Kirby Van Burch
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Kirby Van Burch is a magician who performs in Branson, Missouri
. He was named "The Prince of Magic" by the Princess of Thailand and "Worlds Best Illusionist" at the 2008 World Magic Awards. Kirby performs at his own theater in Branson with 12 animals, including white tiger
s and panthers
, and several props, including a helicopter
. Kirby Van Burch began his magic career at age 7 in Houston, Texas after seeing a magic show. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and became the youngest performer in the casino area of Fremont Street. He celebrated the opening of a twenty-story tower by being hoisted twenty stories in the air and attempting to escape a straight jacket and foot shackles suspended by a flaming rope. Kirby Van Burch has visited 37 countries. Kirby has been performing in Branson for 20 years in 9 different theaters.
Branson, Missouri
Branson is a city in Taney County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s....
. He was named "The Prince of Magic" by the Princess of Thailand and "Worlds Best Illusionist" at the 2008 World Magic Awards. Kirby performs at his own theater in Branson with 12 animals, including white tiger
White tiger
The white tiger is a recessive mutant of the Bengal tiger, which was reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar and especially from the former State of Rewa.-Color comparison:...
s and panthers
Panthera
Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae , which contains four well-known living species: the tiger, the lion, the jaguar, and the leopard. The genus comprises about half of the Pantherinae subfamily, the big cats...
, and several props, including a helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
. Kirby Van Burch began his magic career at age 7 in Houston, Texas after seeing a magic show. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and became the youngest performer in the casino area of Fremont Street. He celebrated the opening of a twenty-story tower by being hoisted twenty stories in the air and attempting to escape a straight jacket and foot shackles suspended by a flaming rope. Kirby Van Burch has visited 37 countries. Kirby has been performing in Branson for 20 years in 9 different theaters.