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Magic Conventions
A magic convention is a gathering of professional Magic (illusion), magicians, magical hobbyists, dealers, collectors of magical apparatus, books and ephemera, and other students of the art of magic. It provides a place for lectures of subjects related to the craft, as well as a series of sample performances of noted or innovative techniques. Many conventions also hold competitions to judge who excels at a particular style, and present awards in various categories such as sleight of hand, card tricks, mentalism, and stage illusions. The largest magic convention is The Blackpool Magician's Convention which is attended by over 3,500 magicians. List of well-known magic conventions International * The Blackpool Magic Convention, Blackpool, England. Held every February. * FISM (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques) - It is hosted every three years in a different city in the world The Session annual three-day convention held in London, organized by Vanishing Inc. Magic. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic (illusion)
Magic, which encompasses the subgenres of close-up magic, parlor magic, and stage magic, among others, is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by tricks, effects, or illusions of seemingly impossible feats, using natural means. It is to be distinguished from Magic (supernatural), paranormal magic which are effects claimed to be created through supernatural means. It is one of the oldest performing arts in the world. Modern entertainment magic, as pioneered by 19th-century magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, has become a popular theatrical art form. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, magicians such as John Nevil Maskelyne and David Devant, Howard Thurston, Harry Kellar, and Harry Houdini achieved widespread commercial success during what has become known as "the Golden Age of Magic", a period in which performance magic became a staple of Broadway theatre, vaudeville, and music halls. Meanwhile, magicians such as Georges Méliès, Gaston Velle, Walter R. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Institute Of Magic
Tim Ellis is an Australian performer, author and lecturer in the world of magic and illusion. Biography Ellis was born in Melbourne. He began performing magic at the age of nine after his grandfather gave him a magic set as a gift. At the age of 14 he was the youngest magician ever admitted to The Magic Circle of Victoria and two years later won four out of their five annual awards. In 1980, he won the title 'Best Under 18 Magician of Australia'. In 1986, he created and produced 'National Magic Week', a ten-day festival of the magical arts which was presented annually for the next nine years. In 1989, Ellis made national headlines when he locked himself in a crate, sealed it with chains, and was dropped into the Yarra River to promote Magic Week. Ellis produced and edited 'Australian Magic Monthly', a national publication for magicians which came out monthly for 100 issues, while writing a regular column on the Australian magic scene for the international Genii. Ellis was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Ferré
Norbert Ferré (born 23 September 1975 in Marseille) is a French magician and artistic director. He specialises in scene manipulation and prestidigitation. Though he no longer competes, Ferré continues to perform at magic conventions, cabarets, festivals and circuses. Early life Born 23 September 1975 in Marseille to a sales manager father and a nurse mother, Ferré is the youngest of two children. In 1986, when he was 11, he attended a magic show at La Ciotat and became instantly enamored. Over the next several years, he taught himself magic tricks and by age 14 had been accepted into the Magicians Club of Marseille, a local organisation affiliated with the FFAP. He served as the club's president between 1998 and 2001, at age 22 becoming the youngest president of an FFAP club up to that point. He performed under the pseudonym Maginor but dropped it by 1999 in favor of his real name. Ferré studied business, as well as sociology and psychology, and finished with a master's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 history to win First Place at the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) for both Stage and Sleight of Hand, twice Canadian Association of Magicians Magician of the Year, First Place at the Society of American Magicians annual magic convention competition, three Silver (2nd Place) awards, and a First (World Championship) in Card Magic and the Grand Prix World Championship for Close Up at FISM, the "Olympics of Magic". In August 2009, he won his most prestigious prize at the FISM World Championship of Magic in Beijing. On May 1, 2010, the Canadian Association of Magicians once again named him Canadian Magician of the Year, making him the only two-time recipient of their most prestigious award. Living in British Columbia, Farquhar travel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micromagic
Close-up magic (also known as table magic or micromagic) is magic performed in an intimate setting usually no more than 3 meters (10 feet) from one's audience and is usually performed while sitting at a table. Sleight-of-hand, also known as prestidigitation ("quick fingers") or ''léger de main'' (Fr., "lightness of hand"), is the set of techniques used by a magician to secretly manipulate objects. Coins and playing cards are the most commonly used objects, but any small item can be used such as dice, bottle caps, sugar cubes, sponge balls, pebbles, pens, and cups and balls. A magician may use more than one kind of object in a single trick. Close-up magicians may also enhance their performance by combining magic with other elements, such as cardistry. While magic uses misdirection to produce an illusion, these flourishes are more straightforward displays of skill, comparable to juggling. Another form of micromagic is micromentalism, mentalism performed in an intimate session ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Magic
A stage illusion is a large-scale magic trick. As the name implies, stage illusions are distinct from other types of magic in that they are performed a considerable distance away from the audience, usually on a stage, in order to maintain the illusion. Stage illusions usually use large props and may involve the use of assistants or large animals.Wilson, Mark. Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic. Running Press Kids. 2003. Examples of stage illusions include sawing a woman in half and levitation. Stage illusion also refers to the field or career of performing stage illusions. Stage illusions * Aquarian Illusion * Asrah levitation * Assistant's Revenge * Aztec Lady * Balducci levitation * Battle of the Barrels * Bullet catch * Cabinet escape * David Copperfield's laser illusion * Devil's torture chamber *Guillotine *Impalement * Indian rope trick *Levitation *Metamorphosis * Mismade Girl *Origami * Predicament escape * Radium Girl * Sawing a woman in half * Squeeze Box Illusio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-tie Dinner
Black Tie Dinner is a formal charity dinner held each year in Dallas, Texas to raise money for the North Texas lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. The first dinner was held in 1982. Since its inception, Black Tie Dinner has remained one of the largest LGBTQ fund-raising dinners in the nation, both in attendance and distribution. Today, the dinner is attended by over 2,500 guests per year, and has an annual distribution of over $1 million. Each year, Black Tie Dinner selects up to 20 LGBT focused organizations in the North Texas area to receive proceeds from the dinner, in addition to one standing National beneficiary, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. To date, Black Tie Dinner has raised over $30 million. In 2023, the organization hit a record-breaking total distribution of $1.73 million. Over the years, Black Tie Dinner has attracted an array of high-profile politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and other public figures, both as program entertainm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Castle
The Magic Castle is a performance venue, restaurant, and clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts for magicians and magic enthusiasts in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, United States. The Academy was started in 1952 by William Larsen Sr., who founded ''Genii'' magazine in 1936. The Castle was opened on January 2, 1963 by brothers Bill and Milt Larsen, sons of William Sr and Bill's wife Irene Larsen. Once a private residence, the Castle was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1989. The Castle was purchased in April 2022 by Randy Pitchford, a grandnephew of British magician Richard Valentine Pitchford. Erika Larsen, daughter of Bill Jr. runs the property with the academy as a tenant. History The Magic Castle is a châteauesque residence built in 1909 by real estate investor, lawyer, banker, newspaper editor, and philanthropist, Rollin B. Lane. The house was designed by architects Lyman Farwell and Oliver Perry Dennis and const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Munoz (magician)
Oscar Muñoz is an American master magician, 1999 winner of the "Gold Cups" award from the International Brotherhood of Magicians International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) is an organization for both professional and amateur close-up and stage magicians, with approximately 15,000 members worldwide. The headquarters is in St. Charles, Missouri. There are over 300 l ... organization. Past President of the International Brother of Magicians 2017. He is also a charter member and past President of "Ring 269" in Texas. Magic Awards * 1999, IBM "Gold Cups" winner (1st place* November 1997, 1st place, both parlor & stage competitions, TAOM * 1992, Closeup competition, Texas Association of Magicians * Texas Top Magician Award * 2002 SAM Awards: ** Close-up ** Chairperson's Award for highest scor** Jim Zee Award for Close-Up Magic Works "The Magic within you" References Official website* ''Magic Times'', July 9, 2002 American magicians Living people Entertainers from Tex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Ace Palmer
Johnny Ace Palmer is an American close-up magician. He is famous within the worldwide magical community for his prodigious sleight-of-hand abilities. Early life Palmer was born in Warren, Ohio, in 1960 and attended Lakeview High School in Ohio until his graduation. Following high school, Palmer attended Kent State University in Ohio in the late 1970s and early '80s. He came to magic early in life, and as a teenager, performed a stage act with his sister, Peggy. Palmer likes to say that he was "put on this Earth to do magic." In college, he majored in both theater arts and psychology, stating he wanted to prepare himself for his future career as a magician. Magic career Palmer started performing magic in the early 1970s, many times performing at churches and giving a Christian message with his magic. His mother, Ann Aanne, helped get him bookings and was one time asked what he could do that was really amazing to which she replied, "He can pull an eight ball from a thimble." This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Trace
Arthur Trace (born Arthur Tracz December 4, 1979) is an American magician. His career started to flourish in 2005 when the International Brotherhood of Magicians gave him their highest honor, The Gold Medal International Award of Excellence. The following year he became a FISM World Championship of Magic Award Winner and that led to many international performance opportunities, such as performing for Albert II, Prince of Monaco at The Princess Grace Theatre and appearing multiple times on the French television show ''Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde.'' Trace also appeared on The World Magic Awards television special and on Masters of Illusion. More recently, he was a featured act at the Wintergarten Theatre in Berlin and produced and starred in his own show onboard The Queen Mary. He currently tours with his show ''The Artful Deceiver'', which is also his tagline. In addition to being a performer, Trace is an inventor of magic. His effects are published in various magician pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Frewin
Greg Frewin is a Canadian illusionist and "World Champion of Magic" by the International Federation of Magic Societies. 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 Magicians' annual magic convention competition; and first place at FISM, the "Olympics of Magic", which were held in Yokohama, Japan in 1994. Frewin has been a command performance for Prince Rainier in Monte Carlo along with over 35 TV appearances worldwide. Frewin has appeared on stages all over the world, including Caesars Palace, Tropicana and the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vegas. He is currently signed to a 20-year performance contract at the Greg Frewin Theatre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. In 2009, Frewin won the World Magic Awards Magician of the Year. Frogwater Media Inin association with CBC, produced a Holiday Special called "Greg Frewin Magic Man - Home for the Holidays" in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
