About theperson
TheEhrlichBrothers
AndreasandChrisEhrlichwereborn in1978and1982 in
Herford, Germany. As children, they lovedexperimentingwith
amagic set. Today, their spectacular illusionshowsfill entire
arenas,withaudiencesof up to10,000people. Before joining
forcesas theEhrlichBrothers in2000 theyworkedassolo
performers,winningnumerousawards for theirmagic shows.
Theyhavebeenmembersof theMagicCircle inGermanysince
theywereseventeenandeighteenyearsold respectively. In
2004and2013, theEhrlichBrotherswerenamed“Magicians
of theYear”, following in the footstepsofworld-famousmagi-
cians includingDavidCopperfieldandSiegfried&Roy.
Theenormous illusionshows that thebrothersput on trans-
port theaudience toanamazinguniversewith fascinating
special effects. But it takesmany yearsof conceptual and
technical development beforean illusion is ready tobeper-
formedonstage. Automationplaysakey rolehere.Whether
it’sdrivingamotorbikeoff thescreenof an iPad, asix-bladed
saw cuttingChris intopieces, effortlesslybending railway
tracksor growinganentireorange tree froma singleorange
seed, technical perfectionprovides the foundations for illusion
throughemotion.
Bendingspoons isoldhat:
theEhrlichBrothersbendentire
railway tracksmade fromsteel
withapparent ease.
Snowflakemagic:
in the current show, thestage
is transformed intoawinterwonderland.
1.2015
trends inautomation
Inspiration
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Photo:©RalphLarmann
Photo:©RalphLarmann
Youput onsomeof thebiggest illusionshows in theworld
right now. EvenDavidCopperfieldwanted tousesomeof your
tricks.What areyour goals for the future?
ChrisEhrlich:
Toput onamagic showon themoon.We’llmake
zerogravitydisappear.
AndreasEhrlich:
Weactuallydo think itwouldbe really cool to
performmagic inaspacestation. But that isprobablystill a few
yearsaway.Will it ever happen?Whoknows.Weall have tohave
dreams. Andwe’vealways tried tomakeour dreams come true
so that others candreamof anew reality.
