Magic Magazine July 2014

Magic Magazine July 2014

The Wonderful Wizard of Oslo

Floating balls, dancing neckties, smoke-filled soap bubbles, and other animated objects have helped make Finn Jon's reputation as an innovative illusionist for the past half century. Finn Jon is a creative conjuror unlike any other, onstage and off.





Greg Wilson and the Golden Age of Magic


When Disney Studios planned to showcase their latest film, Maleficent, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood with a live magic show, they turned to Greg Wilson. The result is an elaborate production of classic magic in tribute to bygone days.





Happy Campers


Comparisons to Harry Potter are easy thanks to the gothic look of the campus, but Tannen's Magic Camp predates Hogwarts by a quarter century. This year marks the fortieth anniversary of Tannen's Magic Camp, a summer adventure of workshops, performances, and enduring friendships, all centered around magic.





Fred Becker: Doing Gigs on Ships


From the moment he learned it was possible to do magic on board cruise ships, Fred Becker knew that was what he was destined to do. Still continuing his career on both land and sea, Becker has been instructing others on cruise performing, a work environment like no other.





Plus Updates on…





Flash paper fire at Hey Presto Magic in Sydney, Australia


The 105th Annual Salute to Magic in New York


The second annual Beyond Brookledge event


A look at upcoming magic on TV and in the movies


Remembrances of Mike Abston and Bob Bluemle





Bonus Content for the July Issue…


Two Finn Jon montages, showing excerpts from his performances and clips from his lectures.


A trailer for Greg Wilson's The Golden Age of Magic show at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.


The five-minute opening of Magic Camp, the documentary shot at Tannen's Magic Camp in 2008.


Convention Podcasts: MagiCelebration, and Abbott Magic Get-Together





Marketplace


Fifteen products are reviewed this month by Peter Duffie, Gabe Fajuri, Jared Brandon Kopf, Bryce Kuhlman, Francis Menotti:





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