Axel Hecklau Berlin close-up and parlour magic specialist
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FISM 2nd Prize — Parlour Magic Appeared on Fool Us Magic Castle
Berlin, Berlin

Axel Hecklau

Berlin close-up and parlour magic specialist

Axel Hecklau is a close-up magic and parlour magic and stage magic artist based in Berlin. A FISM World Championship medalist, Axel Hecklau earned 2nd Place, Parlour Magic in 2018 (Busan)—widely celebrated as the Olympic gold of the competitive magic world. Television appearances include featured guest performances on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Rather than playing to distant balconies in cavernous theatres, Axel Hecklau created the intimate salon experience Salon der Wunder in Berlin, welcoming guests to witness masterclass sleight of hand within arm’s reach.

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Career overview

Axel Hecklau at a glance

Axel Hecklau is a stage magician based in Berlin, Berlin. Axel Hecklau's career includes FISM World Championship honors, appearing on Penn & Teller: Fool Us 1 times, and being billed 4 weeks at The Magic Castle in Hollywood.

Magic
Close-Up Magic, Parlour Magic, Stage Magic
Based in
Berlin, Berlin
Booking
Accepts private bookings
Page updated
Sep 21, 2026
The performer

About Axel Hecklau

Axel Hecklau is a professional Berlin magician with more than three decades in the art. His official site says close-up magic is now his specialty and offers private celebrations, corporate events, stage presentations, table-to-table work and performances in his Salon der Wunder. The contact page publishes a direct booking email and event-enquiry form. Hecklau’s approach emphasizes genuine astonishment, theatre and story rather than comedy alone, and the site explicitly identifies Berlin, supporting FindMagic’s home-base field.

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Signature disciplines
Honors & Recognition

Awards and Competition Results

Recognized with honours at the triennial FISM World Championships of Magic. Official contest roll published by the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques.

  • 2018 · Busan, South Korea · Representing Germany

    2nd Place, Parlour Magic

    Official award as recorded in the FISM World Championships roll.

FISM World Championship Official Roll

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Television Appearances

One appearance on Penn & Teller: Fool Us.

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The Magic Castle

Billed 4 weeks at the Castle

Castle debut 2010, last billed 2024, on the Castle’s published schedules as the archive records them. Rooms: Parlour (3), Lectures (2). (5 room engagements across 4 weeks).

Every week on the record · What is on at the Castle now

Performance history · Past shows

Performance History

FindMagic has documented 2 individually dated public performances at Salon der Wunder in Berlin in 2026.

2 Performances
1 Venue
1 City

Shows recorded across FindMagic listings. Tour dates and earlier appearances are actively being backfilled.

Archive Methodology & Provenance: FindMagic’s performance archive is compiled from confirmed box office inventories, venue calendars, and historic festival programs. It documents verified public appearances and is not intended to represent an exhaustive lifetime career log.
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The venue

Salon der Wunder

Berlin, Berlin · previously

The repertoire

Magic Style & Disciplines

Close-Up Magic

Sleight of hand at intimate distance — cards, coins, and sleight of hand.

Parlour Magic

Intimate salon theatre and storytelling for small gatherings.

Stage Magic

Full-scale stage presentation crafted for seated audiences.

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