About Tijl Kerckhove
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I'm Tijl Kerckhove. Mentalist from Antwerp, and the person who makes your guests briefly doubt what they just saw.
I perform close-up mentalism: psychological illusions, up close. No stage, no big equipment. Just your guests, and moments that shouldn't be possible but happen anyway.
I perform at events and conferences in Belgium and abroad, and have worked for Porsche, Proximus, VRT, VTM and PwC, among others.
What I do
An experience your guests have first-hand, and will keep talking about.
Mentalism works with attention, suggestion and the small choices people make without noticing. It happens in your guest's head, not in my hands.
I want to give people a beautiful moment, ideally one they won't soon forget. I'll do anything to create that moment, but it isn't about what I can do or what I do: if I've done it well, you won't have noticed a thing. I don't know what you think. I know how you think.
How I work
In step with the event
Every event has a rhythm of its own. We agree the broad outline together in advance: the programme, the moments, what you want to achieve. On the night itself I read the room and choose, within that frame, what suits your guests.
From the first conversation to the last reaction at the table
What defines my work
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Up close
Wonder that plays out at arm's length, with eye contact and first names.
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In the moment
I follow the rhythm of the event and pick my moments where they're strongest. Never an off-the-shelf act.
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Bilingual
Fluent in English and Dutch, switching smoothly between the two, even within the same group.
Where I come from
Magician first, then mentalist
I've been doing magic since 2006, and it has been my profession since 2021: first as a theatre consultant and with an online mentalism show, now full-time close-up mentalism. And above all, live. As I write in a note: mentalism is a branch of magic, the way patisserie is a branch of cooking.
Beyond the stage
Also a magic consultant
I don't perform everything I create. As a magic consultant I work behind the scenes on concepts, illusions and moments that give an idea, a brand or a production something that can't be explained.
What magic consultancy looks like →
Working on a project where wonder plays a part?
The facts
In short
- Based in
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Languages
- English & Dutch
- In the craft since
- 2006
- Professional since
- 2021
- For
- Corporate events, private parties and everything in between
- Formats
- Walking & Seated
- Reviews
- Read the reviews on Google →
Meet Tijl
at your own event
Share the date, location, number of guests and the kind of moment you have in mind. I will check availability and send you a proposal.
Get in touch →