The dates are getting closer and the anticipation and excitement is growing! Everyone on the Convention Committee is working hard to put the final touches on what will be an awesome event. The International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) convention is four days filled with surprises, fellowship, entertainment, contests and most of all MAGIC!!!
What do Lance Burton, Howard Hale, James Cielen, Fanny Tjin (Jade), Greg Frewin, George Saterial, Keiko Muto, Arthur Trace, David Williamson, Johnny Ace Palmer, Joe Given, Giovanni Livera, Steve Bedwell, Oscar Munoz and Chase Curtis all have in common? All of them won the Gold Medal or Gold Cups at a past I.B.M. Convention. …and look at where they are today! We invite you to put the finishing touches on your performance and enter the 2012 I.B.M. contests.
The I.B.M. conducts annual contests in both Close-Up and Stage magic – with both adult and youth categories. This year we are very excited to have Gold Cups winner Oscar Munoz, and his wife Melody, to organize and administer the contests in Norfolk. Both Oscar and Melody have a theatrical background and understand what it takes to be successful in the entertainment industry. Oscar and Melody will continue the tradition of producing one of the top international magic contests in the world with over $20,000 in prizes. Special room setups are being created to enhance your viewing of the Close-Up contests. In Norfolk, the contests are being moved into a prime time slot in the afternoon so that the contestants can be at their best when they perform. For more information on the contest and to sign up for the contest, please go to http://www.magician.org/node/423 or contact Oscar Munoz via email at oscanmunoz@mac.com. BUT don’t wait long; all applications for the contests must be received no later than May 30, 2012. Who will be next? You want it? Come and TAKE it! We don’t just give it away!
The Eighty-fourth Annual I.B.M. Convention in Norfolk, Virginia, July 3-7 2012, promises to be a convention to remember. It will continue to build on the new ideas and events introduced at the Dallas “reinvention convention,” blending the old favorites with exciting new faces and events.
When you pick up your registration packet in Norfolk, you will be issued your own passport to gain entry to a four-day extravaganza of magic lectures, workshops, shows, and special events. Not only is the passport your schedule for entry to these special magic events, if you use this passport to visit each of the purveyors of magic in the Dealers’ Room and obtain their stamps indicating your visit, you will become eligible for special drawings.
Dale Salwak is producing a very special Stars of Asia gala that will highlight some of Asia’s top magic stars from China, Japan, and Korea in an I.B.M. exclusive show. This one-of-a-kind production will mix traditional Asian entertainment with the avant-garde, including stage illusion, comedy, manipulation, and dance in an explosion of color and mystery. Among the feature acts on this show are China’s Ma Yanyan and Butterfly Lovers and Korea’s Yuji Yasuda, with more outstanding Asian artists to be announced. Read the rest of this entry »
The Essential Magic Conference is back. Join in on the 27th, 28th and 29th of July 2012 for the third and final event in the Essential Magic Conference Trilogy.
33 Magicians, 3 Days of Magic. The Essential Magic Conference is the world’s first digital conference for magic and magicians.
Watch live via the internet. Watch all sessions online and on demand for one year. And receive an 8 DVD Box Set of all the sessions once the conference is over. DVDs mailed post free to anywhere in the world.
Register for the EMC2012 and get a 25% discount on all ESSENTIAL MAGIC COLLECTION products. This includes the highly praised DVDs of Dani DaOrtiz, Lennart Green, René Lavand and many other great magicians.
Register before May 31st for the Essential Magic Conference to receive your 25% Discount. Discount applied on any order for single or multiple items. You could save hundreds of dollars! REGISTER NOW!
Free $1000 Prize Draw
Every Early Bird Member will be automatically entered into a Prize Draw. $1000 in prizes has been sponsored by Murphy’s Magic Supplies. Register before 31st May for free entry.
Essential Magic Conference 2012
Watch live via the Internet. View on your computer, your iPad or even your iPhone. Watch all sessions online and on-demand for one year. And receive an 8 DVD Box Set of all the sessions once the conference is over. DVDs mailed post free to anywhere in the world. Speakers for 2012 will be announced shortly.
Conference package is US $99 or EUR €75 for access live and on-demand plus DVD set.
There are just two weeks left for IBM British Ring members to register at the lower rate for this year’s convention being held in Great Yarmouth from 26th – 30th September, as from 1st April the fee goes up to £115.
Added to the list of stars is Jonathon Shotton (photo) one of P & O’s regular theatre performers. He was also the sleight of hand artiste in the film Mamma Mia.
He brings with him this year some of his larger illusions. Also added to the list are lectures from Steve Gore and Chris Woodward. Registration details are on www.magicconvention.co.uk
The dates are getting closer and the anticipation and excitement is growing! Everyone on the Convention Committee is working hard to put the final touches on what will be an awesome event. The International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) convention is four days filled with surprises, fellowship, entertainment, contests and most of all MAGIC!!!
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There are just two weeks left for IBM British Ring members to register at the lower rate for this year’s convention being held in Great Yarmouth from 26th – 30th September, as from 1st April the fee goes up to £115.
