Win a Private Magic Show with David Blaine
Suggest a new underwater trick for David Blaine. If he selects yours, fly to the New York area to see him perform it for you!
Jersey City, NJ – February 28, 2012 -- David Blaine, the celebrated magician and endurance artist, recently came to Liberty Science Center (LSC) to begin working on a new piece of magic. He is using the Science Center’s facilities for the next few months as he develops an underwater act in which he does seemingly ordinary things such as smoking a cigar and eating a meal, all while holding his breath for an extraordinary amount of time. On April 30, 2008, David set a world record on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for holding his breath underwater, staying submerged for an astonishing 17 minutes and 4 seconds.
David recently gave a sneak preview of his new act to students visiting the Science Center, and a resulting video appeared on AOL’s “You’ve Got…”. Other guests may spot him at LSC, too in impromptu "flash performances!" Visitors should check out the large Harbor Tank in the Fourth Floor Our Hudson Home exhibition where David filmed parts of the interview underwater surrounded by giant fish to see if he's practicing.
Enter to Win a Trip to the New York Area and a Private Meeting with David Blaine!
Got a great idea for David Blaine to add to his underwater routine? Enter your suggestion online and if David selects yours, we’ll fly you to Liberty Science Center from anywhere in the continental United States to see how he has incorporated your idea into his act! The contest closes March 27 at 5:00 pm, so hurry! Details and registration.
Why develop new magic at LSC? David says it sparks his imagination. “Being here inspires me to come up with new ideas. My mother took me to museums as a child and it is exciting to come to Liberty Science Center and develop an underwater routine that has never been done before. Putting science together with magic and endurance makes everything more interesting,” he continues. “When you are doing things that seem impossible but are actually real, that’s a different kind of magic.”
About Liberty Science Center
Liberty Science Center (LSC.org) is a 300,000-square-foot learning center located in Liberty State Park on the Jersey City bank of the Hudson near the Statue of Liberty. Dedicated to bringing the excitement of science to people of all ages, Liberty Science Center houses seven museum exhibition halls, a 3D theater, the nation’s largest IMAX ®Dome Theater, live simulcast surgeries, tornado and hurricane-force wind simulators, K-12 classrooms and labs, and teacher-development programs. 600,000 students, teachers, and parents visit the science center each year, and tens of thousands more benefit from the center’s offsite and online programs.
