As I posted in the Canadian forum of the site, I had the pleasure of attending Christian Cagigal’s Obscura last night at Montreals Mainline Theatre. His performance was a dark, humorous and enchanting amalgam of magic and storytelling. He worked primarily with cards, with a camera and screen projecting the performance for added effect and, it should be noted, an enhanced degree of scrutiny. He did renditions of both The Witch of Glastonbury and Till Death do us Part, all part of a thoroughly enjoyable performance. For anyone with a taste for wit, sardonic humour, and magic performed on an intimate scale, I recommend it highly.

I was lucky enough to see it a few years ago. Exactly as you say: thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended.

According to a conversation I had with Christian a couple of years back, the handling of the witch type effect, is not Witch of Glastonbury. The method/handling is different and the cards too. Maybe he can confirm if this is still the case.

I've been meaning to see the show. I've been hoping for him to stop through Connecticut but so far the closest has been NY. The most of his shows I've seen has been what he's published on his YT channels (the JCC Cubical Concert being one of my faves which I understand is an abbreviated version of Obscura).

I'm seeing Obscura later tonight in NYC... for the second time. I saw it a few years ago.
Wonderfully inspirational intimate magic performed by a true gentleman of mystery.

Correct. The version he does is based off of Paul Wilson's "Gypsy Curse" albeit with different patter and a coin vanish that nicely ties into the story. I'm assuming you're referring to his "The Gambler and the Stranger" routine?

Spot on Sudo.

Christian's version is great, and that added coin vanish is a nice touch. I just watched Christian's version again and noticed something odd: he has adapted Paul Wilson's story but kept the original handling of "Colour Monte." Odd choice, as Paul substitutes the standard hoary old "Christ Alignnment Move" for the "Tres Ariba" display - a much more efficient and natural display.

If you've seen Obscura a few years ago, you owe it to yourself to go see it again.
There's a kicker that he added to the end of the show that is worth the price of admission.