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I’ll be heading to Seville, Spain and Luz, Portugal for the holidays and I would love to check out the local magic scene in both places. Sadly Seville is on the opposite side of the country from Barcelona, so I probably won’t be able to find Juan Tamariz or Dani DaOrtiz, but I’d love to find...

I've been working as a magician at a haunted house for a few years. My character is primarily silent, which limits the effects I can perform. My usual performance list includes a few card tricks, simple one coin routines, sponge balls, rubber bands, ring routines, and the human blockhead...

I’m looking to add a straight jacket escape to my act in the near future. Does anybody have any suggestions for the best place to buy a a good, high quality straight jacket?

I'm just curious if anybody knows this. Is Penn & Teller Fool Us something you can audition for? Or is it by invite only?

I remember watching Daniel Garcia’s Bent Touch Slink project several years ago. In it, he talked about a specific coin bending tool that really intrigued me but I can’t remember what it was called. Does anybody know what the tool is called and possibly the best place where I can find one?

I'm looking to expand my magic library. What books do you guys have? I have Expert at the Card Table and Modern Coin Magic.

I recently watched a few clips on YouTube of several magicians doing effects with live butterflies. I think they're absolutely beautiful and have been trying to do some research on the subject, but the majority of what I find is either butterfly themed prop magic, or the butterfly effect card...

I saw this fantastic clip on youtube of Rocco Silano performing a routine with butterflies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRAzp1LuBro). Does anybody know where I can learn something like this?

I'm getting more interested in mentalism. I've been doing magic for several years and I know a few mind reading and mentalism effects, but I want to take this to the next level. What are some great mentalism effects? What are the best ways to practice mentalism? If you know of any lesser...

OK, so I've been doing magic for about 6 years now, along with balloon twisting, and I'm picking up fire eating. I've done restaurant work and birthday parties. Now I want to get myself really out there. How do I become a touring magician? How do I get on cruise ships? How do I get on TV...

I have a real problem with performing effects that involve some sort of gimmick, either purchased (i.e. Electric Touch, M5, Superman, etc.) or homemade (i.e. TnR, Tagged, Factory Sealed, etc.). What would you guys recommend to get over this, I guess, phobia.

I'm trying to decide what I should major in to become a professional magician, either as a big top Las Vegas illusionist, or for a company like Theory 11. Any suggestions?

I am doing my senior project right now. I am going to create a dvd showcasing myself performing magic on the street and the process it takes to build a lifesize balloon sculpture of myself. I need some sites where I can learn how to add special effects to the dvd, like the effects on the...

I think im going to start a street magic challenge. the rules will probably be: 1. there r no rules so go out and tape ur street magic for anybody who will watch and get their reactions