Number 217 - 21st August 2004
Monkey
Magic: Britain's Maddest Magicians - The new seven part series launches
this week and is featured in the current Radio Times under
Today's Choices. "The tricks are performed at machine-gun speed and
without any of the usual spiel, so there's no time to work out how they're
done. And you may find yourself giggling as often as exclaiming in
wonder. Entertaining, but very, very weird." Jane Rackham. Tuesday August
24th, 8.30pm, on Five (Objective Productions).
TV Magic. 21.8.04
Marc
Paul lectures at the Sheffield Circle of Magicians on Thursday,
September 2nd, at 7.30pm at the Three Cranes Public House, 74 Queen
Street, Sheffield S1 2DW (Map).
Visiting magicians are welcome but should first contact SCM Secretary Simon
Green on 0114 248 8725 or email
sdnjgreen@classicfm.net for more information. Marc's current DVD
Mind 2 Mind is available by return from MagicTricks.co.uk
Click Here. 21.8.04
"Magic
cannot die. It has been here forever, and it will be here forever; but
in different forms, constantly changing to best suit the needs of the
audiences and the technology of the times. David Copperfield has done
that, David Blaine is doing that. Magic will always evolve to suit the
supply and demand, utilising the available technology. There are limited
effects in magic, but there is a constant addition of improvements through
new and better methods." Says Peter Lamont in The Rediff Interview:
parts
One,
Two &
Three. 21.8.04
"Since
1965, Phil Goldstein has published over 1000 ingenious tricks and
routines. From this huge body of work he has chosen 60 of his best card
tricks. Focus contains all 60 of these choice effects; the very
best from one of today's most acclaimed creators." Hardbound, 140 pages,
fully Illustrated. Order from Earth's Largest Magic Shop
Click Here. 21.8.04
Dominick
Zwolinski and Doug Segal perform at The Magic Cavern on
Monday 23rd August at 7.30pm and 9.15pm. "The Doctor of Magic Dominick Zwolinski
(photo) presents 'Mysteries from History' and Doug Segal 'Telepathy? ESP? Mind
Control?' combining cutting edge psychological techniques with the five
senses we all possess Doug will astound and delight by creating the
illusion of a sixth." Enjoy a meal before the show in 'The Curtains Up'
pub, above the theatre, and a drink afterwards. Tickets: £10.00 in advance
from
www.ticketweb.co.uk or call 08700 600 100 (24hrs) Tickets also
available on the door (£12.50) subject to availability. The Magic Cavern,
Baron's Court Theatre, 'The Curtains Up', 28A Comeragh Road, London W14
9AU. Two minutes walk from either Barons Court or West Kensington Tube
Stations. Further details
www.falseimpressions.com. 21.8.04
Philip
Partridge has been invited to perform his magic at the stunning
Burj Al
Arab hotel, Dubai, on New Year's Eve. The hotel management saw
Philip's work featured on
Prince Charles' website, and negotiated the booking from there. Philip
will be flown out at the end of December and will stay at the Burj Al Arab
ready for his special performance. The hotel is ranked as one of the
world's very finest. The Business section of the Manchester Evening
News featured the story last week,
Click Here. For more on Philip Partridge visit:
www.philippartridge.co.uk. 21.8.04
The
Magic Cavern at Baron's Court celebrates its first birthday this week
having staged 43 presentations during the year. Richard Leigh would like
to thank the following performers for making the whole venture such a
success: Corinne - Elise, Simon Coronel, Noel Qualter, Ian C, Matt
Edwards, Joe Riding, Oliver Tabor, Martin Cox, Jim Bannan, Douglas
Merrick, Chris Cox, Tom Salinsky, Sean Heydon, Mandy Muden, Alfonso Rios,
Pat Page, all of the participants of 'Card Idol', Luke Jermay, Mark
Shortland, Peter Wardell, Owen Lean, Doug Segal and Dominick Zwolinski. In
the Autumn/Winter season The Magic Cavern will present Paul Anthony (20th
September), Vizage and Douglas Merrick (18th October), Oliver Tabor and
Ian C (15th November) and Loki (29th November). The Magic Cavern is
booking through to April 2005. For more information visit
www.falseimpressions.com. 21.8.04
Fred
Kaps: Seeing is Believing was released on DVD earlier this year. The
disc features Fred Kaps at FISM in 1961, his famous long salt pour,
several TV appearances and more. For more information and to order visit
www.fredkapsdvd.com.
(The ordering page features 128 bit encryption). 21.8.04
Recently
re-published by Dover Magic and Showmanship by Henning Nelms is
still a good read, offering excellent advice and thought-provoking
content. Essential reading for every magician, available from
www.amazon.co.uk. 21.8.04
Eyes,
Lies and Illusions - 7th October 2004 to 2nd January 2005. "Eyes, Lies
and Illusions explores a treasure house of optical wizardry, from magic
lanterns, shadow plays, tricks of perspective and anamorphic images, to
kaleidoscopes, zoetropes and other early forms of animation. The German
experimental film-maker Werner Nekes has created one of the world's finest
collections of optical devices and illusions, dating from the Renaissance
to the early years of cinema, and this exhibition includes more than 1,000
of the most astonishing. Alongside these will be shown works by modern and
contemporary artists - including Marcel Duchamp, Christian Boltanski, Tony
Oursler and Carsten Höller - that demonstrate how perceptual ambiguities
and paradoxes continue to fascinate and inspire artists today. Both
instructive and entertaining, the exhibition complements the playful
reflective qualities of the Hayward's new two-way mirrored Pavilion
designed by American artist Dan Graham." For more information
Click Here. 21.8.04
The
Breaking the Magician's Code series
is being repeated, yet again, on ITV1. The first in the series being shown
late tonight (1.25am Sunday morning). A second Secrets of Magic
show (Objective Productions for BBC1) is also in the pipeline featuring
Etienne Pradier, Danny Buckler, Nick Knowles and John Lenahan.
TV Magic. 21.8.04
Nick
Einhorn
www.einhorn.co.uk
can be seen every Friday evening on The Dan and Dusty
Show performing close-up and stand up magic •
More names have just been announced for the
British Ring's Eastbourne Convention in September and a printable PDF
brochure and registration form are now available online
Click Here •
Thanks to Drew McAdam for
submitting four Edinburgh Fringe magic reviews that first appeared in the
Edinburgh Evening News,
Click Here •
Jon Allen is the current 'Guest of Honor' at
The Magic Cafe •
Jus' Like That! is
on at the
New Victoria Theatre, Woking, from Monday 23rd August - Saturday 28th
August at 8pm. Tickets from £9.00 + booking
fee telephone: 01483 545900 or visit
www.theambassadors.com •
Edinburgh Festival - It's a kind of magic. The unlikely
pairing of an illusionist and a classical musician adds spice to variety,
says Simon Fanshawe in Times Online,
Click Here • Married... with magic -
Pendragons plan to pull off new illusions at 'Abracadabra!'
Click Here • Lesley’s career is pure magic,
Click Here • 'Pride' may be too adult for
toon audience
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Here • That's it for this week, your UK
magic news is always welcomed, see you next week, Duncan. 21.8.04