Toronto get ready! Comedy is Magic!

Yan Markson teams up with two of Toronto's fastest growing comedians JJ Liberman & Allen Yiu for a brand new show! Get ready for high energy, mind-blowing performances by this trio.

This show has been in the works for some time, and it will be the first time that we bring it to a live audience in Toronto. This is just the beginning of a brand new adventure, and we're super excited to finally share it with our friends!

It's happening! Thursday, February 20th 2014.
For more information and to get tickets go to: Sparq Entertainment

Also, check out this short by clever article written by Dean Young in "The Scene Magazine" about our upcoming show.

Can't wait for this to happen! See you all soon!

New Interview with Mentalist, Magician, and Clown - Yan Markson!

I got a chance to sit down with Katie Chats in downtown Toronto for a quick chat about my plans in 2014. Lots of new magic, mentalism, and circus performances all mixed together wonderfully on stage!

Check out this interview. More details about 2014 shows coming very soon.

Oh.. and come by Absolute Comedy on December 18th. I will be doing a very special set 3 days before my wedding!

Spotlight on Yan Markson! New article about my magic, mentalism, circus performances.

This is Awesome! Check out this new article written about my magic/mentalism/circus performances by whatTOdoToronto.com!! I'd like to give a huge thank you to Anastasia Gansula and the team for putting this together, and all the kind words. It looks great!

Read the article, and let me know what you think :)

Here it is: http://www.whattodotoronto.com/blog/2013/10/yan-markson-professional-magic-mentalism/

It's Official! Tickets are now on sale for "Measured Magic".

I'm very excited about this upcoming show! I will be performing along with another 3 great Toronto magicians, Baldini, Rob Testa, and Baldini's student Mindbender on Friday, November 1st 2013.

The show will take place at Measure. If you've never had a chance to check out this venue, this is a great opportunity. I've watched Bobby Motta's show at the venue only about a month ago. (It was mind-blowing, and extremely inspiring of course.)

Baldini, and Rob are both performers that have fascinated, and inspired me. I honestly feel privileged to perform on the same stage with them. Moreover, I am going to try and mix some magic and mentalism with some clowning/miming arts. Not sure how this will go, I'm nervous. Come out and check it out for yourselves.

The show will close off with Dane Hartsel & Kiri Etzkorn's musical performance.

Tickets are only $15. 4 Magicians and a musician for $15? That's an amazing deal, but keep in mind that the venue only hold 100 people so I expect this show to be sold out well before Nov. 1st.

Tickets are available online at: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/379017-measured-magic-mindbender-toronto/

One Year Later ... I'm back at Absolute Comedy!

Literally one year after my first attempt at Stand up comedy, I've returned to Absolute Comedy for another performance. This time, I brought some magic tricks, and some confidence with me. It went very well.

Check this out for yourselves:

Yan Markson - Clown Act

Here's an old video (from 2007) of me improvising my own version of my favourite clown act.
I posted it on the Yan Markson YouTube channel... but it looks like it also got picked up by "SmileyVideos.info" <-- with a name like that, I can't complain.

Here's the video. (sorry about the quality.) - Enjoy!
http://smilevideos.info/2013/08/02/yan-markson-improvising-one-of-his-fav-clown-acts-2007/

New Facebook Page!

I've created a Facebook page for myself in order to be able to interact with my audience, and friends. Check it out: www.facebook.com/yanmarkson

20 minute WildSound Podcast promoting the event/film and myself.

So WildSound did a 20 minute interview with me to promote the event, film, and myself, it will play once you click on the link, and for some reason .. at least for me... it doesnt pause, just restarts.

enjoy:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/yan_krupnik.html



SEE YOU TMRW AT THE FILM FESTIVAL!!! :))))

Drink Tea Outside @ Bloor Cinema on May 22nd 2009

The Eastern European Independant Filmmaker Alliance organization (E.E.I.F.A) has selected my film: Drink Tea Outside to be one of the films they will screen at Bloor Cinema in Toronto on May 22nd.

I'm very excited about this because I was told that there is a lot of media, and cultural, political representatives coming out to the event, but mostly the fact that more people will watch this film is very COOL!!

Also it happens to be on Andrey Kislitsin's Birthday!! He is the lead, and co-writter/co-producer of the film. 

Anyone coming out to see this film??