Watch Sheldon Casavant on Global News:
19 June 2014
18 June 2014
James Alan on Beyond the Mundane
The Uncertainty Project by James Alan opens tonight.
From Reality Based Magic:
From Reality Based Magic:
On Friday, May 31, I was on Beyond the Mundane hosted by Elsie Lynn Leyland and Randi St.Claire. It’s a very long interview and we cover a wide range of topics from magic, belief and disbelief. But mostly we’re talking about The Uncertainty Project. You can “watch” the interview here, even though this is supposed to be radio.
17 June 2014
Hamilton-Brantford Exchange: Change of Location!
Montreal: Steve Valentine lecture
From Montreal Magic Jam:
[via Magic Information Canada]
Steve Valentine
When:Saturday June 21
Where: Espace La Risée
1258 Bélanger Est, Montréal
In 2013, actor and two-time Magic Castle Close-up Magician of the Year, Steve Valentine presented his first ever-lecture at the Magic Castle, and he tipped EVERYTHING. Not just his original effects, but also real-world handlings and classic tricks almost lost in oblivion. Now a year later, Steve has won The Magic Castle’s 2013 Lecturer of the Year award, and has even more to share.
Read more.
[via Magic Information Canada]
16 June 2014
Keith Brown wins London Fringe Impresario
Congratulations on winning the Impresario Keith!
From Theatre London:
The 2014 Fringe Awards were announced at tonight’s Fringe Fried awards ceremony. The “TiLees” baseball caps, featuring a new logo designed by Walter Sayers, were presented in eight categories; the first five, selected by Theatre in London.ca’s team of volunteer reviewers, went to:
Read more.
And from Keith Brown's Twitter feed:
can’t believe I won the Impresario! Thank you @LondonFringe @theatreinlondon & supporting patrons!! http://t.co/JSEZHfwX2h #LdnFringe
— Keith Brown (@KeithHBrown) June 15, 2014
14 June 2014
Toronto: Luiz Castro coin class
From the Browser's Den of Magic:
[via Magic Information Canada]
LUIZ CASTRO FREE MAGIC COIN CLASS AT 'BROWSER'S DEN' ON: Saturday, June 28th.
Luiz recently won the A1 Radio Toronto Magic Competition coming in first place amongst the other worthy competitors. Luiz's act consisted of excellent stage manipulation.
Read more.
[via Magic Information Canada]
13 June 2014
Luminato round-up
From The Star:
At a magic show, audiences wonder if they can trust their eyes. But are the conjurers themselves believable? As part of the Luminato Festival, we ask some magicians if they can be trusted.
Read more.
From The Globe and Mail:
Sitting at a table covered with a red felt cloth in his Toronto studio, magic producer David Ben demonstrates how a magician shuffles cards.
To the spectator sitting across from him, it looks innocuous enough, but lean up beside him and he’ll show you that he can see the face of every card as he fans through the pack with his fingers. Oh, there’s a queen. He stops and cuts the deck, placing the queen on the bottom.
Read more.
David Ben on CP 24.
Magicana blog posts in reverse chronological order:
- CTA -Now or Never
- CTA – On Stage
- CTA – Sense and Sensibility
- CTA – Connect the Dots
- CTA – Going Global
- CTA – A Subtle Shift
- CTA – A Lousy Magician
- CTA – An Erdnasian Allusion
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