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{{Short description|Canadian magician and stunt performer}}
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'''Carisa Hendrix''' is [[Canada]]-based [[Magician (illusionist)|magician]] and [[fire eater]] who often performs under the persona Lucy Darling.
'''Carisa Hendrix''' is a [[Canada]]-based [[Magic (illusion)|magician]] and [[fire eater]] who often performs in the persona of Lucy Darling.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Hendrix was born in [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan]] and grew up in [[Calgary]] where she is currently based. She was a former art student and<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carisahendrix.com/art-gallery/|title=Artist Bio & Art Gallery {{!}} Carisa Hendrix {{!}} Award Winning Magician, Circus Stunt Girl & Fire Eater {{!}} Calgary & Edmonton|website=www.carisahendrix.com|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> model.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.modelmayhem.com/624463|title=Carisa Hendrix|website=www.modelmayhem.com|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
Hendrix was born in [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan]]<ref name=allabout>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carisahendrix.com/about/|title=All About Carisa Hendrix - Carisa Hendrix <nowiki>|</nowiki> Award Winning Circus Stunt Girl & Fire Eater <nowiki>|</nowiki> Calgary & Edmonton|publisher=Carisa Hendrix|website=carisahendrix.com|accessdate=April 11, 2020}}</ref> and grew up in [[Calgary]]<ref name=allabout/> where she is currently based. She was a former art student and<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carisahendrix.com/art-gallery/|title=Artist Bio & Art Gallery {{!}} Carisa Hendrix {{!}} Award Winning Magician, Circus Stunt Girl & Fire Eater {{!}} Calgary & Edmonton|website=www.carisahendrix.com|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> model.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.modelmayhem.com/624463|title=Carisa Hendrix|publisher=Model Mayhem|website=modelmayhem.com|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref>


== Performing Career ==
== Performing career ==
She was the subject of the 2016 [[Super Channel (Canadian TV channel)|Super Channel]] documentary ''Girl on Fire.'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/carisa-hendrix-girl-on-fire-1.3801795|title=Calgary fire eater Carisa Hendrix stars in new documentary Girl on Fire|date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
She was the subject of the 2016 [[Super Channel (Canadian TV channel)|Super Channel]] documentary ''Girl on Fire.'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/carisa-hendrix-girl-on-fire-1.3801795|title=Calgary fire eater Carisa Hendrix stars in new documentary Girl on Fire|date=October 12, 2016|author=CBC News|author-link=CBC News|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]}}</ref>


She has been profiled in major press numerous times on the rise of ‘the female magician” <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hey-presto-the-rise-of-female-magicians-5sqt89mh0|title=Hey presto . . . the rise of female magicians|last=Malvern|first=Jack|date=2019-04-01|work=The Times|access-date=2019-08-25|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/whos-that-girl-calgary-magician-carisa-hendrix-and-the-rise-of-lucy-darling|title=Who's that girl? Calgary magician Carisa Hendrix and the rise of Lucy Darling {{!}} Calgary Herald|last=February 14|first=Eric Volmers Updated|last2=2019|date=2019-02-08|language=en|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> because the field of [[Magic (illusion)|magic]] has historically been male-dominated <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/this-is-for-real-how-women-are-crashing-the-male-dominated-world-of-magic/91260|title=It's No Trick: Women Are Crashing the Male-Dominated World of Magic|last=Bhattacharya|first=Tania|website=OZY|language=en|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> and female magicians are considered “extremely rare.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lotl.com/Culture/Award-Winning-Female-Comedy-Magician-Lucy-Darling-2302/|title=Award Winning Female Comedy Magician Lucy Darling|website=www.lotl.com|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
She has been profiled in major press numerous times on the rise of ‘the female magician” <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hey-presto-the-rise-of-female-magicians-5sqt89mh0|title=Hey presto . . . the rise of female magicians|last=Malvern|first=Jack|date=April 1, 2019|publisher=The Sunday Times|access-date=August 25, 2019|issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref name="whosthat"/> because the field of [[Magic (illusion)|magic]] has historically been male-dominated<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/this-is-for-real-how-women-are-crashing-the-male-dominated-world-of-magic/91260|title=It's No Trick: Women Are Crashing the Male-Dominated World of Magic|last=Bhattacharya|first=Tania|website=OZY|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> and female magicians are considered “extremely rare.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lotl.com/Culture/Award-Winning-Female-Comedy-Magician-Lucy-Darling-2302/|title=Award Winning Female Comedy Magician Lucy Darling|website=www.lotl.com|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref>


She has been featured repeatedly at the Melbourne Magic Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/magic-is-having-a-moment-mixing-comedy-and-music-with-the-art-of-illusion-20180613-h11bgh.html|title=Magic is having a moment, mixing comedy and music with the art of illusion|last=Brookfield|first=Joanne|date=2018-06-23|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
She has been featured repeatedly at the Melbourne Magic Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/magic-is-having-a-moment-mixing-comedy-and-music-with-the-art-of-illusion-20180613-h11bgh.html|title=Magic is having a moment, mixing comedy and music with the art of illusion|last=Brookfield|first=Joanne|date=June 23, 2018|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref>


She has been named artist-in-residence at the Chicago Magic Lounge for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-Announces-Next-Show-In-The-Artist-In-Residence-Series-20190805|title=Chicago Magic Lounge Announces Next Show In The Artist-In-Residence Series|last=Desk|first=BWW News|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/reviews/ct-ent-lucy-magic-lounge-review-1101-20191031-qlncpe3jvvhefp53gis5roo75m-story.html|title=Here’s a new twist on magic: ‘Lucy Darling’ does tricks with cocktails at Chicago Magic Lounge|last=Jones|first=Chris|website=chicagotribune.com|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
She was named artist-in-residence at the Chicago Magic Lounge for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-Announces-Next-Show-In-The-Artist-In-Residence-Series-20190805|title=Chicago Magic Lounge Announces Next Show In The Artist-In-Residence Series|author=BWW News Desk|date=August 5, 2019|publisher=Broadway World|website=broadwayworld.com|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/reviews/ct-ent-lucy-magic-lounge-review-1101-20191031-qlncpe3jvvhefp53gis5roo75m-story.html|title=Here’s a new twist on magic: ‘Lucy Darling’ does tricks with cocktails at Chicago Magic Lounge|last=Jones|first=Chris|date=October 31, 2019|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref>


She is a regular performer at [[The Magic Castle]], in [[Hollywood]], [[California]], where she performs as “Lucy Darling,” a sharp-tongued magician character she partly bases on [[Dorothy Parker]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/whos-that-girl-calgary-magician-carisa-hendrix-and-the-rise-of-lucy-darling|title=Who's that girl? Calgary magician Carisa Hendrix and the rise of Lucy Darling {{!}} Calgary Herald|last=February 14|first=Eric Volmers Updated|last2=2019|date=2019-02-08|language=en|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
She is a regular performer at [[The Magic Castle]], in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]], where she performs as “Lucy Darling,” a sharp-tongued magician character she partly bases on [[Dorothy Parker]].<ref name="whosthat">{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/whos-that-girl-calgary-magician-carisa-hendrix-and-the-rise-of-lucy-darling|title=Who's that girl? Calgary magician Carisa Hendrix and the rise of Lucy Darling|work=[[Calgary Herald]]|date=February 8, 2019|first=Eric|last=Volmers|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref>


== Awards and Recognitions ==
== Awards and recognition ==
In 2012 she set the Guinness world record<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theyyscene.com/2012/10/25/ffwd-carisa-hendrix-fire-eater-and-world-record-holder/|title=Carisa Hendrix Fire eater and world record holder – TheYYSCENE|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> for how long she could hold a lit torch in her mouth, a feat that was featured in both the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' in 2014, and ''Ripley's Believe it or Not'' in 2015.
In 2012, she set the [[Guinness World Record]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theyyscene.com/2012/10/25/ffwd-carisa-hendrix-fire-eater-and-world-record-holder/|title=Carisa Hendrix Fire eater and world record holder|last=Anderson|first=Drew|date=October 25, 2012|publisher=TheYYSCENE|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> for how long she could hold a lit torch in her mouth, a feat that was featured in both the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' in 2014, and ''Ripley's Believe it or Not'' in 2015.


In 2017, Hendrix won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://melbournemagicfestival.com/2017-winners/|title=Melbourne Magic Festival 2017 Winners|date=2017|website=The Melbourne Magic Festival™|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> the Award for Best Comedy Show at The Melbourne Magic Festival,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://australianinstituteofmagic.org/ai1ec_event/spellbinder-new-laneway-show-tim-ellis-4/|title=Carisa Hendrix - Up Close & Personal|website=Australian Institute of Magic|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> and in 2019 won the Allan Slaight Foundation’s Canadian Rising Star Award'''.''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://melbournemagicfestival.com/allan-slaight-award-carisa-hendrix/|title=Allan Slaight Award - Carisa Hendrix|date=2019-06-25|website=The Melbourne Magic Festival™|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magicana.com/news/blog/canadian-rising-star-2019|title=Canadian Rising Star 2019|date=2019-06-24|website=Magicana|language=en|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
In 2017, Hendrix won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://melbournemagicfestival.com/2017-winners/|title=Melbourne Magic Festival 2017 Winners|date=2017|publisher=The Melbourne Magic Festival™|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref> the Award for Best Comedy Show at The Melbourne Magic Festival,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://australianinstituteofmagic.org/ai1ec_event/spellbinder-new-laneway-show-tim-ellis-4/|title=Carisa Hendrix - Up Close & Personal|publisher=Australian Institute of Magic|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> and in 2019 won the Allan Slaight Foundation’s Canadian Rising Star Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://melbournemagicfestival.com/allan-slaight-award-carisa-hendrix/|title=Allan Slaight Award - Carisa Hendrix|date=June 25, 2019|publisher=The Melbourne Magic Festival™|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magicana.com/news/blog/canadian-rising-star-2019|title=Canadian Rising Star 2019|author=Julie Eng|date=June 4, 2019|publisher=Magicana|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.carisahendrix.com/ Carisa Hendrix Website]
*[http://www.thelucydarling.com/ Lucy Darling Website]
*[http://www.thelucydarling.com/ Lucy Darling Website]
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Carisa Hendrix
Born
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
NationalityCanadian
Other namesLucy Darling
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materAlberta College of Art and Design
Occupation(s)Magician, stunt performer, model, actress
Known forFire eating
AwardsBest Comedy Magic Show at the Melbourne Magic Festival

Carisa Hendrix is a Canada-based magician and fire eater who often performs in the persona of Lucy Darling.

Early life

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Hendrix was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan[1] and grew up in Calgary[1] where she is currently based. She was a former art student and[2] model.[3]

Performing career

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She was the subject of the 2016 Super Channel documentary Girl on Fire. [4]

She has been profiled in major press numerous times on the rise of ‘the female magician” [5][6] because the field of magic has historically been male-dominated[7] and female magicians are considered “extremely rare.”[8]

She has been featured repeatedly at the Melbourne Magic Festival.[9]

She was named artist-in-residence at the Chicago Magic Lounge for 2019.[10][11]

She is a regular performer at The Magic Castle, in Hollywood, California, where she performs as “Lucy Darling,” a sharp-tongued magician character she partly bases on Dorothy Parker.[6]

Awards and recognition

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In 2012, she set the Guinness World Record[12] for how long she could hold a lit torch in her mouth, a feat that was featured in both the Guinness Book of World Records in 2014, and Ripley's Believe it or Not in 2015.

In 2017, Hendrix won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award,[13] the Award for Best Comedy Show at The Melbourne Magic Festival,[14] and in 2019 won the Allan Slaight Foundation’s Canadian Rising Star Award.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "All About Carisa Hendrix - Carisa Hendrix | Award Winning Circus Stunt Girl & Fire Eater | Calgary & Edmonton". carisahendrix.com. Carisa Hendrix. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Artist Bio & Art Gallery | Carisa Hendrix | Award Winning Magician, Circus Stunt Girl & Fire Eater | Calgary & Edmonton". www.carisahendrix.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  3. ^ "Carisa Hendrix". modelmayhem.com. Model Mayhem. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  4. ^ CBC News (October 12, 2016). "Calgary fire eater Carisa Hendrix stars in new documentary Girl on Fire". CBC.
  5. ^ Malvern, Jack (April 1, 2019). "Hey presto . . . the rise of female magicians". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Volmers, Eric (February 8, 2019). "Who's that girl? Calgary magician Carisa Hendrix and the rise of Lucy Darling". Calgary Herald. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Bhattacharya, Tania. "It's No Trick: Women Are Crashing the Male-Dominated World of Magic". OZY. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "Award Winning Female Comedy Magician Lucy Darling". www.lotl.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  9. ^ Brookfield, Joanne (June 23, 2018). "Magic is having a moment, mixing comedy and music with the art of illusion". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  10. ^ BWW News Desk (August 5, 2019). "Chicago Magic Lounge Announces Next Show In The Artist-In-Residence Series". broadwayworld.com. Broadway World. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  11. ^ Jones, Chris (October 31, 2019). "Here's a new twist on magic: 'Lucy Darling' does tricks with cocktails at Chicago Magic Lounge". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  12. ^ Anderson, Drew (October 25, 2012). "Carisa Hendrix Fire eater and world record holder". TheYYSCENE. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "Melbourne Magic Festival 2017 Winners". The Melbourne Magic Festival™. 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  14. ^ "Carisa Hendrix - Up Close & Personal". Australian Institute of Magic. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "Allan Slaight Award - Carisa Hendrix". The Melbourne Magic Festival™. June 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  16. ^ Julie Eng (June 4, 2019). "Canadian Rising Star 2019". Magicana. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
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