This week's Take Two looks at performers whose "stage" is the street—from 1502, to the 1970s, and right up to the present day.
Jamy Ian Swiss
Take Two treats you to a master class session on the Not So Ancient, Maybe Not So Chinese, Linking Rings. Learn the value of presenting classics of magic.
Submitted Thu, 03/30/2017
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In this week's instalment, Jamy explores the magical innovations of a true creative genius, French magician, Gaëtan Bloom.
Submitted Fri, 03/24/2017
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This week, Jamy Ian Swiss reflects on an extraordinary pair of performers, “who blasted the doors off of Las Vegas to make way for the revolution in magic’s popularity”—the dynamic team known as Siegfried & Roy.
Submitted Fri, 03/17/2017
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Reading about magic in the New York Times and New Yorker Magazine.
Submitted Thu, 03/16/2017
Although card flourishes have been a part of card magic for a long time, the world of cardistry is relatively young. But is it magic or juggling? Or both?
Submitted Thu, 03/09/2017
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Meet Jean Valton, an early star of “manipulative” magic and a talent who took the international magic competition scene by storm in the 1940s.
Submitted Sat, 03/04/2017
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Detailed reviews by Jamy Ian Swiss of not one but two titles by Roberto Giobbi: Stand-Up Card Magic and Hidden Agenda.
Submitted Tue, 02/28/2017
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On Friday, February 24, I lost not one, but two friends, colleagues, and artistic influences. In this week's Take Two I offer commentary and condolence.
Submitted Sun, 02/26/2017
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This week's Take Two focuses on a creative, celebrated and highly-focused performer, Paul Gertner.
Submitted Fri, 02/17/2017
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