Bizarre Magick: An Experiment in Paranormal Entertainment (finale)
So what no posts since the 28th September? Well, the simple fact is I realised that I couldn’t write up every session as we were digging deeper and deeper...
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...