The 27-year-old singer will be a magician's assistant during her 'Circus'
tour - which kicks off in March - working with 'Misfit of Magic'
illusionist-and-comedian Ed Alonzo.
Ed said: "Right away, she got into the boxes and into the magic contraptions
to learn the stuff, and she's so excited about this tour and all the
elements that are in it. We're going to be doing the classics of magic but a
little high-tech. We'll be doing a little dissection, transposition, a
vanish and an appearance."
Ed has specially developed each trick and says Britney will have to put her
body on the line for several difficult sequences.
He added: "If I do a trick, she doesn't just hold the props, she's actually
getting inside the big boxes or I am slicing her up.
"I made the tricks really easy for her, but there are some complicated
things that she is doing that you would think a contortionist would have to
do, or a trained magician's assistant. But because she's a dancer, it really
makes sense to put her in the magic, and it works and she's really, really
good at it."
Ed refused to reveal which of Britney's songs will accompany their
appearance together, but did reveal the three-ring circus set for the
concerts will amaze fans.
He told 'E!' News: "It's like watching a big Cirque du Soleil high-tech
circus, but with a really focused star in the middle of all of this. It's
going to be an amazing concert for people to watch."
Meanwhile, Britney's ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib is facing three felony
charges - assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run and battery - over
claims he drove his Mercedes at an unnamed victim.
It is alleged the victim was serving Adnan with a temporary restraining from
Britney's father Jamie, at the time of the incident.
If convicted, Adnan faces up to seven years in prison.
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