Murray Hatfield and Teresa

We received a very nice note from Canadian magician Murray Hatfield seconds ago. He wanted to let us (and presumably a lot of people) know that he is set to start his annual touring show “ILLUSIONS
?Magic n’ Miracles.”

This year’s show includes special guests Christopher Hart – The Addams Family Movies “Thing” and winner of the Monaco’s “Grand Prix Magique”, Richard Forget – IBM & SAM Peoples Choice Champion, plus International Ventriloquist – Brad Cummings.

With 85 shows in 27 cities in just 6 weeks ? Mr. Hatfield and his cast and crew of fifteen are looking forward to a hectic, but rewarding, schedule.Heck, he figures over 100,000 people will witness the show, which will also include the strolling and close-up magic of many of Canada’s finest junior magicians (in selected cities) thanks to the participation of the Sorcerer’s Summer Safari – Canada’s professional magic camp.Even better – the show is expected to raise close to 2 million dollars for Canadian Charities.

In addition to Mr. Hatfield, his wife and partner Teresa, and his special guests, the show will include five dancers, technical crew, drivers, plus 4-5 tons of props, lighting, a video projection system, sound equipment, a tour bus, and a five-ton truck to carry it all.

This is the kind of show you would expect to see in Vegas but thanks to his dedicated drivers and roadies, Mr. Hatfield will be able to bring it to the entire country of Canada and border towns like Detroit, Michigan.

For additional information on cities, dates and tickets go to www.murrayhatfield.com. Click on the tour button and get psyched. Mr. Hatfield’s website is on our Inside Magic Links of Fame.…
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David Harris

The Minnesota Sun article chronicles Mr. Harris’ drive to perfect his craft and to craft his perfect act. He began his pursuit of our Art at eight years and has worked at it for over 20 years; in fact, for a recent Halloween show, Mr. Harris spent close to 100 hours practicing for the 15-minute presentation.

Mr. Harris worked his way through college and had to balance his pursuit of gigs and his need to study. He knew that he wanted to do a great act but he also wanted to make it through college. Tough balance.

David Harris

The Minnesota magician noted that Magic has tons of standard tricks and that our craft is to “rework to make their own, much in the same way artists rework jazz standards.”

Mr. Harris has progressed to create a line of completely original effects. He looks forward to presenting a show that consists only of tricks he invented. He correctly observes that this would be a great way of giving back to our art. ?I respect a lot of magicians out there and I want to contribute something to the art,? he said.

In Mr. Harris’ Halloween show, he performed a comedic send-up of Harry Potter as Larry Potter. ?I like to make fun of magic, because it is kind of silly,? he said. ?The Comedy-Magic of David Harris? now describes his act and is the banner for his…
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