Writing about Magic
The notion of what constitutes the role of the trick in magic performance raises a number of questions, two of which have become central to my writing and have ...
Tag: magic research group
Hiding the Elephant in the Room – Performance Magic and Practice Research
A transcription of a research seminar delivered 31/03/21 The seminar itself is now live: Thank you for inviting me to speak.And to speak on an aspect of my work...
Space to Practice – whatever that means.
In a few weeks time I shall be presenting on practice research as part of the Spring 2021 LINES OF FLIGHT seminar series. Many months ago, I came up with the t...
COVID-19 and Performance Magic – your views?
The New Normal? As I mentioned in a previous post, The Journal of Performance Magic (www.journalofperformancemagic.org.uk) is currently accepting academic paper...
Call for Papers – The New Normal
I’m delighted to announce that the Journal of Performance Magic is once again accepting submissions! The Journal of Performance Magic Call of Papers – The...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...