At the Magic Mansion · Orlando

THE MENTALISM BOOTCAMP

August 25–27, 2026
With Kent Axell & Banachek

Three Days on Your Act. A Career's Worth of Clarity.

Bring the routine you have. For three days inside The Embassy, Kent Axell and Banachek direct it into the act you want.

3 days · breakfast & lunch included
Only 20 seats (12 remaining)
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Banachek has consulted for Penn & Teller, Criss Angel, and David Blaine, and headlined in Las Vegas.
Kent Axell has consulted for Brain Games and has a residency on the Las Vegas Strip for over 3 years.
Enter The Embassy

Your Routine Becomes the Curriculum

This Is Not a Convention

There is no dealers room and nobody reads slides at you. You perform, you get notes, you revise, and you perform again. That cycle runs for three days.

Twenty Seats, Real Attention

The room is capped at 20 performers, so you work your own material with Kent and Banachek watching closely.

Leave With a Roadmap

An individualized feedback summary, session recordings, a digital resource package, and a year inside Kent's Inner Circle to keep the work going.

The Experience

What You Will Actually Do and Leave With

Across three in-person days at The Magic Mansion, you will work directly on your material, develop it in real time, and leave with specific improvements, resources, and a plan for continuing the work.

Get your material on its feet

Rehearse, perform, revise, and test your work through guided exercises and repeated feedback.

Personalized small-group instruction

Focused coaching plus learning through the development of other attendees' material.

Scripting, pacing, blocking, character, stagecraft

Strengthen the routine and the way it's presented onstage.

Full-room feedback sessions

Present in front of the group; get practical input from the instructors and fellow performers.

Individualized feedback summary & roadmap

Know what to change, what to keep, what to practice, and what comes next.

Performance demonstrations from Kent & Banachek

See the principles demonstrated, not just discussed.

Live Q&A sessions

Detailed questions on performance, direction, mentalism, character, and the business.

Theatrical magic, mentalism & bizarre performance

Make material more compelling, memorable, and emotionally effective.

Peer feedback and collaboration

Work alongside a carefully sized group of performers actively developing material.

Capped at ~20 attendees

Intimate enough for real participation, feedback, and instructor access.

Morning activities & performance warmups

Start each day ready to work physically, creatively, and theatrically.

Event recordings via the online video portal

Revisit sessions and keep studying after the event.

Digital resource package

Select materials from Banachek and Kent Axell for continued development.

One year of Kent's Inner Circle

Monthly Zoom workshops with Kent's community of performers.

Breakfast and lunch provided daily

Both meals are included during the three-day intensive; dinners aren't included.

Informal time with Kent & Banachek

Conversations and relationships beyond the structured sessions.

Magic & mentalism group outings

Shared experiences with the instructors outside the formal sessions.

Closing ceremony & final reflection

Review the work, set next steps, and mark the end of a shared experience.

Arrive With Material. Leave With Direction.

Built for Performers Who Are Serious

You may arrive with a finished routine, an act that isn't connecting the way you want, or an idea that has never been fully staged. You will leave having put that material on its feet, tested it in the room, received direct notes from Kent and Banachek, and made stronger choices in scripting, staging, pacing, character, and presentation.

Hands-on act direction

Hands-on Act Direction

Direct, practical guidance on structure, pacing, clarity, and conviction, so every moment serves a purpose.

Theatrical and stagecraft

Theatrical & Stagecraft

Techniques that create deeper connections and lasting impressions on your audience.

Character shaping

Character Shaping

A performing character that is distinctly yours, with material, presence, and persona working together.

Audience-impact refinement

Audience-Impact Refinement

Framing, tension, reveals, and emotional beats, so your work lands harder and stays longer.

Intensive group workshops

Intensive Group Workshops

Live feedback, shared insight, and accelerated growth through observation and discussion.

Full recordings and notes

Full Recordings + Notes

Lifetime access to session recordings and detailed notes. Revisit and refine long after.

Your Mentors

The Two People Giving You Notes

Banachek

Banachek is one of the most influential figures in modern mentalism: an award-winning performer, creator, and consultant whose work has shaped the art worldwide. Best known for Project Alpha, where he famously demonstrated how easily "psychic" abilities could deceive scientists, Banachek blends deep psychological insight with razor-sharp performance skill. He has headlined in Las Vegas, appeared on major television networks, and consulted for legendary performers including Penn & Teller, Criss Angel, and David Blaine.

At the Boot Camp, Banachek offers rare, direct mentorship: the psychology, structure, and subtle thinking that transform techniques into truly powerful mentalism.

Kent Axell

Kent Axell is an internationally respected mentalist known for his sharp psychological approach, elegant methods, and powerful audience impact. Renowned for his work in psychological illusion, influence, and modern mind reading, Kent blends classical mentalism with contemporary performance theory. His effects and thinking are used by professionals worldwide, making him a trusted authority in high-level mentalism.

At the Boot Camp, Kent mentors participants in creating clean, deceptive, and emotionally resonant mentalism: clarity, structure, and real-world performance mastery.

Join The Embassy

One Ticket. Everything Included.

Three intensive days of hands-on performance development, direct coaching, and real-time refinement, inside the Magic Mansion.

Only 20 Seats (12 remaining)

Boot Camp Admission

$2,000
  • Three-day act-direction intensive
  • Personalized direction from Kent & Banachek
  • All workshop materials + recordings
  • Breakfast & lunch provided daily (dinners aren't included)
  • One year of Kent's Inner Circle
Pay direct (Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, Bitcoin) and save $100 in card fees.

Optional Extras: $500 Each

🛏 On-Campus Lodging

+$500

Four nights (including arrival night) in a private bedroom with a private bathroom, in a house next door or across the street from The Magic Mansion. Only 14 available; earlier purchasers get room priority.

💑 Bring Your Spouse

+$500

Share the whole experience, meals and all, with your favorite person.

🎥 Post-Event Coaching: Kent

+$500

Four private one-hour sessions after the event, at an exclusive attendee rate of $125 per session.

🔮 Post-Event Coaching: Banachek

+$500

Four private one-hour sessions after the event, at an exclusive attendee rate of $125 per session.

Pick your extras during checkout. We'll show you exactly how to include them with your payment.

Questions

Before You Ask

Who is this Boot Camp for?

Serious performers: mentalists, magicians, and theatrical artists who already have a routine or act and want professional direction, not tricks. If you perform publicly (or are preparing to) and you're open to critique and refinement, this is for you.

Is this a retreat or a lecture-style workshop?

Neither. It's an act-direction intensive. No long lectures, no passive note-taking. Expect hands-on coaching, live direction, group analysis, and professional critique, the kind rarely offered in magic.

What makes this different from other magic workshops?

Most workshops focus on methods. The Embassy focuses on impact, structure, character, and emotional truth. You're not given a formula, you're given clarity. The goal is transformation, not inspiration.

How do I pay?

Card payments run through Square's secure checkout. Prefer to skip the card processing fee? Pay directly via Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, or Bitcoin and save $100: choose "Direct Payment" at checkout and you'll be texted simple instructions.

Where do I stay?

Add the On-Campus Lodging extra for a private bedroom with a private bathroom in a house next door or across the street from The Magic Mansion, for all four nights; only 14 rooms exist, assigned in purchase order. Otherwise, plenty of hotels sit minutes away near Disney World.

Twenty seats in the room.
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August 25–27 · The Magic Mansion, Orlando
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🎟 Bootcamp Admission (required)$2,000
On-Campus Lodging private bedroom & bath · next door · 4 nights · only 14 left+$500
Bring Your Spouse+$500
Post-Event Coaching with Kent 4 sessions+$500
Post-Event Coaching with Banachek 4 sessions+$500
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