for the whole room.
Palazzi
Dinners at Palazzo Brancaccio, a late 19th-century palace near the Colosseum with a garden and nymphaeum, or in the private rooms and terraces of the hotels around Piazza di Spagna and Via Veneto: grand salons and intimate rooms both work.
Centro Storico, Trastevere, Monti, Prati, Parioli, Aventino, Testaccio, Ostiense, EUR, Monte Mario, Via Veneto
Fiumicino, Ostia, Frascati and the Castelli Romani, Tivoli, Bracciano, Civitavecchia
Viterbo, Orvieto, Sperlonga, Gaeta
Good to know: Rome largely pauses around Ferragosto on 15 August, when many companies, shops and restaurants close for the summer break, and in midsummer the sun sets after 8.30 pm, so terrace aperitivi start late. Congresses and corporate galas therefore cluster in spring and from September to early December.
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. Isma performs in English or French, and many congresses in Rome run in English. Close-up is visual and needs little language, while the stage feature is built on participation, so delegates from many countries can join in.
Yes. For a plenary or a congress dinner, the venue’s technical team provides a microphone and a stage area; close-up can also run in the foyer during breaks.
Yes: the Castelli Romani, Tivoli, Bracciano, Ostia or the port of Civitavecchia. Mention the venue so that the schedule and the travel can be planned.
Close-up during the aperitivo, while guests discover the salons, then a short mentalism feature between courses. Isma agrees the timing with the banqueting manager so dinner stays on track.
Not at all. Close-up needs no stage, so it suits a terrace, a courtyard or a private dining room. For a feature in front of the whole group, a cleared area and a microphone are enough.
From the format, the duration, the number of guests and the date, with the flight from Paris shown separately. Send your programme and you will have a proposal within 24 hours.
Yes: weddings, anniversaries and private dinners in Rome and the surrounding countryside. For weddings, see the wedding magician page.
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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