In the current age of CGI, special effects and ‘reality’ television, entertainment has lost its authenticity. On 21 Jun 2009, Sun, Singapore’s only professional female magician & escape artist, ‘Magic Babe’ Ning, brought back real danger in a live extreme escape stunt.

Like an early-day Jackie Chan stunt, ‘Magic Babe’ Ning successfully attempted a legitimately dangerous escape dubbed “Inversion”. This stunt was a one-off variation of her signature ‘”Straight Jacket Striptease” act which Ning candidly describes as “Harry Houdini meets the Pussycat Dolls”. 

What made this straight jacket from others in the world:

• First female magician & escape artist to attempt an upside down straight jacket escape
• Blindfolded
• Suspended above a bed of steel spikes
• NO safety lines or devices were used

 Any mistake could have led to a fatal fall.

The choice of not using a safety line in the escape has drawn concern and criticism from friends, family, clients, peers and suppoters from across the world. Typically, escapes of this nature will utilize some form of fail-safes or safety devices that are either used openly or covertly.

Singapore's fearless magical lady who was called “the sexiest woman in magic” (Magic Seen) and was voted the 16th sexiest woman in the world (FHM Singapore) is no stranger to extreme escape acts. One year ago on 5 July 2008, ‘Magic Babe’ Ning became the first professional female magician in South East Asia to successfully attempt a mega escape, entitled "The Impalement Cage".

In full-view of a surrounded audience of 4000 people, ‘Magic Babe’ Ning picked her way through handcuffs, locks, shackles and chains to free herself from a steel cage with a bed of 13 stainless steel spikes, timed to crash down on her in 90 seconds.

The new “Inversion" mega escape was a promotional teaser stunt for “The Impossible Record”, a world record attempt for the 'most number of grand illusions performed in 5 minutes' that stars Ning & J C Sum.

This escape has generated interest in numerous media & fourms so far:

• "中視午間新聞", CTV (Taiwan), 29 Jun 2009
• "A Slide show of Magic Babe Ning's Inversion Stunt", iTricks, 25 Jun 2009
• "Magic Babe Ning's Controversial Escape Stunt Teases World Record Act", Inside Magic, 25 Jun 2009
• Sexy ‘Inversion’ (Magic Pt 1), Razor TV, 23 Jun 2009
• Harry Houdini meets Pussycat Dolls (Magic Pt 2), Razor TV, 23 Jun 2009
• 15 Illusions in 5 minutes (Magic Pt 3), Razor TV, 23 Jun 2009
• "Singapore River Festival Dazzles holiday makers with 24-hour Activities", The Epoch Times, 23 - 29 Jun 2009
• "Magic babe escapade", My Paper, 22 Jun 2009
• "Red Dot Magic's Coverage of "Inversion" by Magic Babe Ning", 22 Jun 2009
• Photos from Clubsnap Forums, 21 Jun 2009
  
• "What's On: Sat's Top Pick", The Straits Times Life!, 20 Jun 2009
• "S'pore girl to attempt risky stunt three storeys up", The New Paper, 19 Jun 2009
• "倒立掛3樓‧不用安全網‧魔術寶貝演脫逃術", Omy.sg, 18 Jun 2009
• "没安全措施、蒙眼绑脚 性感女魔术师 倒吊三楼高", Lianhe Zaobao, 18 Jun 2009
• "Sexy Female Magician's Controversial Escape Stunt", iTricks, 14 Jun 2009
• "“INVERSION” – Magic Babe Ning to attempt a blindfolded escape while hanged upside down!", Red Dot Magic, 14 Jun 2009

 

If you are a potential partner who would like to work with J C & Ning to stage a Mega Event in Asia, contact them at jcsum@conceptmagic.biz