Before hypnosis was Kennzington's livelihood, it saved his life. At six years old, Robert came down with a severe case of scarlet fever. After all conventional medical treatments failed to work, his parents turned to hypnosis. The hypnotherapy provided by the doctor saved Kennzington's life. Fascinated with the mysterious methods that kept him alive, Kennzington then spent the next 20 years studying the science of hypnosis.
Kennzington's research and study eventually led to his teaching at the renowned Psycho Neurology Foundation, where he taught hypnosis to over 50,000 psychologists and specialized therapists from around the world. During this time, Kennzington developed a technique called "hypno-stimulation" - which is now utilized by many well-known entertainers, professional sports stars and leading CEO's.
Robert Kennzington has taken Stage Hypnosis to a level never seen before. Receiving rave reviews everywhere he's played, Kennzington is the only hypnotist ever to have performed from the Main Showroom stages of some of the most renowned venues in the world, including the Flamingo, Sahara, and MGM Grand Casinos in Las Vegas.
In 1999 Kennzington created "Hypnomenon" - a first time ever "Broadway level" full-production Hypnosis show, which debuted at the legendary Copa Showroom of the Sands Casino in Atlantic City. This record-breaking production show played to capacity crowds most every night it was presented for the entire 5 months it ran - setting the Sands all-time attendance record for each month it played, before moving on to New York to become the first Hypnosis Show ever invited to play off Broadway.
As the former #1 show in Europe, Kennzington also holds the venerable distinction of having performed before the largest live Hypnosis Show audience in history, 5,280 at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom, Oct. 26, 1985. Kennzington's Hypnosis Productions have become recognized worldwide as extraordinary presentations which are both spectacular and inspirational, and have been reviewed on a par with some of the most revered production shows of the past decade.
Kennzington has taken "the hypnosis show" completely beyond the realm of lounge entertainment into a whole new art-form in live theater - one which examines the potential of "human thought" as possibly the purest expression of art, emotion and evolution. His awe-inspiring presentations of the "hypnotic-state" provide some of the most honest moments ever seen in live theater - The pure comedic hysteria of human "perplexion" when truly perplexed, and the unwavering passion of an individual consumed by absolute conviction! Witnessing Robert Kennzington's demonstration of hypnosis is simply astonishing.
That is why "Hypno-Odyssey", the precursor to Hypnomenon and the production Kennzington created more than 15 years ago, has been well received on three continents. His shows are never mean-spirited because the audience is laughing with the volunteers and never at them. They become performers as opposed to being the butt of the joke. "My volunteers are my partners, not victims," he says. "People have many talents they don't even know about. I just show them how to unleash it. I don't make a fool out of anyone." Kennzington also believes that his shows enlighten people about hypnosis and encourage them to explore the creativity and imagination in their subconscious minds.
