If he were a magician, Daniele Finzi Pasca might be Michael Skinner or René Lavand or Juan Tamariz. He has the elegant touch of Skinner, the soul of Lavand, and the unconditional love of Tamariz. Last night I saw Icaro, a virtuosic one-man show by the Swiss-Italian circus artist, clown and storyteller Daniele Finzi Pasca. […]
I’d like to take a moment to recommend Elliott Terral’s wonderful podcast Magical Thinking. Magic podcasts and audiobooks are finally beginning to appear in larger quantities and with greater regularity nowadays, which is a wonderful way to spread a deeper understanding of the art. Terral is a young US magician based in Los Angeles, which gives […]
See you soon, Atlanta and Georgia Tech! Thank you to Dr. Patrick Ellis, his department, and his students for this fantastic poster.
I’m delighted to see that this magic scholarship is now available for order from Septentrion Presse. The volume collects work from a diverse number of magic scholars from around the world. It includes an article that I wrote about “The Circus Card Trick,” performative language and the ethics of deception. Many thanks to Les Arts […]
Come to Slovenian Hall in San Francisco this October 13th to see me perform magic at one hell of of party. I can’t wait to be reunited with my Edwardian Ball and Paradox Media family.
J’ai hâte de faire un atelier de magie à Montréal ce mois en collaboration avec En Piste (le regroupement national des arts du cirque)! Souvent je n’ai que trois heures d’enseigner l’art de la magie aux artistes (de cirque, de danse, d’écriture, de film, . . . en bref, de tous les autres disciplines). Cette […]
Received the newest issue of Scapegoat Journal this week: “Life.” It includes my article on Nicholas Green, The Children’s Bell Tower in Bodega Bay, and its sister monument in Southern Italy. Thanks to this awesome team, to Marcin Kedzior, to Bruce Hasson and to Reg Green for thinking through the miraculous nature of organ donation […]
The future of magic in Québec is bright. Every three years, FISM (the Féderation Internationale des Sociétés Magiques) chooses a different city to host one of the largest international magic competitions and conferences in the world. In July 2021, the first FISM to be held in the Americas will take place in Quebec City, Canada. […]
Today, I nearly cried at “work.” I was hired to perform close-up and parlour magic at a chateau (on lovely grounds) for a family gathering. The mother, father, and their extended family and friends were all celebrating the son’s completion of a doctorate in dentistry and the beginning of his career. We all ate together […]
The population of circus artists, students, companies, programmers, academics, and industry movers and shakers in Montreal balloons during the wonderful Montréal Complètement Cirque festival every year. From July 5-15, 2018, a cornucopia of free outdoor shows (Les Minutes Completement Cirque, Phénix, and others) and indoor programming allow spectators to see world class circus for a […]