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Paul Gleeson or Rua, (born December 7, 1987), is an Irish TV Magician, Mentalist and Escapologist.

Early life

Born in Monkstown in Co. Dublin, Ireland, Rua's interest in magic came at the late age of 18. He had previously worked as a fire performer, and after a freak accident suffered second and third degree burns to his hands, face and chest. Whilst in hospital, a friend gave him a book on card tricks, which is where he developed his interest in sleight of hand.[1] Rua holds a BA Honors Degree in Communication Studies, and a Masters Degree in Film and Television Studies from Dublin City University.[2]

Television career

Rua's Television career began when he began in 2012 when he started filming his debut series 'Draíocht' for Irish National Broadcaster 'TG4', with Midas Productions, the company that was originally behind Irish Hypnotist Keith Keith Barry's debut TV series in 2003. This 10 part series was the first Irish language Magic series to be broadcast in Ireland, and the fist Irish Television series that featured an Escapologist., ,[2][3][4][5][6]

Throughout the series, Rua performed Magic on the streets of Dublin and Galway City, performed for some well known Irish Celebrities, and also attempted a number of dangerous escape stunts, such as an escape from the boot of a car which was being lowered into a car crusher, and another escape stunt with Irish Television Presenter Bláthnaid Treacy where the pair had 2 minutes to escape from chains before a piano was dropped on top of them.

Curator

Rua was the Co-Curator,[7] and Researcher for Science Gallery Dublin's 2013 Exhibition,'ILLUSION',[8] alongside renowned author and Professor, Richard Richard Wiseman,[9] who was the primary Curator with Michael John Gorman. This exhibition explored the neuroscience of Magic and Illusion, and received rave reviews in the Irish Media over the course of its three month run.[10][11][11] This exhibition is now in the early stages of planning a tour around the world.

Live Shows

In 2013 Rua had a successful run of one-man shows in the Dublin Fringe Festival titled Of Rogues And Knaves.[12] This show explored the techniques of con-artists, Pick - Pockets and Card Cheats. The Metro Herald listed it as their favorite show of the month-long festival, The Irish Times wrote that Gleeson clearly has Derren Derren Brown in his sights, and the Irish Theatre Magazine wrote that Gleeson has established himself as a master in the dying, though still fascinating craft of live deception.[13]

During the Summer of 2013 he performed on stage at one of Europe's largest outdoor festivals 'Electric Electric Picnic',[14][15][16] as well as the somewhat smaller 'Body and Soul[17]' Festival, both of which he will be performing at in 2014.

Media Exposure

Rua has been featured on RTE's 'The The Saturday Night Show' Show,[18] RTE's Elev8, Ryan Ryan Tubridy's 2FM Radio Show,[19] The BBC Northern Ireland,[20] TV3's Ireland AM, and a host of other Irish outlets in radio, online and print media, including the Irish Independent,[4] and The Sunday Times.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Horror accident reason why Paul IS THE REAL DEAL.. TG4 magician reveals how his brush with fire during a trick that went wrong became spark that ignited his career. By Maeve Quigley. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  2. ^ a b "Magic series featuring DCU student | DCU". Dcu.ie. 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  3. ^ "Escapologist and magician RUA to challenge celebrities - Plus - Roundup - Articles - Meath Chronicle". Meathchronicle.ie. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  4. ^ a b Andrea Smith (2014-01-09). "Gleeson's great escape". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  5. ^ "'Draíocht' – Magic Series Starts TG4 Sunday 12th Jan | The Irish Film & Television Network". Iftn.ie. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  6. ^ Byrne, Brendan (2012-10-21). "IrishMagicNews.com - Irish Magic News - Paul Gleeson's Draíocht Rua airs on TG4 Spring 2013". Irishmagicnews.squarespace.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  7. ^ TCDglobal@tcd.ie (2013-08-13). "Global Relations Office : Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland". Tcd.ie. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  8. ^ "Illusion | Science Gallery". Dublin.sciencegallery.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  9. ^ "Richard Wiseman on Illusion [Starts at 6pm] | Science Gallery". Dublin.sciencegallery.com. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  10. ^ Carmel Doyle (2013-07-10). "Magic, psychology and art: get lucky at new Science Gallery show ILLUSION (video) - Irish Innovation News –". Siliconrepublic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  11. ^ a b "Illusion at the Science Gallery". Discover Research Dublin. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  12. ^ http://www.fringefest.com/programme/of-rogues-and-knaves
  13. ^ Mahoney, Donald (2013-09-21). "Irish Theatre Magazine | Reviews | Current | Dublin Fringe Festival: Of Rogues and Knaves". Irishtheatremagazine.ie. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  14. ^ John Kennedy (2013-08-30). "Science Gallery to literally blow your 'Mindfield' at Electric Picnic - Irish Innovation News –". Siliconrepublic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  15. ^ http://leviathan.ie/mindfield-ep-13-programme04%20web.pdf
  16. ^ "Mindfield returns to Electric Picnic - Plus - Roundup - Articles - Meath Chronicle". Meathchronicle.ie. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  17. ^ "The Art of Magic | body&soul". Bodyandsoul.ie. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  18. ^ Byrne, Brendan. "IrishMagicNews.com". Irish Magic News. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  19. ^ "Tubridy Tuesday 7 January 2014 - Tubridy - RTÉ 2fm". Rte.ie. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  20. ^ "BBC Two - I Lár an Aonaigh, Episode 6". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  21. ^ Ed Power (2013-04-21). "Spell in the spotlight". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
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