She is credited with original illusion presentations such as her Man/Woman dove act and Torn and Restored Photo. She has invented illusions such as the “self-twister” which was broadcast on “Masters of Illusion” (1.1 2000), Floating & Flying (where she soars impossibly into the air to catch her floating ball) and the “chair to man” illusion as seen in her Cloth Vanish routine.īoyd has a dance, theatre and circus background and is known for physically demanding, artistic magic such as the “solo” guitar suspension (the World Magic Awards 1999) and an up-side-down straight jacket escape over a bed of nails (Shanghai Magic Festival 2012). In 2022 she was presented an Academy of Magical Arts Special Fellowship Award by Diana Zimmerman for her, "ongoing efforts to expand the parameters of the community of magicians".Īt Max Maven's invitation Boyd presented a lecture "How Women Influence Magic" at FISM in Quebec City July 2022. She credits both as friends, mentors and strong influencers with her magic, her development and her skill set.īoyd won Best Cabaret Magician in 1999 at the World Magic Awards in Los Angeles and the “Prix du Public” at the Grand Prix du Magique in MonteCarlo in 1996. She starred & headlined in production shows such as the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel, Jubilee at Bally’s and opened for celebrities such as Louie Anderson at the Celebrity Room, Bally’s and Eddy Arnold’s retirement performances at the Orleans both in Las Vegas.īoyd worked with Don Wayne since 1988 and Joanie Spina since 1991. Connie Boyd is a Canadian magician, inventor, producer and director who has appeared on television shows such as “Masters of Illusion,” “the Best Magic of Las Vegas” and the “World Magic Awards”īoyd launched her magic career at the Riviera Hotel in the SPLASH showroom in Las Vegas in 1987.
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