Silent Manipulators In Conversation
Alex Boyce and Matt Holtzclaw discuss how audiences gradually learn the rhythm of their silent acts—birds and cigarettes—often staying just ahead, but delightfully misled.
Viewpoints
Voices on hot topics in the magic world.
Perspectives
The Chamber of Secrets: Thayer’s Greatest Solid Through Solid
Liberty Larsen now performs her great-grandfather William Larsen, Sr.’s classic Thayer block-through-glass illusion using his original 1940s prop and script. This enduring piece, refined over decades, continues to captivate audiences and honor the Larsen family legacy.
Perspectives
The Chamber of Secrets: Thayer’s Greatest Solid Through Solid
Liberty Larsen now performs her great-grandfather William Larsen, Sr.’s classic Thayer block-through-glass illusion using his original 1940s prop and script. This enduring piece, refined over decades, continues to captivate audiences and honor the Larsen family legacy.
Perspectives
Nick Mohammed On Magic
Nick Mohammed is an actor, comedian, and writer. He is perhaps best known for playing Nathan Shelley on the television series, Ted Lasso, but for over a decade, he’s also portrayed his character Mr. Swallow in various performances, including the show, Mr. Swallow: Houdini.
Perspectives
Bob Higa: An Unexpected Flurry of Amazement
For years Bob Higa was renowned for his brilliant Snowstorm; he did it the old-fashioned way, without high-powered fans or flakes of soapsuds. But his results were always state of the art.
Voices
Character Assassination
Looking to advertising and branding for inspiration.
Questionnaire
The Genii Questionnaire: Bill Malone
Bill Malone is famous for his unique brand of comedy and mystery at corporate events. His most recent project is business seminars for magicians, combining commercial approaches with performance.
Voices
Maybe You’re A Black Hole?
That’s the question I always ask magicians: Why magic? If you never thought about it, you aren’t alone. So take a minute: Why do you do magic? I’ll wait….
Voices
Eclectica: It Starts With a Story
I remember the very first part of my own journey that edged me towards magic, and my first real magic book. It was all about the driving power of a story, one that engrossed me before I had ever met a magician.
Questionnaire
The Genii Questionnaire: Tom Stone
Tom Stone, from Sweden, is well known to Genii readers for his long-running column of original magic and for his innovative performances on stage. At the moment, he is designing curriculums for his popular conjuring workshops in Stockholm.
Perspectives
Jen Kramer: A Childhood Dream All Grown Up
Childhood dreams come to life on a Las Vegas stage for Jen Kramer.
Perspectives
Voices of the Past
When all we have from magicians of the past are anecdotes from books, perhaps a few photographs, or posters, and, of course, the tricks they created, it is far too easy to forget that they were real people.
Viewpoints
Coffee with Gay Blackstone
She started off performing as an onstage and off-stage partner to Harry Blackstone Jr., and has now developed a role as executive producer.