Juliana Chen is a Chinese
magician, who was born in the Hunan province of China. She has appeared on the cover of
The Linking Ring
''The Linking Ring'' is a monthly print magic magazine published by the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) for its members since 1922. It is based in Bluffton, Ohio. In 2007, Samuel Patrick Smith, a magician, author and publisher ba ...
, published by the
International Brotherhood of Magicians
International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) is an organization for both professional and amateur close-up and stage magicians, with approximately 15,000 members worldwide. The headquarters is in St. Charles, Missouri. There are over 300 l ...
.
Early life
Chen was born Chen Zhi Ling in the Hunan provenance of China. At the age of 10 she was chosen to train at the
Hunan Academy for the Performing Arts in the fields of ballet, juggling, and acrobatics. During a hospital stay for repeated leg injuries Chen witnessed a television performance by Shimada, prompting her interest in learning to perform magic. Chen would later immigrate to Canada in the hopes of achieving success outside of China.
References
Further reading
"Vancouver magician turns dream into reality"from ''
The Record
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Music
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"People: A belief in magic"from ''
Maclean's
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"Queen of the inexplicable: Though she's practically the invisible woman in Vancouver, Juliana Chen may be the greatest magician in the world"from ''
The Vancouver Sun
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"Magician's success no trick: Performer has travelled a long way from her native China to become a leading master of manipulation"from ''
The Province
''The Province'' is a daily newspaper published in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format in British Columbia by Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network, alongside the ''Vancouver Sun'' broadsheet newspaper. Together, they ...
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"Chinese immigrant rediscovers love for magic tricks"from ''
The StarPhoenix
''The StarPhoenix'' is a daily newspaper that serves Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is a part of Postmedia Network. It has been referred to as a "sister newspaper" to the '' Leader-Post''. The ''StarPhoenix'' puts out six editions each we ...
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"Now you see her"from ''
The Globe and Mail
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Living people
People from Hunan
Canadian magicians
Year of birth missing (living people)