Penguin Live Lecture

"He teaches you more than magic, he teaches you how to not be afraid of yourself. And that's so much more valuable to magicians." - Chris Ramsay "Chris is one of the smartest and funniest magical entertainers today." - Eric Jones What will he teach? Joon Vanish - A quirky vanishing card using your entire body. Time to get physical. Mr. Hands - A super simple colour change in spectator's hands. Running Man - Poor man's Anniversary Waltz for those that don't want to use gimmicks. Safety - An easy visual Linking Safety Pins routine. Fade - 3 card monte on steroids. No table necessary. Burger Dog - A sandwich routine that will have the spectator guessing till the very end, and then some. Plus so much more! Who is he? Magic is not only a profession for Chris Mayhew, it's a way of life. Throughout the past decade Chris Mayhew has developed a beautifully unique way to create, perform and entertain with magic which has garnered him a reputation, world-wide. He will disarm you, charm you, and make you laugh out loud with his uniquely entertaining brand of magic. Chris has been involved with magic since the age of 13 and has established an international reputation as a premier performer and lecturer. He has taken his act on the road across North America, including to the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, and across the world all over China. One of Canada’s most innovative and prolific magicians, Chris creates new magic experiences like nothing you’ve seen before. Inspired, hilarious, and bold; his effects will leave you both amazed and amused. Experience magic on the leading edge and come see Chris perform live.

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"Cameron's Magic is engaging and full of surprises!" - Aldo Colombini "One of the most creative magicians I have met in a long time." - Richard Sanders "I have concluded that Cameron Francis is in league with the Devil. No other explanation for his continual clever thinking will suffice." - Peter Duffie "This is one of the guys to watch out for, folks." - David Forrest “... a brilliant thinker in magic.” - Bob Solari “Cameron is the MacGuyver of magic. You give him three items and he will give you 10 crowd pleasing effects in return.” - Ryan Schlutz What will he teach? Cardnection – One of Cameron’s favorite openers. A spectator freely selects a card (really!). The deck is given a few cuts. Another spectator freely touches a card – it is the first spectator’s card! Oh, No, Not Another Thing! – After fairly losing the four Aces in the deck, they instantly reappear in four different places. Precursor – A super commercial Ace Assembly. Over And Out – The Aces cleanly reverse in the deck and then transpose with a selection. Absorption – Four Jacks “absorb” three selections in a completely baffling manner. Straight Time – Inversion meets Triumph in one very commercial effect. Eat Fresh – Inspired by the Buck Twins’ “Subway” effect. But you don’t have to have the skill of Dan or Dave to do it. Lucky you. Shades of Silver – Chink a chink with only four coins. No extra coins or gimmicks. Hold That Ghost – A variation of Roy Walton’s Ambitious Ghost with a one-two punch ending. Reswindled Again – Caleb Wiles’ “Reswindled” reloaded! Who is he? Cameron Francis is an actor and magician currently living in Orlando, Florida. As an actor he has appeared professionally on stage in New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Orlando. He has also starred in many commercials and appeared in the feature films “Never Back Down” starring Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou and

"Groove Electric combines a clean mechanical action with an optical swindle, and the result is something beautiful to behold." - David Regal "I watched the video half a dozen times and I still did not have a clue. I was totally fooled." - Allan Ackerman What will he teach? Relationship Test - An audience tested routine that is so simple you’ve probably already have done it. The nugget here is the presentation. Also if you work for tips this is a money maker. Learn all the details and presentations. Thoughts on Presentation. How to Connect with your audience. The DASSUP - Doc's All Around Square Up. This unique move will open up tons of possibility and is also the foundation for the Groove Electric Switch. Learn all the controls, techniques. The Groove Electric Switch - This is a very clean way of switching a card from the out jogged fanned position. I will also be teaching and performing multiple routines using the switch. Thoughts on Busking. What to expect the first time out. The beauty of working a trickle. The Zoso Change - The amazing easy color change that looks like trick photography. The Unexpected Up Jog - a mechanical way of producing a card(s) from a tabled spread. Doc' s Triumph - two versions of the classic effect. Any card at Unknown Number - a unique easy twist on the holy grail of magic. Super Collectors – a knuckle busting collectors routine. Chop Cup Routine Busking and Parlour - my professional chop cup routine used over 20 years. Stand up and Parlour presentations Move Monkey - a few moves and techniques you can add to your tool box. Sleight Club Discussion Many more little tips and techniques will be explained though out the whole entire lecture. Who is he? Doc started performing magic around 9 years old. By 17 was hired to work at a Paramount Theme Park. There he was able to get real world experience by performing 8 shows a day. Learning about presentation and improv. Years f

"I can hardly wait for the Penguin Live lecture of Rick Anderson. He's one of the most underground, best kept secrets in magic. Without his influence, inspiration and guidance I wouldn't be the guy I am today." – Shawn Farquhar "Rick Anderson is old-school in the best way: he does commercial magic that is clean and clear, and I always like to watch him perform." - Joshua Jay "Rick Anderson is one of my favourite magicians to watch. He's devilishly skilled and hilariously funny. A lethal combination. You are going to love him!" - Matt Johnson "Rick has a certain style about his coin work that makes it particularly enjoyable to watch. He's also a real thinker about how to make technique more deceptive and natural and how to make it all entertaining." - Michael Ammar "If you're looking for solid, commercial magic that you can make a living with, you could examine every trick and ask, 'Is this practical, powerful, and do people respond to it?' But it's easier to just ask, 'does Rick Anderson do it?' I know this because Rick was doing that kind of magic when I first saw him, at a convention some 40 years ago. In fact, his performance helped convince a goofy teenager from Hawaii that coin magic could be entertaining. Over the years, Rick has become a well-oiled performing machine, carefully disguised as a scruffy teddy bear. And you know you can never completely trust bears." - Curtis Kam "Rick Anderson has been one of the top professional performers in the Northwest for forty years- but it doesn't stop there. From the beginning, Rick has been an active and selfless mentor and teacher for a ton of the young talent we now have in Seattle and Tacoma; Now is not only your chance to benefit from his technical expertise, but also his solid advice and experience in entertaining real (that means "paying") audiences as well." - Jack Carpenter "Rick Anderson is a natural teacher. He is a true student of magic and a superb performer so his instruction not only

“Do you want to learn powerful magic? John can teach you techniques that will change the way you perform!” - Jeff McBride “John is a very talented and polished performer and creator. He is also a magician that has done it all, manipulator, bird act, Illusionist and close-up worker; he offers a real world view from a solid working pro. John's lecture will be entertaining and informative with lots of effects that will be of interest to anyone looking for practical real world magic." - Danny Archer “John T. Sheets is the penultimate performer! I've learned more from him than I can fathom. I couldn't have built the foundation of my CD manipulation act without his ideas!” - Bill Cook "I've known John for 40 years. I have always admired his serious approach to his magic. He has valuable insights from his years of experience. Don't miss this." - Doc Eason What will he teach? Rose Production: An amazing opener, creating a huge surprise and incredible reactions! This very impressive effect can be performed with a real rose, up close and personal, or on the largest stage. Rose Vanish to Silks: A beautiful rose instantly and visually changes into two silk handkerchiefs in the blink of a eye! JTS’ Ring Thing: This is John’s take on this modern classic, taking it several steps further with his own unique and original moves. This routine is super visual and truly amazing! Coloration: A highly visual, award winning Color Changing Deck routine, which has fooled many top professionals in the industry. It uses a regular deck of cards, and leaves the deck clean afterwards for other effects! Caught in the Middle: A modern and super visual sandwich effect, utilizing the original “JTSalignment” move. This incredible 3 faze routine uses a regular deck of cards. Caught in the Middle -Quickie Version: A super quick, visual, eye-popping single faze sandwhich effect using the “JTS alignment’ move, and a regular deck of cards. Twist

“These are perfect lessons for all magicians in how careful thinking really can improve our magic.” — Eugene Burger “Parr explores the outskirts of the human imagination: folklore and fairy tales, poltergeists and psychic powers. A celebration of the weird and wonderful in everyday life.” — Capital Times “An expert in audience participation.” — Milwaukee Journal “See him or book him for an event. You’ll enjoy everything.” — Milwaukee Sentinel “Parr has perfected the power of suggestion to a fine art.” — Evanston Review “What I appreciate most is David’s thinking about our art. His book Brain Food has the qualities of what we can label a gourmet meal: good food, good drink, good company, and good conversation. I am quite taken with his style. His creations illustrate his engagement with the people in his audiences. So also do his conversations in this book. It is thoughtful, to be sure.” — Robert Neale What will he teach? Proof Positive An impromptu mentalism effect with imaginary coins. Swindle A bill transposition from my book Brain Food. Fortune8 A prediction effect with the folded paper toy known as a “cootie catcher”. Psilocation A card is selected, shuffled back into the deck, and I’m able to find it while blindfolded. Oldest Trick in the Book An origami bird is torn and then restored. Dinner with the Borgias Also from Brain Food, this is a twist on Bank Night. Three guests choose one of four goblets. They discover that their cups are “poisoned” while mine is the only safe one. Who is he? David Parr is an actor, author, and magician best known for his theatrical performing style and his writing and teaching skills. He is the creator and costar of Chicago’s longest-running weekly magic show, The Magic Cabaret, which is now in its tenth year and was selected by the Travel Channel as one of the top nine magic shows in the nation! In the past decade or so, David has been

"Dan is one of those unassuming guys who turns out to be a sneaky SOB." - David Regal "Dan was the very first professional magician I'd ever met. He's funny, casual, and has some great ideas. I'm happy that more people will get to enjoy my long-time friend." - Paul Vigil - Las Vegas Magician "As a reviewer, I've seen thousands of performances. Dan is, by far, one of the funniest performers I've ever seen. If you're looking for funny, magical, and entertaining all rolled in one, then Dan Paulus is your man!" - Jeff Stone, MagicReviewed.com "Dan Paulus is a highly successful full-time professional magician who is equally skilled at close up and stand up magic. His original touches and long experience make his lecture worth its weight in gold, both to seasoned professionals and sophisticated aficionados." - Richard Hatch, magic author, publisher, and owner of Hatch Academy of Magic and Music "Growing up in my hometown, Dan Paulus was the king of the corporate market and always left audiences laughing and delighted. His ideas are well scripted and real world tested. There is so much to learn about comedy magic from Dan Paulus, the working pro." - Paul Draper What will he teach? Shout! A quick tongue in cheek mind reading trick where the magician looks for small facial clues from the spectator to try and guess first the suit then the value of a single card. Hint...the spectator always flinches! The Worlds Most Dangerous Card Trick! A Card Stab Routine by Dan Paulus, based on a premise from Tarbell. A signed card is lost in the deck which is then wrapped tightly in a sheet of newspaper. A large throwing knife is then plunged into the deck by the spectator. The newspaper is ripped off and the deck removed to find the signed card impaled on the blade of the knife! This is a great trick but the real fun is in the journey! The comedy routine around the trick is filled with possible danger to the entire audience. Million Dollar Olram The second half of D

Pablo Amirá is a Chilean Mentalist, Psychologist, Founder of The Mentalism Center, a Creative Consultant and an author of several different releases and effects. Pablo shows his “Minimal Mentalism”, "ESPeriment #2": A fun opener that will allow you to predict an ESP symbol in a quick and 100% secure manner. "Coinage Prediction": A fun system to predict anything. Impromptu, no gimmicks. "Handy Mindreading": An unpublished propless method to reveal thoughts in a casual situation. "Tarot Dowsing" : A routine using Tarot that features an amazing forcing technique that you can use as a substitution for Equivoque using a pendulum. "Dermovision": Let a participant experience a strange moment with just 5 ESP Cards, "2 Thoughts": Read minds and predict future event just with 2 borrowed business cards, "Learned Intuition" : Five participants onstage learning how to read minds, "Impromptu Peek Device": A new method to know thoughts in a simple and direct manner without classic methods.

Robert Baxt is proud of the fact that he has never had a "real" job. After putting himself through college with money he earned from doing kids' birthday party shows, he was presented with the dual opportunities of being accepted to both Ringling Bros. Clown College, and to Law School. Without hesitation, our hero chose the one that would better for his comedy career: Law School! But after graduating with a juris doctorate degree and taking the Bar exam, Robert never practiced law and proceeded on to a full time career in show business. With his comedy magic act, he won both the 1st Prize in the National I.B.M. Gold Medal Stage Competition (Lance Burton handed him the trophy and Robert claims it still has his DNA on it!), followed the next year by a FISM trophy for Comedy in Madrid, Spain.

Worker’s Magician’s Insurance Policy This commercial routine, which evolved over years of real world trial and error, entertainingly combines audience participation and the classic ‘magician in trouble’ ploy. The Insurance Policy is the surprise final revelation of a four selected card routine. Psychic Connection A spectator uses a special ‘psychic key’ to unlock their psychic abilities. A playing card is freely selected sight unseen. The spectator then randomly cuts the deck into three piles. The top card of each pile identifies the color, suit and value of the selected card. For an eerie surprise ending the three digit number created by the cut to cards is found engraved on the fob of the ‘Psychic key’. Card In Photograph A freely selected playing card magically appears on a photograph. I have three versions all of which are accomplished without sleight of hand.

You may have not heard of Bernard Bilis in recent years as he has been busy as a celebrity magician in France wowing people with his incredible, funny, and stunning card and close up magic. If you want to be fooled, watch the magic Bernard taught years ago on the Stars of Magic DVD showing some of his early creations. His "Bilis Switch" may well be one of the most deceptive card switches in magic with many uses. In this highly anticipated Penguin LIVE lecture you will learn all new, different magic not taught elsewhere. This is magic not in print, not on DVD or as a download. Routines will include: Wild Card routine, Blank Print, Signature Finders, From Red to Blacks. The Incredible Coin...and many, many other amazing close up miracles. We will try to persuade him to discuss and show some of the many uses of "The Bilis Switch." Do not hesitate to watch this master of card and close up magic. You will learn some stunning techniques, great strong magic, and have a great time doing it!

Flip Hallema is best known worldwide for his extremely popular FL!P stick move where long objects like magic sticks, pencils, fans, etc. appear and disappear. This effect is now used by many magicians around the world. Flip developed a stage act giving him 1st prize for General Magic at the National Congress in Eindhoven in 1969. He later developed the Duplicate Magic act, a quiet song that he has shown in many countries. Flip Hallema was born the son of the architect Guido Hallema and An Faber. He learned the first tricks from his father at age nine. From age 12 Flip started inventing his own unique tricks. After the Academy, he worked as a graphic and industrial designer. In 1972, he decided to become a professional magician artist.

Marc Oberon is an English magician based in Nottingham; specializing in artful stage, close up and mentalism magic. Performing internationally as well as innovating and developing new magic for other performers worldwide. Marc is a significant fixture in the pantheon of world-class magicians. He is the most highly awarded magician in British competitive history – Marc has won All of the most significant magic competitions. Marc is a Gold Star Member of the Inner Magic Circle, his philosophy of Magic is encapsulated in his book “Grips, Lines & Looks – A Theory of Magical Choreography.” He is regularly invited to lecture to magical societies all over the world to speak on his unique approach to performance. An innovator – Marc has designed and invented many magical effects that are used by professional magicians world wide. A Headline Act – appearing regularly on the world’s most prestigious cruise ship stages. (Cunard – SilverSea – Seabourn – Saga – Holland America.)

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R. Paul Wilson is a world renowned expert on cheating. He is also an award winning conjuror and magic inventor. He has been studying sleight of hand, cheating and conjuring since he was eight years old. After twelve years as a computer systems consultant, he became a professional performer and lecturer before moving into the film and television industry. Since May 2000 Paul has worked as an actor, presenter, writer, producer and director. He has advised casinos on cheating and, thanks to his unique talents and expertise, has been keynote speaker for major corporations and institutions around the world. Paul will teach "Tipless", "Sow's Ear", "Con Cam Incident", "Clean Up Incident", "Crazy Cube Poker", "Uprising", "Fletcher Plus Two", "Spectator Assembly", "Slo-mo Paul", "Double Vision", "Coins Across", and "Lean Cup".

Takamiz, he published the groundbreaking DVD, ‘The Cube”, in which the one hand solving technique was shown for the first time in the history of Rubik’s Cube magic along with a number of effects applying this move. Takamiz will teach "Easy Vanish"- Spectator sees two cubes and chooses one. The other disappears. "Casual Bag Solve"- Just put the mixed up cube in a bag and it will be solved. "Completely Examinable"- Figure Change Magician and spectator examine all items. However, even so, it will change figure. "Which is your dominant hand?" The cube mixed by spectator will be solved. "Cube through the Table"- The spectator sign 2 cubes. One cube goes through the table. "Perfect Solve Cubes"- mixed by Magician and spectator will be solved. "Prediction"- The pattern of the Rubik’s cube mixed by the spectator is predicted. "1-1-6"- One side solved, Another side solved, finally six sides solved. "One Color Cube"- Only the color imagined by the spectator will be solved in an unexpected form.

What will he teach? Along with Dan Harlan and our special surprise guests teaching their terrific magic, Scott Alexander will teach some stuff from his jolly sack of tricks too! The Element of Surprise A fun and entertaining mentalism piece you can put together with stuff from the joke shop! Killing It Scott performs this hilarious trick from his Standing Up On Stage DVD Series. Milk and Cookies A new take on Scott and Puck’s Half Full that is great for family shows. Kreskin-Esque A piece of mental magic that is a real killer where the spectator stabs the exact card you predict they will. Further Silent Control Scott teaches a sneaky ploy he uses with Rick Lax’s Silent Control and Dan bumps it up a notch with another great version. Brick Phone A great opener that helps one nervous spectator make the right call.

What will he teach? Small Opener The simplest, quickest way to set the mood, the character, the theme and the roles. Name Place My approach to this classic putting the attention on the phenomenon more than the effect. Lie to me Guessing the never told, never written thoughts of four spectators. No-chair chair test The title says it all! Linking thoughts Another of my approaches to guess non written/told thoughts. Who is he? Fernando Figueras directs and stars in this space of Close Magic where he weekly presents his display of Mental Illusions . During this over a year and a half uninterrupted time on the billboard, and with more than 400 positive opinions, his show has become a reference point for the Madrid weekend.