When you come to Las Vegas there are a lot of entertainment options. I mean a lot. It is one of the reasons I moved here. I get bored and am easily amused. One of my favorite types of shows to see is a hypnosis show.
I mean there are the fantastic shows by Cirque Du Soleil which will put you back a hundred bucks or the newest show, ‘Absinthe‘ which is amazing but can also a bit pricey. There are a bunch of crappy shows too. My best bang for the buck is a good ol’ Vegas hypnosis stage show.
There are a few in town and I have seen them all several times. There is Anthony Cools over at Paris and Marc Savard at Planet Hollywood but my favorite is Kevin Lepine and his show Hypnosis Unleashed at the Goldman Theater located inside Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel. Tickets are super reasonably priced. I think he has some VIP packages which are cool too.
Hypnotists Anthony Cools, Kevin Lepine and Marc Savard at Hypnosis Unleashed at Hooters Las Vegas
What is it about a hypnosis show? Is it the people clucking like chickens or barking like dogs? Is it when the people starting singing like Madonna or dancing like Michael Jackson? Or is it, in the case of Anthony’s show, when the people do simulated lewd acts with a chair? Yes. Yes. And yes. All of those things.
So what is hypnosis? Google tells us hypnosis is the induction of a state of consciousness in which a person apparently loses the power of voluntary action and is highly responsive to suggestion or direction. It is often used in therapy, typically to recover suppressed memories or to allow modification of behavior by suggestion. Like if you want to improve your golf swing. Former Las Vegas hypnotist Michael Johns once told me it is just being really super relaxed and just going with the flow.
And that is what makes a live hypnosis stage show so much fun. It is different stars of the show each night.
When Brenna and I were seated in Kevin’s showroom at Hooters we looked around at all the people and wonder who is going to volunteer. And that is the cool part. You never know who it is going to be rushing up to take a seat on the stage. Since each person is different each night it is always a new experience.
They tell me in hypnosis you will never do anything you would not normally do. It is just that, like Michael Johns said, you just go with the flow and not really care. And since you become “highly responsive to suggestion” in hypnosis, if Kevin suggests you dance like Britney Spears then it seems like a good idea so why not?
Not only are the different audience members / volunteers different every night but so are the suggestions or segments of the show especially for each of the performers I have mentioned. I have been to Hypnosis Unleashed several times and have seen something different every night. It is not ‘scripted’ and the same every night like KA or Blue Man Group.
So next time you are in Las Vegas be sure to check out Hypnosis Unleashed starring Kevin Lepine …and You.
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Have you seen any shows in Las Vegas? Which was your favorite? Which would you like to see? Let me know in the comments. I would love to hear from you.