27 March 2019

Edmonton: Building Skills as Professional Artists - A Public Seminar

Sheldon Casavant will be speaking at "Building Skills as Professional Artists - A Public Seminar."


From Evenbrite:

As an artist, you are a person driven by passion. Whether you came across your art form by happenstance or by choice, you have given it careful thought and finally decided to go the distance! You have spent countless hours developing your craft, honing your skills and technique. Now that you feel ready, how do you bring your art into the world? Who needs the art, and how will they support me to make it? How do I get the most out of my craft, and how can I create for the rest of my life?

In other words, how does one start the path pursuing a career in the arts? At the surface these questions may seem straightforward, but the answers are a new way of thinking entirely. In the real world, we must put the same care and attention towards our professionalism just as much as our art.

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26 March 2019

Marc Desaulniers and Shawn Farquhar at MAWNY

The 73rd Magician's Alliance of Western New York (MAWNY) convention will be on  Sunday, April 28, 2019.

Canadians representing include Marc Desaulniers and Shawn Farquhar.


From Shawn Farquhar's Twitter feed:
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25 March 2019

Toronto: Ben Train at Soul Shabbaton

Visit Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto for more details.


From Benzi Train's Facebook page:

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24 March 2019

Chris Funk: Helping us all find success

Thanks Chris!


From Chris Funk's Twitter feed:
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Also from Chris Funk's Twitter feed:


23 March 2019

Mahdi Gilbert in CBC Arts

From the March 18th article "People told Mahdi the Magician his body would make his dreams impossible — but he refused to quit" in CBC Arts:
"One of my teachers told me I shouldn't use my body because my body 'isn't any good,'" the Canadian magician, who was born without hands or feet, tells filmmaker Jason D'Souza. "[They said] that I should use my mind because my mind is still good."

But then, at 17, he found something to be passionate about: slight [sic] of hand. Despite discovering that most of the literature about his newfound passion were written by two-handed magicians for other two-handed magicians, Gilbert would make it work for him and practice through the night.


Read more and watch the video by Jason D'Souza.





22 March 2019

Winnipeg: A Family Day of Magic & Conjurors' Cabaret

The Magic Club of Winnipeg presents its presents it's 20th Annual Family Day of Magic and  3rd Annual Conjurors' Cabaret Saturday April 13th at the Gas Station Arts Centre!


From James Carey Lauder's Facebook page:

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Also from James Carey Lauder's Facebook page:

21 March 2019

Edmonton: Billy Kidd in Super$tition

From TIX on the Square:
Firefly Theatre presents Super$tition from April 11 - 21 at La Cite Francophone, 8627 91 St NW. Evening performances are at 7:30pm, Sunday matinees at 2pm.

Firefly Theatre returns to the stage at La Cité Francophone with a spectacular circus and magic cabaret about prophecy, fortune and luck.

Superstition will poke fun at the things we believe will bring us luck or ward off evil with our flamboyantly courageous style!

Featuring John Ullyatt, our special guests magician Billy Kidd from the U.K and contortionist Eliza Lance from Montreal, along with our amazing Home Team of circus artists! Don’t miss this show - it’s bad luck!

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From Billy Kidd's Twitter feed: