The following program is provisional and may be subject to change! Doors open at 9.30 am on Sunday. First lecture is at 10 am. Dealers close at 4pm
Day 1 - Saturday
Workshops
Brian Watson 10.00 am The Workers Workshop
At MAGIC:UNLEASHED we are pretty good at recognizing rare talent, and Brian has it. He’s one of those rare people in the art that does everything well. He is a consummate performer extraordinaire, producer, and manufacture, and truly a wonderful guy.
We are constantly impressed with his ability to hone special skills from a performance discipline standpoint – which frankly is an amazing accomplishment all by itself. But his ability to then conceptualize and put into motion high quality products, which teach these lessons learned is what makes him so appealing to a convention like ours.
Brian's recently released products at the 2015 Blackpool conventions are flying off our shelves and getting great reviews!
Lawrence Turner 11.30 am The Card Workshop
Card magic as you've never seen it! Lawrence's unique style has been honed over years of close up at corporate events and private parties.
Ravi Mayar 1.30 pm
The Hypnotism Workshop
Ravi Mayar is well-respected not only as a performer in the magic community, but also as a trainer and creator of magic. Words really can’t describe his astonishing performance, it is just one of those things you need to see with your own eyes to believe, and even then, you still won’t believe what you are seeing. Ravi reveals the secrets of Conversational Hypnosis. A unique mix of influence and unconscious control that can be applied in any setting and be accomplished in a few seconds to a couple of minutes during the hypnotist's walk around performance.
Saturday Night Social & Open Mike
Social get together for ticket holding delegates at our favourite York pub the Golden Fleece. Mingle with the lecturers and get out your cards as you down a pint or two. Open Mike will be from 9pm and hosted by Wayne Dobson.
Day 2 - Sunday
Lectures
Dave Loosley 10.00 am Mentalism Lecture Join Dave Loosley for this one off workshop aimed at magicians who are looking to be creative and unique with their magic.Dave Loosley has been creating and performing magic for the past 15 years and now Works along side Peter Nardi at Alakazam Magic creating and advising on future releases.
Dave will share with you his techniques and passion for creating and performing unique and engaging magic. In this workshop you will be given valuable advice on how to take a shop brought product and turn it in to something that will suit Your performance style, he will show you where to start and end when creating a new effect and some examples of this process.
This is a rare opportunity to get hands on creating magic from various everyday items with Mr Loosely along side you to help and advise. Dave will also perform his close up act which won him the southern magician of the year 2014 in order to show you how to structure a unique routine from start to finish.
You will learn various close up routines which have been kept very secret amongst Dave's closest friends and take a first look at some unpublished material .This is a one of a kind workshop devised specially with our convention in mind. This is the only workshop Dave has planned for this year and it is sure to be a talking point. Be sure to get in quick as there are limited spaces available. (All registrants must bring a notepad and pen)
Ravi Mayar 11.30 am Pickpocketing Lecture
British born, Canadian raised, now permanently living in the UK, celebrity magician Ravi Mayar has performed his fantastic skills in close up magic, mix and mingle hypnotism and pickpocket trickery to an array of people across 3 different continents for over 45 nationalities.
Ravi Mayar is well-respected not only as a performer in the magic community, but also as a trainer and creator of magic. Words really can’t describe his astonishing performance, it is just one of those things you need to see with your own eyes to believe, and even then, you still won’t believe what you are seeing.
Pickpocketing is a form of larceny which is in fact illegal, but when performed for entertainment with full ethical integrity, can be one of the most amazing things to watch, and even fall victim to. Pickpocketing requires a considerable amount of dexterity and the ability to misdirect, which Mayar Magic is able do all too well. Ravi shares his unique approach that combines the art of hand magic with "dipping" the art of pickpocketing.
Jim Critchlow 1.30 pm The Magical Inventor
For the past 20 years Jim has been involved in all aspects of magic, performing, teaching and inventing. Now Jim's time is mainly taken up with the development of new effects and routines. Jim has invented and produced tricks and illusions for some of the world’s top magicians TV and stage as well as close-up.