Roman KhalafyanIllusionist

Private & corporate events · Moscow — Dubai · EN / RU

A moment your guests cannot explain. And cannot forget.

Roman Khalafyan is an illusionist and mind reader. Close-up magic a metre away — with the guests' own belongings — and a stage show of illusion and mind reading, designed around the timing of your event. In English and Russian within a single show.Roman Khalafyan — illusionist and mind reader. Close-up among guests and on stage, built into your event's timing.

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UAE fees from AED 15,000 all-inclusive · One event per day

CartierChanelWeddingsGalasBrand eventsPrivate dinners

Filmed at real events

Reactions you cannot stage

Every video follows a one-take standard: the effect and the reactions are filmed in one continuous shot. No editing tricks, no stooges. The faces you see are guests of real events.

What happens in this video

Close-up magic during a reception: an object chosen by a guest ends up somewhere impossible. The camera never leaves the guests' hands and faces.

Audio: music and live guest reactions

What happens in this video

A fragment of the stage show: mind reading with the guests themselves, the finale built around the host of the evening.

Audio: speech and audience reactions

What happens in this video

A staged act: an object rises into the air a metre from the guests and stays there, filmed in one continuous shot.

Audio: music

What happens in this video

A bespoke wedding production: the unexpected appearance of the newlyweds, filmed in a single shot together with the audience's reaction.

Audio: music and applause

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The first seconds after the effect

No editing

The first second is always a guest's face. That is how every event is filmed.

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How it works at your event

A moment of collective astonishment, built into your event

Wedding

A moment impossible to repeat at anyone else's wedding

The first hour is the most fragile: the couple is away for photos, the guests do not know each other yet and are waiting for the evening to begin.

During the welcome hour I work among the guests — magic with their own belongings, a metre away, no stage and no microphone. In the evening, a show whose finale is built around the two of you.

  • Covers the interactive slot and fits into the host's script
  • Works equally for three generations of guests
  • Within an hour, strangers are discussing something they cannot explain

Recommended format — Combined

Milestone birthday

Your guests have seen everything. Give them what they cannot explain

Guests of a milestone celebration have seen the expensive — restaurants, artists, productions. Only the impossible still astonishes.

Beyond the programme among guests, I build an act around the guest of honour personally — their story, their decisions, their thoughts.

  • The guest of honour is the hero of the evening, not a spectator
  • The material is agreed only with you — delicately, in their style
  • Such an act exists once and is never repeated

Recommended — Stage show + the Signature act

Corporate & gala

The event happens to every guest

You need a centrepiece the guests will discuss the next morning — without a headliner budget or heavy production.

A star sings for everyone — here the event happens to each guest: illusion and mind reading with the guests themselves, in English and Russian for mixed rooms.

  • Guests do not watch — guests take part
  • Fully self-contained: own props, one microphone for the stage block
  • A headliner moment without rebuilding the timeline or the production

Recommended — Close-up or Stage show

Private dinner

The show is the event

An intimate evening for 10–40 guests where the programme is the reason to gather.

A show at arm's length: at the table, between courses, throughout the evening.

  • Everyone takes part — and only by their own choice
  • Full confidentiality: NDA is standard practice
  • Nothing from the evening is published without your decision

Recommended — An Evening with Roman

Formats & fees

Your evening, minute by minute

Each format is a slot in your event's timeline — from the welcome hour to a finale built around the guest of honour.

18:00

Reception, welcome hour

Close-up — magic among the guests

Weddings, milestone celebrations and corporate evenings — while guests arrive and do not yet know each other.

  • Close-up magic with the guests' own belongings: phones, cards, watches
  • Every group of guests, across all reception areas
  • A clip of your guests' reactions within 48 hours

No technical requirements: no stage, no microphone. Only access to the guests' area.

Quoted individually after a short call about your event 40–60 minutes
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21:00

The evening's centrepiece

Stage show — illusion & mind reading

The peak of the evening, lived in one breath. Only volunteers take part.

  • Illusion and mind reading with the guests themselves
  • A finale built around the guest of honour
  • Coordination with your MC: the slot and a ready lead-in

One wireless microphone, PA system, 30-minute soundcheck. Stage 3×2 m or clear floor space.

Quoted individually after a short call about your event 20–25 minutes
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The full evening

Combined — welcome hour and the highlight Most booked

The pairing most weddings and milestone events choose.

  • Close-up during the reception and the stage show in the evening
  • One dramatic arc: the room warmed by day, the main moment at night
  • MC coordination and the 48-hour reactions clip

As for the stage block; the welcome part needs nothing technical.

Quoted individually after a short call about your event 60–90 minutes
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Three more formats — for special briefs

Quoted individually after a short call about your event

The Signature act — a personal addition

+10–15 minutes to any programme

An act built on the biography of the guest of honour — their story, their decisions, their thoughts. It exists once and is never repeated. The script is agreed with you in advance: the surprise is for the hero of the evening, not for you.

An Evening with Roman — private dinner

90+ minutes · 10–40 guests

A format where the show is the event: ninety minutes at arm's length, everyone takes part who wishes to. NDA is standard practice.

Bespoke production

Scoped to the brief

Appearances, levitations, productions staged for your scenario — a grand appearance of the newlyweds, or an entrance guests will retell for years.

Fees

UAE events — from AED 15,000 all-inclusive: flight and one hotel night included. Moscow and other destinations are quoted on request.

An exact quote after one short call

Every programme is built for your event. After a short call I will send three options — with specifics of what will happen with your guests, and my recommendation.

Reactions clip within 48 hours

A clip of your guests' reactions is included in every programme, delivered within 48 hours of the event.

Case studies

Three events, as they happened

Each case is published only with the client's consent — with the brief, the format and the room's real reaction.

In preparation

Wedding · Moscow

  • The brief
  • Format
  • Slot in the timeline
  • Guests' reaction
  • Materials

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In preparation

Corporate event

  • The brief
  • Format
  • Slot in the timeline
  • Guests' reaction
  • Materials

This case is being prepared for publication: materials and permissions are being agreed with the clients.

In preparation

Event in the UAE

  • The brief
  • Format
  • Slot in the timeline
  • Guests' reaction
  • Materials

This case is being prepared for publication: materials and permissions are being agreed with the clients.

From enquiry to the clip

The one part of the evening you never think about

Check the date

Send the occasion, date, city and number of guests. You will get a substantive reply within an hour (9:00–22:00 GMT+3): whether the date is free and which format fits.

A 15-minute call

The occasion, the guests, the venue. After the call — three programme options, an exact quote and my recommendation.

Format & budget

We choose the programme. I fix the content, the timing and the exact fee — one clear line in your budget.

Contract & booking

The contract fixes the date, the programme and the force majeure rules. A 50% advance takes the date off the market.

Preparation & check-in

MC coordination 3–7 days ahead: the slot, the lead-in, the evening's off-limits topics. 24 hours before — a check-in with you and the venue, unprompted.

The event & the clip

I arrive early and work within your timeline. Within 48 hours — a clip of your guests' reactions.

Three core rules

One event per day

On your date I work only for you: the day is fully reserved for your event.

Force majeure in writing

If the performance does not happen through my fault — a 100% refund of the advance and help finding a replacement.

The clip within 48 hours

Your guests' reactions are with you within two days of the event.

The remaining terms
Date changes

Free rescheduling with 30 days' notice; closer to the date — under the contract's simple rules.

Backup props

Everything critical is duplicated. The stage block has a microphone-free version.

Early arrival

Two hours before the performance in Moscow; other cities and countries — the day before. A same-day morning flight is forbidden by internal rule.

Contract & invoice

Fully official: payment by invoice, closing documents provided.

Confidentiality

NDA is standard practice. Nothing from private evenings is published without your decision.

“Where did you find him?”

The question your guests will ask you

The credit for the evening belongs to the host. Until then — the words of those who have seen it.

«The best illusion show in the country!»
Ivan UrgantTV host
«In a word — brilliant!»
Vladimir PoznerJournalist, TV host
«A genius. Charming, charismatic, witty»
Philipp KirkorovPeople's Artist of Russia
«You gave us a piece of the fairy tale our lives so often lack»
NewlywedsWedding, Moscow
Roman Khalafyan — black-and-white portrait behind fluted glass

About

Roman Khalafyan

Illusionist and mind reader. I read thoughts, predict decisions and do the impossible a metre from the audience — calmly and delicately.

My work is a moment of collective astonishment built into your event. The author of that moment is the host: the credit for the evening belongs to them.

Cartier · Chanel · LukoilBrands among clients
Pozner · Urgant · KirkorovPersonal reviews
Silver, World Festival of MagicPrague
More facts
International Society of IllusionistsMember, USA
Finalist, “Minute of Fame”Channel One, Russia
30+ countriesPerformance geography

Practical · Moscow — Dubai

Fully self-contained, NDA-friendly

For Dubai's mixed rooms — Russian-speaking guests and expats at one table — the show runs in English and Russian within a single performance.

  • Included: UAE fee from AED 15,000 all-inclusive — flight and one hotel night; full technical autonomy; the 48-hour reactions clip
  • Client provides: access to the guests' area for close-up; one wireless microphone, PA and a 30-minute soundcheck for the stage block; airport and venue transfers
  • Optional: NDA mode; a bespoke act built around the guest of honour; a second show language
  • Not included: venue, catering and event production — I integrate into your programme, not replace it
Версия на русском
Roman Khalafyan against a red curtain with the shadow of an illusionist in a top hat

For planners & agencies

A budget line you never have to defend

A separate page for professionals: written terms, a copy-ready budget block, the rider and fee ranges. Your work takes 60 seconds — show the client a video and a slide.

15% flatReply within 15 minPrice protection

Partner terms

Before you book

The questions asked most often

How much does a performance cost?

UAE events start at AED 15,000 all-inclusive — flight and one hotel night included. Moscow and other destinations are quoted on request. After a short call about your evening I will send three options with specifics and a recommendation.

The event is a month away — is that enough time?

Yes. A month is enough even for a signature act built around the guest of honour. The first step is to check the date: I work one event per day, and I will tell you at once whether yours is free.

Our guests are reserved — what will happen?

Only those who raise their hand take part. In practice, within ten minutes the hands go up from the very guests who “never take part”. The rest watch — and film. No one is pulled on stage, no jokes at anyone's expense.

How does the show fit into the evening's programme?

The welcome and highlight slots are agreed with your MC in advance: a call 3–7 days before, a ready lead-in, the evening's off-limits topics. The show takes its slot without breaking the programme.

Why a 50% advance?

The advance is the booking: I work one event per day, and your date comes off the market. The rule is the same for everyone, including agencies.

The date may change — what then?

Free rescheduling with 30 days' notice; closer to the date — under the contract's simple rules. If the performance does not happen through my fault, the advance is refunded in full and I help find a replacement.

Can the evening stay off social media?

Yes. NDA is standard practice: nothing is published without your decision, and the reactions clip goes to you alone.

What does the venue need to provide?

For close-up — nothing: only access to the guests' area during the welcome hour. For the stage block — one wireless microphone, a PA system, a 30-minute soundcheck and a 3×2 m stage or clear floor space. Everything else travels with me.

Do you perform in Russian as well?

Yes. I perform in English and Russian — including both languages within one show for mixed rooms. For UAE events this is the standard format.

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Tell me about your evening

The occasion, date, city and number of guests are enough. You will get a substantive reply within an hour (9:00–22:00 GMT+3): how it would work at your event and which format fits.

I work one event per day. If the date is taken, I will tell you honestly at once.

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