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Close-Up and Stage Mentalism

Intuitions, predictions, games of influence. Mentalism gives your guests a shared subject to talk about, up close and on stage alike. Harry Covert performs during a cocktail, over dinner or as a set piece in the running order, in French or English.

Mentalism up close

Around a high table, Harry Covert asks a guest to think of something she will tell no one. Nothing to handle, nothing to watch closely. What follows plays out entirely in her head, and the group reads it on her face before they hear it.

Up close, mentalism works in short passages with one group after another, during a cocktail or over dinner. The guests supply the material: a word, a number, a memory, a choice.

Suited to standing receptions and seated dinners alike, with no set-up and no break in the running order.

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Mentalism on stage

With a seated audience, the scale changes. A whole room witnesses the same demonstration at the same moment, and the volunteers who come up are people everyone knows.

That is what produces the collective reaction: the audience isn't discussing a routine, it is discussing what has just happened to a colleague or to the person sitting alongside.

Twenty to sixty minutes, for audiences from ten to a thousand, in French or English.

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A prediction built around your event

A prediction can be constructed in advance around your company, your message or the shape of the evening. A product name, a figure being announced, a decision taken internally becomes the destination of the experiment.

Harry designs these sequences from your objectives and your communication materials. The work requires lead time, to be allowed for at the point of booking.

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SEIITRA booked Harry Covert for its annual company conference.
The feedback came from the organiser:

"Harry pitched it exactly right: never too familiar, never too distant
with the room. His advice and his expertise were well judged,
and as the organiser that counts for a great deal."

— SEIITRA, Google review (translated from French)

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How a performance works


Running time

Two hours for a close-up set at a cocktail reception. Twenty to sixty minutes for a stage set. The two combine regularly within a single evening: a show at a set point in the running order, then table-to-table work over dinner.

Audience size

From ten to a thousand. Close-up mentalism suits small gatherings as well as large receptions, since it moves from one group to the next. A stage set calls for an audience size and a room layout agreed in advance.

Technical requirements

The close-up format needs no set-up at all. A stage set requires an open space, a sound system and lighting, with the detail settled according to the venue.

Lead time

A standard booking comes together quickly. A prediction built around your event requires design time, to be allowed for when booking.

Languages

French and English. English-language performances are frequent, particularly in the mountain resorts and at international corporate events.

 

Where Harry Covert performs

Harry Covert is based in Saint-Jorioz, on the western shore of Lake Annecy. The core of his work falls within roughly 200 kilometres: Haute-Savoie and Savoie, Geneva and French-speaking Switzerland, Lyon, Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains, Grenoble and the Genevois region.

Mountain resorts form a second base of activity through the season — Courchevel, Megève, Val d'Isère, Chamonix, La Clusaz : most often for international audiences and in English.

Paris and the Île-de-France are part of his regular range, as is the rest of France.

Abroad, he performs in English. Travel, accommodation and scheduling are settled in advance and included in the proposal.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between magic and mentalism?

Magic works on objects and on what the audience sees. Mentalism works on thoughts, intuitions and choices. In the first, the guest watches; in the second, the guest supplies the material.

Is mentalism a form of psychic reading?

No. Mentalism belongs to performance and technique. Harry Covert claims no special powers and at no point presents himself as a psychic or a medium.

Does Harry Covert use plants in the audience?

No. Volunteers are drawn from the people present, with no prior preparation. As one client wrote : "No outside helpers, just our family."

Can a company message be built into the performance?

Yes. A prediction or an experiment can be constructed in advance around a product, a figure or an announcement. The work requires lead time, agreed at the point of booking.

How long does a performance last?

Two hours for a close-up set at a reception. Twenty to sixty minutes on stage.

Which cities does Harry Covert travel to?

The core of his work falls within roughly 200 kilometres of Annecy: Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Geneva and French-speaking Switzerland, Lyon, Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains, Grenoble and the Genevois region, along with the mountain resorts : Courchevel, Megève, Val d'Isère, Chamonix, La Clusaz.

Does Harry Covert perform in Paris?

Yes. Paris and the Île-de-France are part of his regular range, as is the rest of France. Travel and accommodation are quoted in advance and included in the proposal.

Does Harry Covert perform abroad?

Yes, in English. French-speaking Switzerland is part of his regular activity. Bookings from further afield are arranged according to format, scheduling and travel logistics.

 

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