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With his expertise in enigmas and illusions, David Kwong delights and challenges audiences around the world with his intellectual brand of magic. A veteran “cruciverbalist” (crossword puzzle constructor), Kwong routinely creates puzzles for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal. Kwong was the puzzle and secret code consultant for the hit NBC show Blindspot. He was the head magic consultant on the 2013 worldwide hit film Now You See Me. Other films Kwong has worked on include The Imitation Game, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Project Power, and The House with a Clock in its Walls. A TED Talk favorite, Kwong regularly speaks to companies, demonstrating the principles of illusion and the science of why your brain is fooled. Kwong’s book Spellbound: Seven Principles of Illusion to Captivate Audiences and Unlock the Secrets of Success was published by Harper Business. After 125 sold-out performances in New York, Kwong’s one-man show, The Enigmatist, will premiere in Los Angeles at the Geffen Playhouse. Kwong is a graduate of Harvard University, where he studied the history of magic.
09.29.2020 – 02.14.2021
Playwright, Performer,
Dates To Be Announced
Playwright, Performer
06.11 – 07.21.2019
Illusion Designer
The Enigmatist Press Photos
David Kwong in the Geffen Playhouse 19/20 Season production of The Enigmatist — Photography by Yann Rabanier