UnConvnetional.Fun

Talent includes: Garrett Thomas, Curtis Kam, Carisa Hendrix, Caleb Wiles, Chris Mayhew, Kainoa Harbattle, and more!

 

From the August 25th Facebook post from Ben Train:

For the past few months I've been working with about 25 of the world's best magicians on an exciting project. Trailer, information, and all kinds of surprises are going to be announced soon, but trust me when I say if you LOVE MAGIC you are NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS THIS.

Follow the Facebook page, and the instagram account, so you don't miss you!

https://www.facebook.com/unconventional.fun 

 

 

 

 

Max Maven lecture on September 10th

From IBM Ring 17:

When: 7:00 PM, Thursday, September 10, 2020

Where: On Zoom (link provided to ticket holders)

Admission: Free for Members / $20 for Guests

Spend the evening with one of the most inventive and original minds magic has ever known. With a career spanning decades, Max has created and published more original magic and mentalism than just about anyone you can name. He has appeared on countless TV shows in multiple countries (and languages!). He was featured in his own Canadian series The Maximum Dimension created for TVO and had guest appearances on The Fresh Prince of Belair and Mork and Mindy! He has received a creative fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts and the Allan Slaight Lifetime Achievement Award.

Read more and reserve ticket.

Mysterion: Virtually impossible

From the September 2nd Instagram post by Mysterion:

This Saturday, the first of 4 online shows. Tickets are on sale now theforumtheatre.com

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Joe Culpepper: Magic Languages at Concordia University

From the August 31st blog post at JoeCulpepper.com:

“Engl 398 — Magic Languages: Written, Oral and Visual Traditions of Conjuring” is open for registration at Concordia University’s department of English.

This special topics course examines how individuals express and experience magic through various storytelling media. Texts related to conjuring by Reginald Scot, Shakespeare, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Adelaide Herrmann, Jorge Luis Borges and others will be explored with conceptual tools from theories of adaptation, postcolonialism, cinema studies and performance studies. A special emphasis will be placed on the so-called Golden Age of stage conjuring in the West (1880-1930) and how scientific technologies, exoticism, and colonialism from that period are at once present and questioned by contemporary performance today.

Read more.

Matt Johnson: Around the world

Catch Matt Johnson's virtual event on September the 9th!

 

From Matt's August 30th Twitter post:

TICKETS TO SEE MY SHOW AVAILABLE NOW😮
Links Below⬇️

7pm UK SHOW TICKETShttps://t.co/DNZmr3I0jT

7pm NORTH AMERICA SHOW TICKETS (PST)https://t.co/TJKUeecgu7 pic.twitter.com/07MOZtvT4v

— Matt Johnson - Escape Artist & Master Magician (@likemattjohnson) August 30, 2020

Toronto: Now You See Me (from a distance)

From the August 27th Facebook post by Chris Mayhew:

It seems like forever since I was last on a stage performing. I haven’t performed live magic or zoom magic since the pandemic hit. But I’m finally ready to get back on the performance horse and play around on stage with my friends ☺️ This will be interesting to see how the energy of a social distanced live performance feels. Grab your tickets and I’ll see you at the show folks!!

It seems like forever since I was last on a stage performing. I haven’t performed live magic or zoom magic since the...

Posted by Chris Mayhew on Tuesday, 25 August 2020

Top 5 posts in August 2020

 There were 20 posts at Canada's Magic last month.  Here are the 5 most viewed posts in the past 30 days:

5. Broken wand: Paul Wildbaum - Our thoughts are with Paul's family and friends at this time.

4. Clinton Gray on Penn and Teller's "Fool Us" - Congratulations Clinton!

3. First magic performance in Canada? - Well, in what is now considered to be Canada.

2. Did you know that Harry Potter performed in Canada in 1858? - Canadian magic trivia brought to you by a US transplant.

and the most viewed post this month  ...

1. "Illusions: The Art of Magic" in Apollo Magazine  - A fabulous exhibit at the AGO.  Visit if you can.