Canada's Magic

19 December 2018

Holland America: Matt DiSero

I'll be headlining the theatre with my Comedy and Magic show on this incredible ship from Feb 24th to March 3rd 2019, I'd absolutely love to have you take the cruise, say HI and enjoy the fantastic luxury that is Holland America's newest ship #HAL https://t.co/XVYO60QCxW
— Matthew DiSero (@MattDisero) November 26, 2018

18 December 2018

Alberta: Matt Johnson's "Magic Show 2 Go"

From Matt Johnson's Facebook page:

I am proud to announce my upcoming theater tour of Alberta in January 2019. Dates and theaters are listed below with links for tickets.

If you are in the province of Alberta and have always wanted to see my full evening theater show now is your only chance for the next couple of years!

I will be including the underwater escape that was made famous on my Britain's Got Talent appearance this year and the one that has got me well over 40 Million views on YouTube.

If you have friends and family in Alberta share this link so they can see the show. Looking forward to this exclusive tour with limited dates. Alberta, here I come!

Friday January 11th 2019 - Eleanor Pickup Arts Centre, Drayton Valley, AB

Sunday January 13th 2019 - The Performing Arts Centre, Stettler, AB

Thursday January 17th - Griffin Park Theater, Brooks, AB

Friday January 18th - Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts, Leduc, AB

Sunday January 20th - Bonnyville and District Centennial Centre, Bonnyville, AB

17 December 2018

Oshawa: Richard Forget and Craig Douglas

From the December 11th article "Whitby magician has a box of tricks" by Mike Ruta in the Durham Region:

When is a box not just a box? When it’s a metaphor in Richard Forget’s show, The Magic Box.

“It suggests a whole bunch of things,” says the Whitby magician. “It can mean so much.”

Forget notes that the history of magic is full of them: people disappearing from a box, a magician sawing his assistant in half as she lays in a box. And a theatre itself is a box, he says.

Forget, the Canadian Magician of the Year in 2011, is encouraging Durham residents to come and see his show on Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. at Oshawa’s Regent Theatre. After all, he isn’t around much.

“I don’t get to perform this show in the Durham area a lot because I travel a lot,” he says.

Read more.

16 December 2018

Toronto: American Sign Language interpreted magic show

From the Champions of Magic Press release:

TORONTO, ON, DECEMBER 13, 2018: The holiday season just got a little more magical as Starvox Entertainment announces a very special performance of Champions Of Magic accompanied by American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. On December 29 at 5:00 p.m. at Toronto’s Bluma Appel Theatre (St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St E), the UK’s mind-bending magical troop, will deliver their jaw-dropping, mind-bending performance and mesmerising illusions with ASL interpretation to Toronto for the first time ever.

“Fully immersing deaf audience members into a grand scale illusion show, such as Champions of Magic, is no easy task, and is rarely done,” stated Corey Ross President and Founder of Starvox Entertainment. “While magic is very visual, the sleight of hand often involves distracting the audience through audio cues and the traditional magician’s patter. The Champions are preparing themselves for the challenge of performing for this new audience without giving away the secrets of the illusions. It will be incredibly suspenseful to see if this works.”

“It was really important to us that the show to be fully inclusive of the diverse Toronto audience,” says Kayla Drescher, the show’s close up Magician. “Having a performance with American Sign Language interpretation allows the entire audience to be totally immersed in the magic and enjoy the camaraderie that is an integral part of the performance.”

Champions Of Magic’s five world-class illusionists deliver a mesmerizing experience that’s entertaining for the entire family. Featuring incredible illusions with sports cars, an impossible escape from Houdini’s water torture cell, mind-blowing predictions that must be witnessed to be believed, levitation from wonderous heights and a finale beyond explanation, Champions of Magic showcases original magic that can’t be seen anywhere else.

To reserve seats for the December 29th ASL performance, please use code “ASL” when purchasing tickets through www.ticketmaster.ca to ensure assigned seating. For assistance, contact the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts box office via tquinlan@stlc.com or call 416-366-7723.

Winner of tickets to see "Champions of Magic"

The contest to win a family prize pack of tickets to attend the Champions of Magic at The Bluma Appel Theatre is closed. Thank you to everyone who played!

If you didn't win, tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.ca

There were some fabulous suggestions made about what you think the most difficult magical effect to take on tour and perform in front of a large audience night after night. Of note:

The Million Dollar Mystery Illusion
More than one of you picked Devant's Mascot Moth
More than one of you picked Vanishing the Statue of Liberty
More than one of you picked Vanishing Elephant
Coin effects. You have a small object that can play big if done correctly. Additionally, you're dealing with difficult sleights often to achieve the effect and there is always the fear of dropping or flashing the coin.
Must be David Copperfield's vanishing audience act. Danger of being sued!!!
Any drowning escape
Up close sleight of hand magic
Making a large object disappear such as a car helicopter or elephant or any other large object
The Gypsy's Thread. Worst stage trick ever. No one can see it!
More than one of you were non-magicians