Open 'Til Midnight posted a long and detailed interview about my upcoming performances at the Hamilton Fringe Festival and Summerworks. You can read the The Truth Behind the (Damn) Lies & Magic of James Alan here.
New Facebook Page
To keep all of the information for my show Lies, Damn Lies & Magic Tricks which will be running this summer at the Hamilton Fringe Festival and the Summerworks Performance Festival in Toronto, we've created a Facebook fan page. Please head over and 'like' our page to receive all of the updates about the show and other upcoming performances.
Front Page - Above the Fold
Wow... I woke up yesterday morning to discover I was on the front page of the Hamilton Spectator. In preparation for my show at the Hamilton Fringe Festival which opened last night, I sent a sealed envelope to the spectator predicting the contents of the front page. I'm indebted to James Biss, the mentalist who provided me with the prediction (I'm just a magician, I'm not actually psychic.) He has also been working with me constantly over the past few months to get the show ready for the Festival.
It's a fantastic show, so I hope you can join us for the festival going on now through July 29.
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Interview: CBC Hamilton
A short interview and performance on CBC Hamilton's website as a preview for the Hamilton Fringe Festival.
Seventeen Secrets
Working with the Hat & Rabbit Club, I edited a 60-page booklet with contributions from some of my favourite magicians. We talked everyone who spoke or presented for the club this season to contribute an item and have produced Seventeen Secrets. It includes contributions from James Biss, Matt DiSero, Richard Forget, Murray Hatfield, Will Houstoun, Joshua Jay, Michael Weber, Tyler Wilson, and a piece from my show. The booklet was produced in a limited edition of one hundred numbered copies.
The booklet is $20, available from the Ring 17 online store.
Carnival Diablo Festival of Wonders
This weekend I had the pleasure of performing at the Carnival Diablo Festival of wonders. The owner of the carnival, a friend of mine named Scott McClelland has created several vivid characters for extravagant sides that appeal to different sides of magic, including side show, bizarre magick, spiritualism and even carnival hucksterism. As part of the festival which incorporated several of his shows, a side show and a number of other acts, I presented a series of half-hour performances featuring some of the oldest magic in my repertoire. Oldest in terms of its age, at least.
In addition to being able to perform on the beautiful Paranormal Show set, I got to spend two days at the gorgeous waterfront property in Carleton Place where the festival was being held.
