This is the story of me & Knight of Illusions- Presented on the 16th of July at IlPonte for Rotary Club of Mid City

3. About Me
• I am Yasas Gunaratne
• Married with a baby of 4 months
• Work at Toyota Lanka
• Studied at Trinity College Kandy
• Magic has been my hobby

4. How it all started
• At the age of 9 my father presented me a
Magic book
• The first trick performed
was the
“Weeping Coin”

5. Few Milestones
• First Ever Public performance- For the
Aruppala, Kandy National Housing Scheme
Ladies Welfare Association - 1996

6. Performance at Water Front Guest House
• December 27, 1996 at Water Front, Aruppola,
Kandy:
Performance was for the Christmas Party of the
Aruppola Mawatha 1 & 2 Resident's Association.
This performance opened the gate to the Magic
world by being recommended to Late Magician
Capt.Ramachandra by her niece who was one of
the spectators

7. Few Milestones (Contd…)
• I get the opportunity to perform at Friends
birthday parties, Christmas Parties, Family
Friend’s parties, etc…
• I become a Life-Member of the Sri Lanka
Magic Circle in 1998

8. Few Milestones (Contd…)
Amateur Magicians Competition-1998, Was the
2nd Runner Up

9. Few Milestones (Contd…)
• 8th October, 1999 -First ever performance at Trinity
College Main Hall for the 89th Garrett House
Association Anniversary
• First ever TV Performance -25th October 1999 at
Weegulawattha Stadium, Gampola. A LIVE TV
Performance for "Thurunu Shakthi" telecasted on Sri
Lanka Rupavahini
• 1st Runner-up in the “Magician of the Millennium”
contest held at the National Youth Council – 31st
December, 1999

11. Few Milestones (Contd…)
Runner-up at the “Amateur Magicians Competition” 2000

12. • Magician of the Year Competition- 2001 - Judged 2nd
Runner-up
Few Milestones (Contd…)

13. Knight of Illusions begins
• Sponsored by the Leo Club of Kandy, “Knight
of Illusions” my first Public show was done in
2001 to raise money for a charitable cause.

14. • 23rd of August “Knight of Illusions” returns as a
brand.
– Website Launched
– Logo Done
– Sponsored by:
• Seylan Bank – Hi Flyer
• Synergy School of Marketing
Knight of Illusions Returns

15. 10 years Passes by
• New Year Resolution-
– To start a new series of Knight of Illusions Videos

16. 2nd Series

17. • Like us on
www.facebook.com/knightofillusions
• Subscribe to
www.youtube.com/knightofillusions
Thank You!