The Second Theory and Art of Magic Conference on Performing Magic
Thursday through Saturday, March 19-21, 2009, with extra events for magicians on March 18 and 22.
Directed by Dr. Lawrence Hass
Cost: $100. (This includes the conference, breakfasts, and the March 21 Closing Banquet and Evening Show starring Eugene Burger; however tickets for the evening shows on March 19 and March 20 and tickets for the extra events for magicians on March 18 and March 22 must be purchased separately.)
The conference is SOLD OUT; Please contact the Conference Director at lhass@muhlenberg.edu to be placed on the waiting list.
Conference Program and Information
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009
All sessions will be held in Seegers Union, rooms 111-113 (also known as “The Great Room”), on the Muhlenberg College campus.
Registration will begin inside Seegers Union 111-113 starting at 8:30; pastry and coffee will be served.
SESSION 1
9:15-10:00: George Parker, “Beginnings”
10:00-10:45: Paul Draper, “Constantin Stanislavski: The Method and How
it Relates to Magicians”
10:45-11:00: Break
SESSION 2
11:00-11:45: Eric Van Duzer and Leslie Van Duzer, “The Architectural
Illusionist”
11:45-12:30: Dr. Jack Diamond, “Secrets of the Practice Mirror—
Revealed”
12:30-1:45: Lunch
SESSION 3
1:45-2:30: Bill Bishop, “What’s So Funny? The Mysterious Connection
Between Magic and Humor”
2:30-3:15: Tom Meseroll, “Martial Magic: A Blend of Magic, Martial
Arts and Eastern Philosophy”
3:15: Break
SESSION 4
3:30-5:30: Keynote Presentation:
Michael Caplan and Eugene Burger, A Magical Vision
(screening and discussion)
5:30-7:30: Dinner
PERFORMANCE 1
7:30 p.m., Miller Forum in Moyer Hall:
“The War Wizard Starring Max Howard as Prof. Gus Rich, ‘The War Wizard” and Diane Bray as Mr. Jim Baily, ‘The Wizard’s Apprentice’.”
This event is SOLD OUT.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009
All sessions will be held in Seegers Union, rooms 111-113 (also known as “The Great Room”), on the Muhlenberg College campus.
Registration will begin inside Seegers Union 111-113 starting at 8:30; pastry and coffee will be served.
SESSION 5
9:00-9:45: Jeanette Andrews, “Sartre’s Theory of the Imagination and the
Unreality of Magic”
9:45-10:30: Lawrence Hass, “Robert E. Neale and the Mirror of Magic”
10:30: Break
SESSION 6
10:45-11:30: Mark Zust, “The Magic of Inclusion: Turning Spectators into
Empowered Partners”
11:30-12:15: Joseph Zompetti, Ph.D., “Evoking a Sense of Wonder:
Exploring the Rhetoric of Magic”
12:15-1:30: Lunch
SESSION 7
1:30-2:15: Harley Newman, “Shaman”
2:15: Break
SESSION 8
2:30-4:30: Keynote Presentation:
Max Howard, “The Actor vs. The Magician: Creating Performance Power”
5:00: Art Gallery Reception and Exhibition (Baker Center for the Arts):
“The Art of Magic: Props, Portraits, Posters & Performance”
Curator: Candace DeSouza Dobro
Collection: Courtesy of Marc DeSouza
PERFORMANCE 2
7:30 p.m., Miller Forum in Moyer Hall. (PLEASE NOTE: THIS REFLECTS A CHANGE OF VENUE FROM THE RED DOOR CAFÉ.)
Roberto Giobbi, “Salon de Magie: An Evening of
Magic”
This event is SOLD OUT.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009
All sessions will be held in Seegers Union, rooms 111-113 (also known as “The Great Room”), on the Muhlenberg College campus.
Registration will begin inside Seegers Union 111-113 starting at 9:00; pastry and coffee will be served.
SESSION 9
9:30-10:15: Jason Goldberg, “(More Than Just) Hocus Pocus: Magic as a
Physical and Recreational Therapy Tool”
10:15-11:00: Jeanette Andrews, Iam Creed, and Nathan Coe Marsh: “Ideas
from Young Professionals”
11:00: Break
SESSION 10
11:15-12:00: David Kaye, “Psychological Explanations for Children’s
Magic Theory”
12:00-1:30: Lunch
SESSION 11
1:30-2:15: Fred Siegel and Eric Van Wie, “Two Tools—Character
Development and Peer Review”
2:15-3:00: Marc DeSouza, “Fred Kaps and the Meaning of Life”
3:00: Break
SESSION 12
3:15-5:15: Keynote Presentation:
Roberto Giobbi, “Dai Vernon: Work and Life”
5:15-6:45: Break
6:45-10:00: Conference Banquet, with an After-Dinner Show
Starring Eugene Burger
(Location: The Miller Forum, in Moyer Hall. Dress: business casual.)
Extra Magicians-only Events
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Max Howard, Lecture for Magicians: “Effective Presentations: How Tricks Become Magic”
7:30 p.m., The Hoffman House
(on campus at 325 N. 23rd Street, Allentown, PA 18104)
This event is SOLD OUT.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Roberto Giobbi, Workshop for Magicians: The Magic Session with Roberto Giobbi
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., The Hoffman House
(on campus at 325 N. 23rd Street, Allentown, PA 18104)
This event is SOLD OUT.
DETAILS
Saturday Conference Banquet
The Conference banquet (Saturday evening) will be held in The Miller Forum in Moyer Hall. There will be a reception and buffet dinner, followed by an After-Dinner Show Starring Eugene Burger. This banquet is free for all conference registrants. If you are a campus member (faculty, student, or staff) for whom no registration fee was required, you may attend the banquet for a charge of $30 so long as seats remain available. To see about availability, please check at the registration table in the Great Room or see Dr. Hass.
Lodging
The conference hotel is the Comfort Suites of Allentown, 3712 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, PA, 18103. The phone number is 610-437-9100. The Comfort Suites also supplies free transportation to and from the Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), but you must make arrangements with them at least 24 hours in advance. Continental breakfast is included in this rate and is available starting at 6:30 each morning.
Acknowledgments
I want to begin by thanking all the presenters for sharing their remarkable work, ideas, and talents. I also want to thank the following people behind the scenes for their diligent efforts to make this conference a success: Provost Marjorie Hass, Barbara Spangler, Linda Kelley, Jessica Bien, Alexandria Reekie, the Box Office Staff, Paulette Cramer, the staff at SODEXHO, Jillian Lowery, Sean Miller, Tom Sciarrino, and the technical support staff, Glenn Gerchman, Christine Ebersole and the Seegers Union Staff, and Dick Begbie and the Housekeeping staff.
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