Showing posts with label David Kaplan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David Kaplan. Show all posts

29 September 2015

Rounding the Central rings in October 2015

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.


Montreal, QCRing 62 (20th Century Ring)- Executive Installation Ceremony.
Hamilton, ONRing 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)- TBA.
London, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- Three card monte.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)- Halloween Magic & Rope magic.
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)- David Kaplan lecture.
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- TBA
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)- James Alan lecture.


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08 October 2014

Report: David Kaplan and Buster Keaton

Last night I attended my first magic lecture since moving to Montréal. David Kaplan, also known as The Great Kaplan, shared some tips, tricks, and stunts from his professional repertoire.

Since I’m in this city to research the relationship between magic and other circus disciplines, I enjoyed hearing Kaplan’s thoughts on variety material. He performed a version of the torn and restored newspaper for us that ends with a giant, over-sized newspaper that he gets tangled up in. The inspiration for this piece came from a Buster Keaton film

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02 October 2014

Montreal: David Kaplan lecture

Monday October 6th

We’re very excited to have one of magic’s hardest working professionals here with us in Montreal. David Kaplan is a virtuoso juggler, magician, inventor, musician, deadpan physical comedian. Performing since the 1980′s as The Great Kaplan, David’s been featured all over the world including Hollywood’s Magic Castle, ABC television’s The View and Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde.

David’s numerous awards include the first place medal at the Canton Battle of Magicians, the coveted “Peoples Choice” award at the 2006 IBM Convention. In 2010 he was awarded the Mandrake d’Or in Paris.

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Rounding the Ontario rings in October

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Hamilton, ONRing 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) - n/a
London, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- Corporate strolling.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)- Shane Cobalt lecture
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) David Kaplan lecture
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- Lecture.
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) - David Kaplan lecture
 
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