That’s what Texas magician Norman Beck emphasized in his lecture to a group of magicians earlier this August. Beck, an accomplished magician delighted an intimate audience with several tricks, sleights and cons from his personal repertoire. He presented his lecture along with John Carney, a living legend in magic and sleight-of-hand.
Attendees were treated to nearly four hours of
outstanding magic performed and explained in great detail. Congratulations to Reuben Gazer who, through Magicana’s Tony Eng Youth Program, entered and won a front-row free seat to this one of a kind double lecture.
Earlier in the week, we were also fortunate enough to feature two fantastic workshops: upstairs, card magic enthusiasts were treated to an in-depth, hands-on class with Chicago card-man David Solomon. Meanwhile, downstairs Toronto magicians participated in a performance workshop with John Carney. John invited attendees to perform a piece of magic and then he offered practical and useful feedback, for everyone's benefit. Workshop participants were also the first to have the chance to buy Carney’s newest release Magic by Design; a book on techniques for learning, practicing and rehearsing magic.
Norman Beck, John Carney and David Solomon were in Toronto for the magic conference, 31 Faces North, hosted by Magicana. Thanks to all three for making these fantastic learning opportunities available to the Toronto magic community.
The seventh year of our 31 Faces North conference was a smashing success. This year's guests of honours were Bob Sheets and Michael Weber. The conference was jam-packed with lectures, interviews and shows and was particularly well-received by participants.
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