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Luca Gallone amazes Derby shoppers with his incredible street magic..

March 6, 2014 Rick Carruth

Kelly Tyler for the Derby Telegraph writes two nice articles exploring magic in Derby..The first introduces us to the magic of Luca Gallone..

Forget pulling a rabbit from out of a hat, young magician Luca Gallone has all the hottest new tricks covered. Kelly Tyler met the aspiring and talented teenager.

PULLING four lottery tickets from his wallet, magician Luca Gallone already has me hooked.

He shuffles the tickets and lets me see them – even hold them.

As I watch his hands intensely to try to catch the moment the magic is going to happen, he ties the tickets in an elastic band and places them on my desk.

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Derby Magic Circle celebrates 40th anniversary – with video of magic tricks!

INSPIRED by his great uncle, Clive Moore began trying his hand at tricks at the age of eight.

Gripped by the speed of his illusions, Clive decided he would have a go at clowning around himself.

The 58-year-old has been a member of Derby Magic Circle since it formed in 1974.

The society is celebrating its 40th anniversary, which was marked by a stage show at Breadsall Memorial Hall

Clive, of Haddon Street, Derby, said: “I joined when I was 19 years old. I was inspired my great uncle, George Reed, who was a magician in Derby…

Mature Focus: Harry Monti, master of magic..

March 5, 2014 Rick Carruth

Sheila Frayne Rhoades writes an informative article for West Newsmagazine…

Manchester resident and magician Harry Monti, 78, often is referred to as “St. Louis’ godfather of magic.”

Born Harry Monteith, Monti is well known in the world of magic as a stage and close-up magician, escape artist and creator of magic props, and for his vast knowledge of magic history. He has mastered hundreds of tricks and has enjoyed an amazing career.

Monti said his interest in magic began at the age of 6 when he learned a trick from a comic book.

“I eventually discovered real magic shops, practiced and joined magic clubs,” he explained.

As a teen, Monti saw his idol, Harry Blackstone, Sr., never realizing that years later he would become a colleague of the great magician.

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March 4, 2014 Rick Carruth

Imagine a giant origami sculpture made of wood and you start to understand Ghostcubes. A series of interconnected wooden cubes that can be manipulated into an assortment of shapes and configurations, Ghostcubes are the invention of Erik Åberg, a Stockholm-based designer, juggler, woodworker, and magician. In one deft, fluid motion a Ghostcube can be folded, unfurled, and refolded to make a vast spectrum of ellipsoids and polyhedra.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3027059/watch-this-incredible-wooden-sculpture-move-like-origami?partner=rss

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

The World’s Largest Community of Street Performers Is About to Be Torn Apart..

March 4, 2014 Rick Carruth

The roads that lead to it are unpaved, dirty and narrow. The houses are rudimentary and sparse. The meandering alleys, slippery and narrow, are almost a hazard to navigate with an overbearing smell of sewage and wood smoke.

And yet this is where the magic happens.

Located in the western part of India’s capital, New Delhi, this slum is known as the Kathputli (or puppeteers’) Colony — though it isn’t just puppeteers who live here. With its origins in a simple encampment for roving and mostly Rajasthani performers, this 50-year-old community today comprises some 3,500 families. They are magicians, snake charmers, acrobats, singers, dancers, actors, traditional healers and musicians as well as puppeteers, and make up what it probably the largest congregation of street performers in the world.