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09 March 2024
08 March 2024
Magicians on Canada's Got Talent [Mar 19 premiere]
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Who'd we miss?
From the March 5th media release:
ALBERTA
JEFF NEWMAN – Magic Act, Calgary
NOVA SCOTIA
VINCENZO RAVINA – Magic Act, Halifax
ONTARIO
ALEXANDRA - Stunt, St. Catherines
CARSON & TAYLOR – Magic Act, Toronto
EKATERINA – Magic Act, Barrie
MARK CLEARVIEW – Magic Act, Toronto
MARK LEWIS – Magic Act, Toronto
QUEBEC
BAO HOANG – Magic Act, Montreal
THE AMAZING TODSKY – Magic Act, Montreal
SASKATCHEWAN
MITCHELL HRYCAN – Magic Act, Saskatoon
ABROAD
NICOLAS RIBS – Magic Act, Lyon, France
07 March 2024
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06 March 2024
Michael Kras in Intermission Magazine
From the March 1st article "Invisibility cloaks, cardboard rockets, and flying orbs of light: Here’s how Canadian theatre uses the art of magic" by Michael Kras at Intermission Magazine:
Cursed Child is hardly an isolated case for this hefty use of theatre magic. Plenty of prominent productions utilize magic design in considerable ways, including the current West End hit Stranger Things: The First Shadow (also featuring illusion design by Cursed Child’s Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher), which is already planning to hit more stages internationally, with little doubt that Canada will eventually be in the mix. Hit musical adaptations from the West End and Broadway like Back to the Future (illusions by Chris Fisher) and Beetlejuice (illusions by Michael Weber) are both slated for the forthcoming Mirvish subscription season.
Of course, a common thread here is that these are all imported, big-budget commercial properties. But the beautiful thing about magic is that a relentless spirit of ingenuity and creative problem-solving is far more important than a price tag. The entire job description is about making the impossible possible onstage, and the greatest magic is achieved by earthy, organic means rather than high-tech gadgets.
One such homegrown example is Young People’s Theatre’s Dora-winning The Darkest Dark, adapted by Jim Millan and Ian MacIntyre from Chris Hadfield and Kate Fillion’s book of the same name. Canadian conjuror David Ben – who also staged the effects in the Stratford Festival’s Grand Magic last season — was tasked with crafting magic that had a childlike spirit of play and imagination, with sophisticated, memorable illusions built from humble cardboard boxes. On a smaller-scale indie level, Eric Woolfe’s Eldritch Theatre is also known to regularly feature sleight of hand in their spooky seasons of plays.
05 March 2024
Rounding the Western rings in March 2024
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each
club's website.
| City | Club | Event(s) |
| Calgary, AB | Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring) | - N/A. |
| Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Magic Club | - N/A. |
| Winnipeg, MB | The Magic Club of Winnipeg | - SYM. |
| Fraser Valley, BC | IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring) | - Fun Night! - Improv Games and Laff-Off. |
| Vancouver, BC | Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) | - The Magic Festival - Children's magician of the Year competition - Annual banquet with Jay Alexander |
| Vancouver, BC | SAM 95 (Carl Hemeon Assembly) | - N/A. |
| Victoria, BC | Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) | - N/A. |
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
Rounding the Central rings in March 2024
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
ICYMI, Bill Malone will be in Montreal June 3 - 4. Details at MontrealMagicJam.com.
| Montreal, QC | Ring 62 (20th Century Ring) | - N/A. |
| Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - N/A. |
| Hamilton / Burlington, ON |
Hamilton Burlington Magic Society |
- N/A. |
| London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - Coin magic. |
| Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (KW Magic Society) | - N/A. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - N/A. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa / Gatineau magicians | - N/A |
| Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) |
- Social meet-up. - AGM - Pro-panel with Wij Siva, Buck Macleod, Glenn Ottaway, and Dick Joiner |
Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.
Rounding the Eastern rings in March 2024
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
| Halifax, NS | Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court) | - Visit their Facebook page. |
| St. John, NB | Magic Circle of St. John | - N/A. |
Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.
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