Bizarre Magick: An Experiment in Paranormal Entertainment
Week One (two sessions) The first session with the cast was a little talky. There was a lot to introduce before the project could start in earnest. I’m worki...
Bizarre Magick: An Experiment in Paranormal Entertainment – Early doors
For the next few months I’ll shall be mostly blogging about a research/teaching project that begins in earnest this September. The performance event will be ha...
The Journal of Performance Magic – Issue 5 – out now!
Very happy to see that the the Magiculum issue of The Journal of Performance Magic is out now. It’s open access and can be found here; http://eprints.hud...
Halloween Happening 2017 – The thinning of the veil …
I once again had the pleasure of joining Ashton Carter and Roger Curzon in an evening of performance at the Lawrence Batley Theatre’s annual Halloween Happening...
The Magiculum: A symposium on performance magic, enchantment and mystery.
Registration is now open! themagiculum.eventbrite.com The Magiculum: A symposium on performance magic, enchantment and mystery. Saturday, 10th June 2017 in The ...
Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
So, I was strolling into work the other day, daydreaming as I went. I designed a game, from the shapes in my mind it was pretty awesome. It was set in the so-c...
Wanted: Trainee Mindreaders
An interesting event happening at our place on the 22nd April 2017. Using techniques first used by Victorian performers and developed in collaboration with Cogn...
The Mysterium #1 Overview
The Mysterium* played the Sir Patrick Stewart Theatre a couple of weekends ago and was an experiment in devising using techniques drawn from analogue gaming and...
CFP- The Magiculum
Call for Participation – The Magiculum Saturday, 10th June 2017 in The Sir Patrick Stewart Building at The University of Huddersfield. Hosted by the Magic...
Magic and the Body
Over at the Magic Research Group – they’ve just announced the latest issue of The Journal of Performance Magic. Check it out the contents below: Th...