Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp is a

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camp dedicated to teaching the art of

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to young people.

History

Sorcerer's Safari is the creation of Torontonian Mike Segal, who has worked as a

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since

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. In 1996, the program started with only a small number of day campers only. In 1997, ten magic

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joined Segal and his wife and staff at Camp Tamarack. The camp's student body includes youths from

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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and

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to be taught by professional magicians. The camp became part of the Ontario Camping Association (OCA) in 2004.

Classes

Performance related activities found at magic camp include,

card magic Card manipulation is the branch of magic that deals with creating effects using sleight of hand techniques involving playing cards. Card manipulation is often used in magical performances, especially in close-up, parlor, and street magic. Some ...

class,

coin magic Coin magic is the manipulating of coins to entertain audiences. Money Magic, pp. 175-221. Because coins are small, most coin tricks are considered close-up magic or table magic, as the audience must be close to the performer to see the effects. Th ...

class,

balloon twisting Balloon modelling or balloon twisting is the shaping of special modelling balloons into almost any given shape, often a balloon animal. People who create balloon animals and other twisted balloon decoration sculptures are called Twisters, Ballo ...

, linking rings, and

juggling Juggling is a physical skill, performed by a juggler, involving the manipulation of objects for recreation, entertainment, art or sport. The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling. Juggling can be the manipulation of one object o ...

. Other activities include the Stage workshops. There are also classes in

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, restaurant magic and stage performance.

Staff/guests

Each year notable

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and performers come to visit and teach at Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp. Some of these people include

Lee Asher Lee Asher (born 1976) is a close-up magician noted for originating new card tricks and hypnotic sleight of hand moves. He is considered an expert in playing cards, and as a collector is especially known for his work with 52 Plus Joker, the Ameri ...

, Aaron Fisher, Soma, Eric Jones, Eric Buss, Nathan Kranzo, Oscar Munoz, Wayne Houchin, Dan & Dave Buck,

Steve Valentine Stephen John Valentine (born 26 October 1966) is a Scottish actor and magician. He is known for his roles as Nigel Townsend on NBC's crime drama series ''Crossing Jordan'', the voice of Harry Flynn in the video game '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieve ...

, Justin Flom, Suzanne, Daniel Garcia, Asi Wind,

Michael Ammar Michael Ammar (born June 25, 1956) is an American close-up magician. He is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest living magicians. Background Ammar was born in Logan, West Virginia. His father's background was Syrian, Ammar earned a deg ...

Shawn Farquhar Shawn Farquhar (born June 7, 1962) is a Canadian magician and illusionist notable for his title as the "Grand Prix World Champion of Magic" from the International Federation of Magic Societies. His awards include being the only magician in hist ...

and

Greg Frewin Greg Frewin is a Canadian illusionist and "World Champion of Magic". His awards include First Place at the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM); The Gold Medal of Excellence, also from the IBM; First Place at the Society of American Magici ...

Notes

External links

Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp official web site

Youtube video page

Sorcerers Safari Flickr photo page

Magic Camp Lip Dub

Magic Camp Documentary
{{Magic and Illusion Magic organizations Youth organizations based in Canada Educational organizations based in Ontario