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Do you believe in magic?

Do you believe in magic?

Can food levitate? Can ice cubes burn? Is mind control fact or fable? Where does science end and illusion begin? Don’t google the answers just yet. Get the facts straight from the masters themselves… from a band of talented magicians who will take you on a journey that spans the realms of science and magic.

Get ready to be whisked away into an enchanted world where objects fly, explode, change colour and disappear into thin air and people defy the jaws of death in terrifying stunts that will leave you spellbound. But it doesn’t stop there. You also get to watch and understand the sheer beauty of the science that lies behind the greatest magic tricks ever performed. (Asha Chowdary for Deccan Herald)

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Award All Smoke and Mirror ?

Award All Smoke and Mirror ?

Intriguing article by Claire Yip for The New Paper / AsiaOne

Want to know how you can make magicians disappear?

Just win an international award for magic and watch peer approval vanish.

That’s what happened to Mr S Chandran, self-professed magician extraordinaire.

In a business where everyone wants to be the one, Mr Chandran bagged the Merlin Award from the International Magicians Society (IMS).

It is an international recognition for excellence in their field and the 33-year-old is the latest local magician to win.

IMS founder and president Tony Hassini flew into Singapore to present Mr Chandran the award last Sunday.

Mr Chandran was named Best Variety Entertainer, a title created just for him.

He said he carved out a niche for himself in the industry by having an assortment of characters in his performances.

“Customers have a lot of choice with so many of my characters,” he said, adding, “I don’t think I have any competitors in this aspect.”

And judging by the reaction to him winning the award, not many friends in the industry either.

Created in 1968, the award is not without controversy…

Read More at:   http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/award-all-smoke-and-mirrors?page=0%2C2

 

Mulhern cures Cowell’s magician allergy..

Mulhern cures Cowell’s magician allergy..

Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has made no secret of his indifference to magic acts on the show – but Stephen Mulhern claims he has “cured” Cowell’s “allergy”…

The Britain’s Got More Talent host returns on Saturday for more behind the scenes moments during the auditions, which includes the moment Cowell’s mind was changed forever…

Mulhern explained: “(Simon) had a pack of cards and I said to him I would turn over the pack and one card would be facing down, so he had to think about which card it would be…. And he did, he named the card and it was the only one facing down. He was very impressed.

"I think we got one step closer to making him love magicians!

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