Ariann Black (also spelled Arian Black earlier in her career) is a
magician
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based in
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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. She has headlined her own show in Vegas and appeared on a number of national and international television shows. She is known in the magic world for her efforts to encourage and promote other female performers. She was voted ''Female Magician of the Year'' in 2004 and ''International Female Magician of the Year'' in 2008 & 2009. most recently Ariann was awarded "Magician of the Year by the International Conclave of Illusionists.
Black was born in Canada and began doing magic when she was five years old. She turned professional when she was 19 and moved to New York, where she ended up working at the
Trump Plaza and
Trump's Castle
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in
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. That led to various international work and after several years she settled in Las Vegas.
In Vegas she has headlined her own magic show ''Secrets'', which first played at the Fitzgerald's Hotel and Casino. A new larger version of ''Secrets'' opened at the Westin Hotel Casino in 2010. Ariann has also appeared in a number of other shows in major venues, such as ''Splash'' at the Riveria Hotel and Casino. In 2008, she was the opening act for ''
The Amazing Jonathan''. She also does a large amount of corporate work.
On television she has been seen in two episodes of Steve Harvey's ''Big Time'' on the WB network. She has also appeared on an
Animal Planet special with
Lance Burton. She has appeared in
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shows, and series for French and Italian networks and for the Canadian network
CBC.
[Fink, Q & A with Arian Black] She made her last TV appearance on Pawn Stars in 2014.
Black studied with the late
Doug Henning. She also has a qualification in magic having studied with Dale Salwack at the Chavez School of Magic.
References
Further reading
Jaq Greenspon, "Magic Divas", ''MAGIC Magazine'', (March 2006)* John Moehring, "Arian Black at Fitzgeralds", ''MAGIC Magazine'', (January 2003)
* "Arian Black: feature", ''Magic Magazine'', (1992 No.7), p. 20
External links
* http://www.arianblack.com
** https://web.archive.org/web/20110130185640/http://secretslv.com/
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* The ''
M.U.M. Magazine articleabout the All Girl Gala organised by Arian at the Society of American Magicians Convention.
Arian Black on "Steve Harvey's BigTime." YouTube
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Canadian magicians
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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America's Got Talent contestants