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National Geographic Channels Int’l goes “Beyond Magic”

National Geographic Channels Int’l goes “Beyond Magic”

Beyond Magic

National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has commissioned a seven-part series featuring magician Drummond Money-Coutts from Argonon-owned Windfall Films and So Shoot Me TV.

Beyond Magic with DMC (pictured)will follow the magician as he performs tricks in assorted cities such as London, Paris, Barcelona and Singapore, while also exploring the history and science behind magic. The series, airing across 170 countries on National Geographic Channel beginning in November, will kick off with the performance of a death-defying escape stunt performed before a live audience.

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David Blaine Uses Magic To Rescue Artist JR from NYPD..

David Blaine Uses Magic To Rescue Artist JR from NYPD..

By Benjamin Sutton for ArtNet News..

Street artist and photomuralist JR owes magician David Blaine, big time. Were it not for the magician stepping in and performing a trick on an NYPD officer, JR might have ended up with a fine, or worse. As the artist related in an Instagram post, he and Blaine were out for a joyride this morning—the magician on his motorcycle, the French artist on his mobylette—when they were pulled over by the police…

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Magician Misty Lee is the First and Only Female Staff Medium at Hollywood’s Magic Castle..

Magician Misty Lee is the First and Only Female Staff Medium at Hollywood’s Magic Castle..

  Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 02, 2014

At the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, famed Los Angeles magician Misty Lee has the unique distinction of being the first and only female staff Medium. Throughout the Magic Castle’s 50 year history, Misty Lee is the first female magician to hold such a position.

“I’m deeply honored to be the staff Medium at the Magic Castle,” says Misty Lee. “Even since I was a child, magic has fascinated me. By being at the Magic Castle, I can fascinate guests in much the same way.”

At the Magic Castle, Misty Lee performs Houdini Séances, in which she fuses dark arts, deception, and spiritualism-based traditions and ceremonies to connect audience members with Harry Houdini. During the act, Misty Lee blends elements of Victorian spiritualism with modern close-up magic techniques to create an experience which entertains and captivates her guests.

Additionally, during Misty Lee’s performance, guests can see magic wands, handcuffs, personal correspondences, and other artifacts owned by the great Harry Houdini.

“At the Magic Castle, I’ve been afforded the unique opportunity to perform amongst artifacts owned by Harry Houdini himself,” says Misty Lee. “The séance is a fun, informative, and thrilling experience for my guests, and, as the staff Medium at the Magic Castle, I’m proud to be able to take them on such an adventure.”

Misty Lee is a Los Angeles magician, illusionist, voice-actress, Séance Medium, Human Lie Detector, and expert in all things occult. When not performing at the world-famous Magic Castle as the establishment’s first female staff Medium, Misty Lee is a professional voice-actress who can he heard in an array of cartoons and video games, including the award-winning games The Last of Us and BioShock Infinite. In her spare time, Misty Lee volunteers for animal rescues and has recently written and performed in “Escape,” a PSA raising awareness against domestic violence.

To contact Misty Lee for a corporate performance, television appearance, magic consultation, or voice over performance, please visit http://mistylee.com/.

Cosentino no boy next door ..

Cosentino no boy next door ..

image  By STEVE KILGALLON for Stuff.co.nz

A generation ago, it was unthinkable that we might see magicians once again on prime-time television. The old rabbit-in-a-hat brigade were hardly cutting-edge entertainment.

But a recent renaissance in stylised, theatric illusion shows has made magic cool again, spearheaded at opposite ends of the world by Cockney wide boy Stephen “Dynamo” Frayne in England and shy Goth boy Paul “Cos” Cosentino in Australia.

Cosentino’s TV show – The Great Illusionist – has now hit 35 countries, including here, and is, bizarrely, big in India. He doesn’t wear tails and a white bow tie, and doesn’t own a rabbit, but his long hair, multiple piercings and peacock outfit have tapped the zeitgeist.

It was a runners-up placing in the 2011 edition of Australia’s Got Talent which launched Cosentino on the big stage (he escaped a locked straitjacket while dangling inverted in the maw of a giant, closing steel trap) and also led him to an important realisation…

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