Magic Is Riding On The Crest Of A Wave

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I wonder whether we are going to look back on the current period and see it as a halcyon time for magic? I say this because it seems as if there are many public magic shows being staged both at local and national level, and TV seems to be featuring an endless number of magicians too, more than I can ever remember, all of which reflects a current popularity for our art amongst the general public.

Those of you who are old enough to think back to the TV magic offerings in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s will probably be hard pushed to name very many performers getting air time. In the UK, David Nixen, Paul Daniels, Wayne Dobson and Tommy Cooper were really the only stars to get regular exposure, and live magic shows in theatres in Great Britain were almost non-existent. Continue reading “Magic Is Riding On The Crest Of A Wave”

Passive Or Active – What Sort Of Magician Are You?

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Are you a passive or an active consumer of magic? In other words, does your magic interest simply extend to reading magic mags and watching magic online, or do you actively seek to get out and perform?

Personally, I have always been a performer, right from when I was a child. Assimilating magic knowledge was not an end in itself for me, but a means to enable me to put together an act and then perform it somewhere.

I’ve always felt that there is not much point in finding out the inner secrets of magic, of attending magic lectures, of reading books on the art, and of turning up at the local magic club, if you are not then at some point going to use the knowledge that you have gained from immersing yourself in the art in this way for a practical end. Continue reading “Passive Or Active – What Sort Of Magician Are You?”