Showing posts with label Billy Kidd. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billy Kidd. Show all posts

21 October 2023

London: Billy Kidd at Young Magicians Club Junior Day gala [Oct 22]

The Young Magicians Club is the youth initiative of The Magic Circle. 

Talent for the Junior Day gala includes:  Tobias Dostal, Billy Kidd, Jake Allen, Florian Brooks, Yollin Lee, and hosts Young & Strange.

 

From the October 9th Instagram post by the Young Magicians Club:

Our packed gala show line-up for Junior Day 2023. See you there!

 

 

 

 

17 August 2023

Stirling: The Variety Jam with Steve Valentine, Billy Kidd, The Silly People, and Mike Wood [Aug 19]

Tickets at the Stirling Festival.

 

From the August 16th Instagram feed by Steve Valentine:

If you find yourself in, or near Stirling, Canada , we’re shooting a personal project at the beautiful Stirling Festival Theatre 🎭

TWO live shows THIS Saturday with incredible performers.. get off the socials (after you read this) and come experience LIVE.

This will be crazy 😜
 

 

 

 

22 July 2023

Edmonton: Magic at K-Days [Jul 21 - 30]

From K-Days:

Aytahn Ross
The Great Balanzo turns the everyday into an adventure with circus & comedy for all ages. A modern show with a classic feel that’s full of circus tricks, vaudeville classics, a touch of magic, all wrapped up in a silly elegance! Balanzo is played by physical actor and circus artist, Aytahn Ross, who’s been seen live by over a million people in 13 countries around the world. He’s had repeat invitations to Just for Laughs, performed solo for the Governor General of Canada, and performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

The Cristal Palace Spiegeltent
Come one, come all. Join Firefly Theatre & Circus in the timeless, evocative, eclectic world inside the Cristal Palace—YEG's first Spiegeltent. Have a pre-show tipple in the Spiegel Garden, and stay a while. The Spiegeltroupe will entertain, thrill, and make you smile.

This homegrown cast of veteran cabaret and circus all-stars have joined forces to astound and amaze. Aerial artists swirl overhead, jokesters joke, burlesque dancers shimmy, contortionists twist, a magician enchants, and drag queens slay.

Read more and buy tickets.

 

From the July 21st Facebook post by Billy Kidd:

It's not often Canada gets Variety/Cabaret or Culture especially in the form of a Spiegeltent. For 10 shows only come see the Great Great Spiegel Spectacular at K-Days Edmonton. I've flown in just for this because  Firefly Theatre and Circus rocks and I love working with them!

Use code 20OFF-USPM7M to get a 20% discount on All K-days tickets and Spiegel shows.

 

 

09 April 2023

Burlington and Kitchener: Billy Kidd at the Burlington Comedy Festival [Apr 21] and An Evening of Comedy and Variety with Brent Butt [Apr 28- 29]

From the March 10th Instagram post by the Burlington Comedy Festival:

We're coming for YOU #BurlOn! Here's your lineup for the 2023 Burlington Downtown Comedy Festival:
@tvsjondore
@davehemstad
@arthursimeon
@ol_bebsie
@sandrabattaglini
@zabrinadouglas
@billykiddshow



 

 

From the April 9th Instagram post by Billy Kidd:

One day I would love to devote myself to building Stone Walls on the fields. But first I have to perform some shows in Stirling, Burlington and Kitchener-Waterloo Canada with @brentbutt , Jon Dore, Zabrina Douglas and many others…April 21,27,28,29. 

 

 

 

28 March 2023

Winnipeg: Festival of Fools [Mar 25 - 31]

Performers appearing this year include Billy Kidd, Chanelle Munroe, and Ron Pearson.

 

Learn more at KidsFest.ca

 

 

From the March 26th "Winnipeg families enjoy week-long festival including magic, circus acts during spring break" article in CBC News:

Jugglers, clowns and acrobats were some performers who entertained Winnipeg families at The Forks on Sunday during the 23rd annual Festival of Fools.

The free, seven-day festival — which started Saturday and runs until March 31 — is held during spring break in partnership with the Winnipeg International Children's Festival, which is held every summer.

Read more.

 

 

 

 

26 September 2022

Colorado: Billy Kidd at Aiden Sinclair's Underground [Sep 23- Oct 2]

From the September 21st Instagram post by Billy Kidd:

Made it to Colorado! Jetlag And Extremely excited to finally be performing @aidensinclairsunderground Sept 23- Oct 2. 🎉 

 

 

 

 

 

20 May 2022

Billy Kidd at the Glastonbury Festival [June 24-26]

Miranda Allen isn't the only Canadian you can see at Glastonbury this year!

 

From the May 4th Instagram post by Billy Kidd

The buzz is already in the air. So so happy to be back performing with all you freaks at Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts! Catch me Friday-Sunday June 24-26



26 February 2022

Quebec City: Jonathan Allen's Magic Banknotes

From Manif d’art:

A hundred “magicians’ bills” are displayed on shelves in a wall showcase in the small Å’il de Poisson gallery. These records, now esoteric but once abundant in the pockets of prestidigitators of old, played a double role as magic trick accessories and tools of self-promotion. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the golden age of theatrical illusionism, magicians seeking fame and fortune produced these types of notes adorned with their own images. On one excellent example from 1885, magician Signor Alfred Bosco emblazoned his bills with the grandiose inscription, “Bank of the Great Wizard of the World.”

Read more.

 

From the February 22nd Facebook post by Connie Boyd

The final list of new contributors for The Ancient Order of Illusion comprised of Jeanette Andrews, Marisa Carnesky, Billy Kidd, Anchal Kumawat, Laura London, Inés la Maga, Ursula Martinez, Shreeyash Palshikar, Fay Presto, Carolyn Sadowska and Sylvia Sceptre, Connie Boyd, Arturo Brachetti, Jeff McBride, Mary Ann Campbell, The Centre for Tactical Magic, Ian Saville, and Troy Von Scheibner.


19 February 2022

Billy Kidd in Bath Life

From the February 14th Tweet by Bath Life:

Billy Kidd moved to Bath in 2007 to make it as a professional magician. She went from street performer to having her own regular magic theatre @Krowdkeepers where she performs every Friday & Saturday

In the latest issue she shares her story https://issuu.com/mediaclash/docs/bl463_final/14

 

 


 

09 October 2021

Magical Women with Connie Boyd Panel Talk with Carisa Hendrix, Dania Díaz, Josephine Lee, and Billy Kidd

From the October 7th upload at the Magical Women with Connie Boyd YouTube channel:

David Copperfield openly discusses magic struggles, successes and creating original material in this rare Magical Women with Connie Boyd  panel talk with star illusionists Billy Kidd, Dania Díaz, Carisa Hendrix, and Josephine Lee    

PANEL TALK CONTENT
00:00 - 00:33  - Introduction
00:33 - 01:06 - David discusses Women in Magic
01:06 - 03:48  - David discusses creating his original material & signature routines
03:48 - 06:37  - Carisa Hendrix & David discuss her Lucy Darling character & magic
06:37 - 07:30 - the Audience is a Team Member
07:30 - 09:42  - Dania Diaz discusses taking a risk & listening to the audience
09:42 - 10:12  - David discusses Daring to be Bad & Make Mistakes
10:12 - 11:10  - Josephine Lee talks with David about Learning from Failure
11:10 - 11:35 - the Power of Silence & being Still
11:35 - 13:45 - Billy Kidd discusses her magic process with David
13:45 - 14:16 - David about each magicians drive for their magic to be the best it can be
14:16 - 14:46 - Connie talks to the panel about the benefit of social media to magic
14:46 - 15:10 - Call to Action:  please subscribe and post your comments 

 

 

 

 

 

19 August 2021

Charlottetown Busker Fest

August 27, 28 and 29, 2021.  Talent includes Billy Kidd, Ian Stewart, and Michael James.

 

From the August 6th article "New busker festival heading to Charlottetown" at Saltwire:

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Founders’ Food Hall & Market will be offering up more than grub and gifts as they launch their newest attraction – the Founders’ Food Hall & Market Busker Fest.

The festival will feature performances by internationally renowned buskers over three days at the end of August, said Charlottetown Harbour Authority Inc. officials in a news release.

Those performing include magician Billy Kidd, chainsaw juggling catch world-record holder Ian Stewart and Toronto Raptors drummers Rhythm Works, among other local and international talents.

Read more.

 

From the Founders' Food Hall and Market:

Join us for the Charlottetown Busker Fest August 27, 28 and 29, 2021!

 

 

23 June 2021

2021 International Rising Star

Congratulations to Billy Kidd for winning the Allan Slaight International Rising Star award!

 

From the June 22st article "International Rising Star 2021" at Magicana

The Allan Slaight International Rising Star Award acknowledges outstanding work by an up-and-coming magician and comes with a prize of $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation—and it also includes an iPad to commemorate the occasion. Past recipients of this award are: Henry Vargas of Brazil, Jorge Blass of Spain, Edward Hilsum of Great Britain, Noah Levine of the United States, Ding Yang of China, and Diego Vargas of Costa Rica.

We are delighted to add BILLY KIDD of Great Britain, to the growing international list of dynamic performers.

Read more.


 

29 June 2020

Magical Women with Connie Boyd

Connie Boyd (originally from Newmarket, Ontario!) started the "Magical Women with Connie Boyd" YouTube channel during quarantine.  Since that time it has grown into a series of in-depth talks with  magicians in different magic genres.   Weekly talks are uploaded to the Magical Women YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Connie's off to a strong start featuring Canadian magicians Ekaterina and Billy Kidd.   Juliana Chen's episode will be released this week.  (A little birdie has told me that Carisa Hendrix will be in a future episode too!)


Watch the teaser for the Magical Women series on YouTube:





Episode 1 with Ekatarina:








Episode 2 with Billy Kidd:














02 June 2020

Carisa Hendrix and Billy Kidd in a magical "drop the brush"

From Rhys Morgan:
A little fun from some friends of ours, a take on Drop the Brush. We give you Drop the Deck :D

Featuring me, @WestMagic, @RealMaxMaven, @Billykiddshow, @CarisaHendrix, @bretmwxyz, @rudycoby, @Carogmatic, @TheArchini, @IamSPELMANN, @RobZabrecky, @toddvarious, and @MacKingShow .







27 January 2020

Burlington: Billy Kidd at the Burlington Comedy Festival

From the Burlington Comedy Festival:

Billy Kidd is a magician who has been popping on screen and stages all around the world. She has appeared on numerous tv shows such as CBC's The Science of Magic, Hosted the Breaking Magic series on Discovery Channel, was a Wizard on Wizard Wars with Penn & Teller, BBC's Xmas Lectures, Now you See Me, ITV's Next Great Magician just to name a few.

Billy Kidd recently had a residency at Pittsburghs new theatre called Liberty Magic and often works in Canada with such companies as Firefly Theatre & Circus. She performs regularly at Hollywoods Magic Castle and runs her own theatre in England called Krowd Keepers Magic Theatre.

Read more and buy tickets.





14 November 2019

Seattle: "Bridging the Gap" with Billy Kidd

From Billy Kidd's Facebook post:
Hey all, I'm bringing the show I did in Pittsburgh " Bridging the Gap" to Seattle for limited run at Hales Ales Palladium Nov 8,9, 15, and 16th. Get your tickets ASAP if you want to hang out for a couple of hours:) Here is a review of the show from the summer

From the June 13th article "BWW Review: BILLY KIDD: BRIDGING THE GAP Fuses Magic, Comedy, Surrealism at Liberty Magic" by Greg Kerestan at Broadway World:
To avoid spoilers for the magic show, this review will be brief. Billy Kidd, the actor and magician, is almost certainly playing a character, the (fictionalized) magician Billy Kidd. "I have issues," she jokes at the beginning of the show, and the whole evening's loose plot revolves around this: our narrator has deep-seated, unresolved issues about growing up. A Peter Pan complex is not that unusual in a magician, but part of the charm of the Billy Kidd character is the way her neuroses not only fuel the banter and monologue sections, but at times begin to impact the tricks and stunts as well.

Read more.




09 June 2019

Billy Kidd in the Vegas News

From the June 4 article 'Women Are (Secretly) The Driving Force Behind Facebook’s “Making Magic”' in the Vegas News:
The last two episodes of Facebook’s Making Magic featured people you don’t often see in the magic industry: Women. Not only are women featured; their back-to-back episodes have been streamed more than those of their male counterparts.

This comes as no surprise to Making Magic guest Mistie Knight.

“People are excited to see women in major magic roles, not just the shadows,” Knight says. “For so long, it was assumed that women in magic were merely ‘lovely assistants’ providing eye candy. The truth is, in illusion shows women are often the ones doing the heavy lifting.”

Read more.



Making Magic Episode 4: Billy Kidd Defeats Duct Tape






10 April 2019

Billy Kidd in Topic Stories, Liberty Magic, and Super$tition

A reminder that Super$tition runs April 11- 21 in Edmonton.


From Billy Kidd's Twitter feed:











21 March 2019

Edmonton: Billy Kidd in Super$tition

From TIX on the Square:
Firefly Theatre presents Super$tition from April 11 - 21 at La Cite Francophone, 8627 91 St NW. Evening performances are at 7:30pm, Sunday matinees at 2pm.

Firefly Theatre returns to the stage at La Cité Francophone with a spectacular circus and magic cabaret about prophecy, fortune and luck.

Superstition will poke fun at the things we believe will bring us luck or ward off evil with our flamboyantly courageous style!

Featuring John Ullyatt, our special guests magician Billy Kidd from the U.K and contortionist Eliza Lance from Montreal, along with our amazing Home Team of circus artists! Don’t miss this show - it’s bad luck!

Read more and buy tickets.



From Billy Kidd's Twitter feed: