Jaardu

Jaardu in hindi literally means “Magic”.

Born in Australia of Sri Lankan Tamil and British descent, in 1978 Jaadu, at the age of 17, traveled to India, where he spent two years in remote villages learning the traditional skills and feats of the Indian fakirs. Fakirs are Indian magicians, said to have supernatural powers, and able to do wild physical feats that defy the maxims of Western science. These include charming deadly snakes in large baskets with the use of musical instruments, sword swallowing, lying near-naked on a bed of sharp nails without incurring any injuries, levitation and the infamous Indian rope trick.

Over the last 28 years Andrew has maintained a very special relationship with a group of gypsy magicians in northern India known as Madari. They are a group of nameless performers who have travelled the county performing in village market places, festivals and tourist towns for hundreds of years.

Through his experiences living, performing and travelling with these performers Andrew has developed a unique show encompasses astounding magic, sword-swallowing and an original snake charming routine. He has spent the past sixteen years touring throughout Europe, Canada, Australia and South East Asia with this colorful, energetic show of intrigue, suspense, mystique and humor.