This is the sixth in a series of "Thirty
seconds with ..." interviews, so called because I approached the
interviewees at Sorcerers Safari Magic and Performance Arts Camp last summer with the idea that I
would interview them for 30 seconds. It didn't always work that way.
Lorena and Trevor Watters are professional magicians from North Delta, BC. They both love the beautiful scenery and
friendliness of Canada. They first heard
about Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp when
Magic Mike Segal and his wife Jen
approached them at the World Magic Seminar.
This was Lorena and Trevor's third
year as camp instructors.
FUN FACT:
They're both big fans of the original Star Wars
trilogy..
DID YOU KNOW?
- Lorena's most embarrassing magic moment was at the
West Coast Fair when wind blew her skirt up!
(Apparently they had a much bigger audience the next day!
- Trevor's pre-show routine involves him doing push ups
against a wall for 10 seconds to help him relax and psych himself up.
The Watters, like
so many of the adults who pass through camp, wish that something like this was
available to them when they were growing up.
When they think of camp they think of amazingly talented kids, fun times
and unforgettable memories. To them it's
the perfect place to learn "magical performance arts." They've loved camp since the first day and
look forward to it yearly. Lorena sums
up one of their favourite things about magic camp, "It's awesome to watch
how much kids grow (both physically and magically) in a year."
Trevor's first
memory of magic goes back to the age of 12.
He remembers his dad coming home from Las Vegas with some magic
tricks. That's when Trevor fell in love
with the craft. As for Lorena, her first
solid memory of magic was in the very early days of dating Trevor. Trevor asked her if she'd like to come back
to his place to see an illusion. Lorena
added, "He asked if I could fit into a box on the floor. Then he said he was going to put 12 swords
into it. The rest is history."
Lorena wishes
that more people would think of magic as an art form. Trevor agrees and would like people to respect
magicians as much as they respect actors, or lawyers. Both of them have the same advice for the
young magicians out there: Practise
makes perfect. Don't be afraid to fail;
some of their best material comes from epic fails.
We wish them all
the best as they represent Canada in the FISM World Championship held in Italy this
July!
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