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you’d like to hear the noises our mouths make and are curious about
what our faces look like when we make those noises, then check out this
interview with Mike D'Ascenzo on The D'Ascenzo Zone Podcast!
✨ With the support of @TheLosAngelesTribune this historic,
first-of-its-kind event brought together 25+ extraordinary women in magic from
around the world! The night was packed with talent, laughter, empowerment, and
pure magic as Connie and her guests celebrated women taking center stage and
stealing the spotlight in the magical arts. That's no illusion!
Two Magicians Walk Into a Bar - on this episode of Something Up My Sleeve
A production of Neutral Ground Films, hosted by comedian and magician Michael Dardant, filmed on location in New Orleans. Picture "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" style, but talking shop with world class magicians and instead of a café, we hit the coolest spots in The Big Easy and sample the world's best crafted cocktails! It's "Wizards on Wheels Getting Wasted"... wait, um.... ok, I'm just learning that we are changing the name to "Two Magicians Walk Into a Bar"! ...now it just sounds like a joke. Anyway, the pilot episode featuring the crazy antics of Canadian, Eric Leclerc was created just in time to start pitching the show right before Covid. So, then the world ended and here we are... with this fun episode that yearns to be many more fun episodes!
“We sent him over the script and Taylor and I were like, ‘Oh, there’s no way
he’s going to sign on to this,’” Pinch said.
But Hadfield agreed
“and we were off to the races,” he said.
“We thought this is
going to be our love letter to Sarnia,” he said. “And it just so happened to
work out the new judge this year is Katherine Ryan, who I actually went to
high school with.”
Ryan was a student in the year ahead of Pinch
at Northern Collegiate and they had some banter that didn’t make the final
edit, including a line where he said, “I remember you from high school . . .
where just like now, you were there judging me and I’m on stage doing my
silly comedy.”
Ryan is “so, so funny, like impossibly funny,”
Pinch said. “Where people would normally have one joke, she has 10 at the
ready.”
And Hadfield was a “real professional” and “nailed it,”
he said.
“If he has any aspirations to be a magician, I think he
may have something,” Pinch said. “He’s definitely got a future.”
Gabriella’s talk explores the transformative power of pursuing your passion.
She shares her journey of discovering a love for magic at age 10, a spark that
ignited a lifelong pursuit, leading to performances on global stages and
overcoming immense personal challenges. From inspiring joy in a terminally ill
woman to finding resilience after trauma, Gabriella reveals how doing what you
love can shape your identity and impact others. The talk urges viewers
to chase their big or small passions despite risks or setbacks, as they are
essential to happiness and personal growth. Viewers will learn how passion
fuels purpose, offering a roadmap to living a fulfilling and unique Award
Winning Magician.
