Dani, as he’s universally known in the magic community, has very little in common with Swift. If you think the 45-year‑old is a household name, then you live in a very nerdy household. And because he specializes in close-up magic, performed within a few feet of the audience rather than up on a stage, he doesn’t play stadiums. When he performs at all for the general public, which is maybe once or twice a year, it’s at places like 69 Atlantic, which has a mere 26 seats.