Flying

Peter Marvey is the world leader in magical flying.

The flying illusion is considered to be one of the most difficult, most wanted but also most dangerous illusions of all.

Peter Marvey created seven different flying systems so far to achieve this wonderful illusion. In addition, he created the legendary Flying Coach, Levitating Spectators, Haunted Balloon Basket, Flying Screen and other levitations.

Already in his early childhood, Peter Marvey was absolutely fascinated with any form of “flying”, whether with birds, technically or flying in space. He expressed his passion by creating simple wings made of wood and textile.

His parents booked a flight from Zurich to Geneva, for the exclusive reason to allow him to “experience flight”.

Later on, the art of magic opened the way to new dimensions, which Peter Marvey took advantage of.

In high school, Peter Marvey created his first illusion; it was a levitating girl.

For seven years, Peter Marvey studied, designed and practiced for his first flying called “DreamFlying”. He improved the historical magic flying system with revolutionary achievements.

Peter Marvey invented a system to turn and move while flying in more directions than ever done before. He made it possible to fly in bright light, also for the fist time in magic’s history. He was the first magician who changed his costume in mid air – in the fraction of a second.

These and other achievements renewed the long history of the flying and brought this illusion to another dimension. Peter Marvey performed his legendary Flying called “DreamFlying” the first time in Perpignan, France, in October 1999, for a magic convention.

In the following years, Peter Marvey created (7) completely different systems to achieve the same illusion for live productions, TV and special conditions. For the first time ever, Peter Marvey performed the flying illusion live on TV in 2001.

For an exihibition event in Bremen in 2002 he developed a flying which allowed him to fly over the audience – another dream of magic which was never done before. And which was teached in the magic circle to be an absolute impossible illusion which could never be achieved.

In 2006, Peter Marvey presented a flying for and with dolphins for the Japanese TV channel TBS. He connected diving with flying. Making similar movements like the dolphins, he tried to enhance the communication between human and animal.

In 2007, Peter Marvey created the legendary Flying Coach for the biggest indoor horse race in the world, the CSI Zurich.

The floating coach was pulled by seven horses, and escorted by fairies with huge wings, all in white. About 40,000 spectators had the chance to see this illusion from all around the arena.

Aside from flying illusions, Peter Marvey created many levitation systems which had never been seen before.

Three spectators learn to levitate – live on stage

Flying screens as well as any object deny the force of gravity at fairs for the promotion of  companies. The floating objects can be watched at close range.

Peter Marvey floats up together with the levitating dancer – surrounded by the audience.

The Haunted Balloon Basket: Five dancers appear out of a balloon basket. Spectators are asked to stand all around the basket, holding each other’s hands. Nevertheless, the haunted basket flies up with all five dancers inside, surrounded by the spectators.