13 April 2022

Ryan Michael in the Vernon Morning Star - show April 29

From the April 10th article "Kelowna magician ready to wow Vernon audience
Ryan Michael is bringing his Tricky Business act to Vernon April 29
" by Brendan Shykora in the Vernon Morning Star:

Ryan Michael will bring his mind-blowing — and hilarious — Tricky Business act to the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre on Friday, April 29.

Born in Jasper, Alberta, Michael is in his ninth year as a professional magician. In that time he’s been showered with accolades, including double gold medals as Canada’s Close-up Magician of the Year and Canadian Mentalist of the Year through the Canadian Association of Magicians and Pacific Coast of American Magicians in 2017.

He was also named the winner of the Tony Eng People’s Choice Award chosen by fellow magicians, including world-renowned Canadian magician Shawn Farquhar, who Michael has since had the chance to perform with.

“That was the biggest honour for me,” he told the Morning Star. “All my peers and all the guys that I look up to ended up voting for me … which was just amazing.”

Michael specializes in close-up illusions and mentalism — a branch of performance art designed to wow crowds with illusions of mind-reading, mind-control or memory feats.

But a key element to his performances is also comedy.

Read more.

 

 

12 April 2022

Thank you to our personal sponsors for April 2022!

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11 April 2022

Winner of the 2022 Salut Lightning Award

From the April 8th Instagram post by Contact Ontariois (translated by Google):

Réseau Ontario awards several prizes each year to Contact ontarois participants to recognize their artistic work. This year, we are proud to present the winner of the Salut Lightning Award!

Congratulations: Eric Leclerc @magic4yourbrain 

 


10 April 2022

Winner of the 2022 Magical Valentine Award: Magician of the Year

Congratulations Carisa Hendrix, Miranda Allen and Richard Lee! 


From the March 16th Tweet by Carisa Hendrix:


09 April 2022

Toronto: Buster Canfield’s Circus of Industrious Fleas! [Apr 24]

From the April 2nd Tweet by Eldritch Theatre:

Step right up!

And witness the most magnificent manifestations of mite-sized marvellosity ever before seen on any stage!

The World’s Only Multiple Dora Award Nominated Flea Circus!

🎪Buster Canfield’s Circus of Industrious Fleas! 🐜
Get tickets: https://ticketscene.ca/events/40163/
#theaTO


08 April 2022

Enoch: The Clairvoyants [May 14]

From Ticketmaster:

Important Event Info: Originally scheduled for April 3, 2020 and then November 27, 2020. Previously purchased tickets will be honored on May 14, 2022.

http://rivercreeresort.com/thevenue.php


The Clairvoyants EXPERIENCE

After performing in over 100 sold out casinos throughout North America, touring worldwide and currently headlining at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, The Clairvoyants are kicking with a brand new interactive live show. In addition to never before seen tricks, The Clairvoyants Experience will feature the duos dog, Mr. Koni Hundini as part of the show. Audiences will be involved throughout the show and will experience the magic in their minds and hands.

In 2016, The Clairvoyants decided to take part in the biggest talent show in the world, ?America?s Got Talent.? After four months, eight different performances and over 100,000 contestants, America voted The Clairvoyants second place. In beginning of 2019 they appeared twice on NBC's new show "America's Got Talent: The Champions.?

Read more and buy tickets.


 

 

07 April 2022

ICYMI: Canine Circus and The Sentimentalists on Canada's Got Talent [April 5, 2022]

From City TV:

Canine Circus is a group of entertainers and furry four-legged acts who perform stunts and grand illusions. Their aim is to create a magical, memorable family show blending their love of circus with their love of pets and magic. The group is made up of mainly professionals who have been in the entertainment industry for years and although they are a newly formed act, they’ve already put on a run of live, hour long ticketed shows. This act brings in dogs and trainers to reimagine what dog shows can be and how animals are treated. Aaron, the circus born-leader, brought this group together to form a community – they are all stray dogs in one way or another and have a shared connection and mission to bring joy and entertainment to others. Aaron wants to take the stage at CGT for the generations of performers that run in his family.


From the April 5th upload at the Canada's Got Talent YouTube channel:

 

 

 

From City TV:

Mentalist duo, The Sentimentalists, have been bringing 1930s vintage style to the art of mindreading since 2017. Mysterion the Mind Reader and Steffi Kay both started as solo acts and have found a way to maximize their abilities by combining their acts. They are equal partners and friends on and off stage. They have stunned audiences at the Magic Castle, Viva Las Vegas, Fool Us, and on tours throughout North America and Australia. They even fooled Penn & Teller! They’ve gained accolades like the Allan Slaight Award in Magic in 2020 and appeared on the Cover of Vanish Magic Magazine. Their act is unique and the way they connect has never been discovered. For their next trick, they’re returning to Canada to achieve recognition on home turf.


From the April 5th upload at the Canada's Got Talent YouTube channel