Arian Black

Arian Black

Arian Black is a professional magician who is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She has headlined her own show in Vegas and appeared on a number of national and international television shows. She is known in the magic world for her efforts to encourage and promote other female performers. She was voted "Female Magician of the Year" in 2004. [International Magicians Society, Merlin Award for Female Magician of the Year 2004.]

Arian was born in Canada and began doing magic when she was five years old. She turned professional when she was 19 and moved to New York, where she ended up working at the Trump Plaza and Trump's Castle in Atlantic City. That led to various international work and after several years she settled in Las Vegas. [Jerry Fink, "Q & A with Arian Black", in the "Las vegas Sun", 20 Nov 2005,]

In Vegas she headlined her own magic show "Secrets" which played at the Fitzgerald's Hotel and Casino. [Steve Marcus, in the "Las Vegas Sun," October 18, 2002] She has also appeared in a number of other shows in major venues like "Splash" at the Riveria Hotel and Casino. In addition she does a large amount of corporate work.

On television she has been seen in two episodes of Steve Harvey's "Big Time" on the WB network. [cite web
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0524297/
title = Big Time - Episode #2.15 (2005)
publisher = Internet Movie Database
accessdate = 2007-03-20] [cite web
url = http://www.tv.com/steve-harveys-big-time-challenge/episode-215/episode/398477/summary.html?tag=ep_list;ep_title;35
title = Steve Harvey's Bigtime Challenge: Episode 215
publisher = TV.com / CNET Networks Entertainment
accessdate = 2007-03-08] She has also appeared on an Animal Planet special with Lance Burton. She has appeared in BBC shows, and series for French and Italian networks and for the Canadian network CBC. [Fink, Q & A with Arian Black]

Arian studied with the late Doug Henning. She also has a degree in magic having studied with Dale Salwack at the Chavez School of Magic.

References

Further reading

* [http://www.jaqgreenspon.com/Clips_files/Magic%202-06%20magic%20divas.pdf Jaq Greenspon, "Magic Divas", "MAGIC Magazine", (March 2006) ]
* John Moehring, "Arian Black at Fitzgeralds", "MAGIC Magazine", (January 2003)
* "Arian Black: feature", "Magic Magazine", (1992 No.7), p.20

External links

* http://www.arianblack.com
*imdb name|2218457
* [http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/do/2005/nov/20/519693507.html Article in the Las Vegas Sun]
* The "* [http://www.magicsam.com/M-U-M/ConvSpotlight-060301.pdf M.U.M. Magazine article] about the All Girl Gala organised by Arian at the Society of American Magicians Convention.
* [http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2007/feb/08/566649995.html Female Magic Show LV Sun article]
* [http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2005/oct/13/519503476.html Charity Show LV Sun article]
* [http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2002/oct/18/c00034589.html Arian Black in Secrets LV Sun story photo]
* [http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2002/oct/18/c00034588.html Arian Black LV Sun story photo]
* [http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2002/oct/18/c00034593.html Arian in Secrets LV Sun story photo]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHZu1BPJf04 Arian Black on "Steve Harvey's BigTime." YouTube]


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