Number 152 - 24th May 2003
In
May 2004 legendary street performer Gazzo will tour UK magic clubs.
Gazzo is without doubt one of the world's most entertaining and
experienced street performers and the lecture will cover the art and
history of street work, crowd management and the psychology of street
performing. Gazzo will work with his cups and balls, the three card monte
and card and betting scams, and will also be offering each club a separate
workshop on the cups and balls. These will be two hours long and will be
limited to just ten participants. If you haven't seen Gazzo perform the
cups and balls then, well, you really need to!
Gazzo will also be presenting two day Street Performing Masterclasses.
During the Masterclass participants will get the chance to watch Gazzo
perform on the street and then hear him explain his work in detail. Each
participant will then get the chance to work the streets with Gazzo as
advisor; with everything being videoed for study later.
Although a year away Gazzo is really looking forward to the tour and the
opportunity to share his thoughts and knowledge. For further information
regarding the lecture, the Cups and Balls Workshop and the Masterclass
(limited places) contact Simon Jackson
sa.jackson@btopenworld.com.
I saw Gazzo's first ever street performance in Covent Garden in '83 (I
think it was '83) and it was good... four weeks later and it was
excellent. Gazzo had "it" from day one. In a world full of "street
magicians" who frankly aren't here is a real opportunity to enjoy the work
of one who is! More details and dates in the future - organisers should
email Simon (above) to book. Phantoms
of the Card Table, David Britland and Gazzo's new book, was reviewed
last week,
Click
Here.
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Objective Productions are currently producing a series on the world's
greatest magic tricks which will be broadcast on Channel Five in the Autumn.
The six one hour specials will be hosted by the four stars of
Objective's
Monkey Magic
series and will feature footage and
interviews from the world’s greatest magicians. Amongst those already
interviewed are Lance Burton, Franz Harary, The Pendragons, Penn &
Teller, The Amazing Jonathan, Jeff McBride, Channing Pollock, Ali Bongo,
Derren Brown, Michael Bailey, Alan Shaxon, Kevin James, Mac King, Anita
Harris, Max Maven, Mike Caveney and Falkenstein & Willard. The
programmes are being Series Produced by Anthony Owen (Objective's Head of
Formatted Magic Programming), Executive Produced by Andrew O'Connor and
Produced by Debbie Young. Consultant Producer is David Britland, Programme
Consultant is Andy Nyman and Magic Design is by Richard Pinner.
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Many
Congratulations to Derren Brown and the entire Objective
Productions team for winning the variety award at this year's
prestigious
Montreux
TV Festival with Derren Brown - Mind
Control. Now who would have predicted that a few years ago (apart from
Derren that is)?
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Mark
Parker's new book Illusion Design is now being advertised on
MagicWeek. Here are some of its key features: The book is illustrated in
full colour throughout. It contains 7 original stage illusions and two
unique illusions designed for TV or film. It's the first time since the
Paul Osborne series that David Mendoza has contributed to an illusion
book. It features original sketches to accompany the text. Tony Clark
reveals his 15 Second Theory. "I got the book... and, it's great!
Congratulations not only on the thinking, the concepts and the psychology
behind the contents of the book... but also on the presentation and the
layout of the book itself. The diagrams and illustrations are excellent! A
very inspirational book." Shahid Malik - Illusionist. For more information
and to order online visit:
www.4-effect.com - Illusion Design, Publication & Effects.
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Cahoots
NI are currently touring a new innovative piece of theatre throughout
Ireland called A Fairy's Tale. The Company was founded by their
artistic director Paul Mc Eneaney and uses theatrical illusion as an
essential ingredient in all their productions. A Fairy's Tale is
aimed at young children with a broader appeal for a family audience and
features a wide range of newly designed illusions. For tour dates see
What's On or visit:
www.cahootsni.com
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Dorian
Michael, Phil Jay and Chris Dugdale get a Royal Invitation! The three
performed at the Royal Horseshow Diamond Jubilee Celebration Ball in
Windsor on Friday, May 16th, entertaining guests during the champagne
reception. Chris also entertained both Her Majesty the Queen and Prince
Philip who were enthralled by his magic. Organiser Emma Bagwell
Purefoy said the magic was the highlight of the evening! Look out for a
new TV commercial for The Independent featuring Chris Dugdale and David
Penn.
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Trevor
Duffy is an award winning magician who has travelled extensively in
the United States, England and Africa and now resides in Johannesburg. He
has received Gold and Silver awards for sleight of hand, close-up, and
children’s magic and recently won a Gold Medal for
invention, for his card trick, Minds in Focus. In 2002 he came 2nd in
the Australian IBM close-up competition. Trevor will be in the UK in
July and is available for one night only on Thursday, July 10th, to
present his lecture Crossing the Fine Line the crux of the lecture
being: "When you have finished your performance, do people go away saying,
'That was a nice show!' or do they say, 'That was unbelievable, what an
experience… I'll never forget it!'" Trevor shares valuable insights and
ideas in a lecture that is guaranteed to motivate any magician. The
session begins with a close-up performance (10-12 minutes), followed by
the lecture (not less than 60 minutes) and finally a presentation of his
products. Interested club secretaries should email Trevor
duffys@iafrica.com for more
information.
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James Prince has been performing close-up magic every Tuesday
evening at Kutis
in Southampton for over six years now and on Wednesday's he's also at Chutney's
on
London Road. So if you're in Southampton, and you fancy a
"curry & close-up" pop in. James usually works between 8pm - 10.30pm and
is sure to make you welcome.
www.jamesprince.co.uk.
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Houdini
is being shown again on Tuesday 3rd June on Sky Movies Cinema 1. "The
story of how struggling performer Harry Houdini became a success in Europe
and, following his return to the USA, began to establish himself, by way
of his death-defying feats, as the greatest escapologist of all time."
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Tony Griffith has only two places left for his Creative Magic lecture day on Sunday July 6th. There is a discount on the registration fee if you book before May 31st. Contact Tony on 01275 837017 as soon as possible to learn from the experience of a magician who has performed and lectured world wide. 24.5.03
Leeds Magician holds new World Record. On Sunday, 18th May, at the Leeds Magical Association's annual convention, Graham Roe, who performs as Jack Diamond, broke the world record for dice stacking. Jack turned 24 dice into a precarious 45cm stack with one continuous side to side sweep of a huge dice shaker. The dice were laid out and one by one Jack scooped them up into the mouth of the shaker using nothing but centrifugal force. An audience of over 200 magicians watched with bated breath as the shaker that covered the dice was lifted, little by little, revealing the gigantic stack. In order to break the world record Jack was permitted to have four attempts - he succeeded on his first. Having been properly witnessed this record will now be submitted to the Guinness Book of Records. 24.5.03
Next
week we'll bring you details of the finest Cups and Balls... ever! •
Kenrick 'Ice' McDonald's recent lecture at the Guild of Magicians
Nottingham is reviewed by Freddie Wilkinson
Click Here
• Derek Lever received a standing ovation for his recent lecture on
Illusions given to the Manchester Circle of Magicians. Membership
has now risen to 365 and costs just £10.00 per year, for details visit:
www.taurusmagic.net
• Upcoming TV series Astounding Celebrities,
mentioned in MagicWeek just a few weeks ago, has a new transmission
date: Sunday 22nd June at 5 pm on ITV1 and then every other Sunday for
nine weeks • Close-up magician Mike Christy has a new website:
www.mikesmagic.co.uk
as does Jez Rose:
www.jezrose.co.uk • Do you own a Pro-Folio? If you do and
you've created some routines for it
Andy Nyman would
love to hear from you as he is planning a new book of routines. Contact
Andy at profolio@andynyman.com
• Congratulations to
Rob Page who, on the 21st, defended his
Challenge Medal title at the Bexleyheath Society of Magicians,
and won. The categories were: mental magic, card magic, close-up, silks
and rope • Magician Steve Gore has a number of items for sale on his
website, to read about them, and for more information,
Click Here
• Did you spot the card manips in the VaVaVoom ad during the commercial
break on the opening night of the new Big Brother? Fantastic! See you next week,
Duncan.
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