"Most people think magic is all about the secrets," says Farquhar, who is from Maillardville, Coquitlam but now lives in Maple Ridge.
"The real secret is: magic is in believing. If I told you how it works, you probably wouldn't believe me anyway."
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Celebrate Canada Culture Day and The ACT's 10th Anniversary season launch on Saturday, Sept. 29.
At 4 p.m. the ACT's new season begins with Secrets, a show by Maple Ridge resident and world renowned magician Shawn Farquhar.
We began as we do every week by blaming art for all of the world’s problems.
This episode is an hour and a quarter conversation between Ben and Alex that covers topics as wild and varied as their views of show business, why magicians hate psychics, Alex’s history as a performer and a man, the importance of branding in the 21st century entertainment industry, and the Carson Couch. All the while the two were cracking jokes and keeping things fun and light while also being thought provoking and deep.
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After celebrating his 85th birthday, Orangeville’s Keith Hunter is being heralded as one of Canada’s eldest practicing magicians.In the article, it says "At age 70, Hunter turned to magic."
“I don’t know if that’s a compliment or not, but that’s the way it seems to be,” Hunter said.
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"It is something you perfect after a series of failures, one must never fail to impress the viewer and the trade of magic is how well you can do that," says Eric Leclerc, a magician who flew down from Canada.
Leclerc who has been entertaining since he was a nine- year-old boy says, "My first audience was my mother, who gifted me a magic set during Christmas and I practiced with it until the day I stunned her with by a trick. That was when I first became a magician."
However, he feels magic is a dying art.
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