tional Brotherhood of MagiciansWelcome to our Magic Web Portal. The I.B.M. is the world's largest organization for magicians and for people interested in the magical arts. Our Brotherhood is made up of nearly 12,000 members worldwide with over 300 local groups called Rings in more than 73 countries. The I.B.M. is considered to be the most respected organization for magic collectors, amateur and professional magicians in the world! If you have a sincere interest in the art of magic, we invite you to learn more about our organization. There is plenty to see here so take your time and look around. You may be amazed!
Jack White, International President
Cover Story: Greg Britt – Elgregoe the Magician-Ventriloquist – lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, but his stage is the entire country. He is the I.B.M. Territorial Vice President for the South Island and is one of the country’s best-loved masters of illusion. He has made over four hundred and fifty television appearances, performed thousands of live shows, and his school presentation has been seen by over half a million New Zealand students. Not bad in a country of just over four million people! Greg was included in the New Year Honors List of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II in 2009. As Elgregoe, he also received the Grand Master of Magic Award – the supreme award for excellence for a New Zealand magician – from his fellow peers during the Twenty-Ninth New Zealand International Magician’s Convention in Auckland. . . (Read More) |
Well it is already March and February has come and gone here in Korea but not without some very special things happing over the last two weeks of the month. Then from February 27th to March 1st was the DongPusan College International Magic Seminar 2010. This seminar is a yearly event that is sponsored by DongPusan College, which is one of the two colleges in the south of the country that have degree programs in magic. |
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Korean magicians
P.C. Sorcar remembered The late Protul Chandra Sorcar, a magician from India better known as P.C. Sorcar Sr., once said, "When asleep I breathe magic; when awake I work magic." Even in death, the acclaimed magician who brought the magic of India to the rest of the world, is still reaching audiences -- this time through the issuance of a stamp bearing his likeness. West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was present on the occasion, said, “I have come to pay my respects to the memory of such a person who was not just popular amongst the people of our country, but also had earned great admiration and regard in the international arena,” according to a report on the Daily News & Analysis-India Web site. (Read More) |
Award-winning Farquhar even more 'Approachable' Award-winning magician Shawn Farquhar, a two-time I.B.M. World Champion of Magic and an Order of Merlin member, is reaching out to magic's youth with his I.B.M.-exclusive video blog titled Approachable. Farquhar will answer questions youth have about magic, and he plans to reach out to his friends in the magic community to help answer the questions. Many folks have noticed how our Youth members flock around Farquhar everywhere he goes. Well, we all have something to be excited about now that he is reaching out to our next generation of magicians. Find out how to contact Farquhar by watching his inaugaral video blog entry. (View Exclusive Video) | |
Rory Feldman, who has more than 15,000 pieces of Howard Thurston memorabilia in his Brooklyn, N.Y., home, has produced a full-length documentary about the "Master Magician's" life. (A video of the trailer appears below.) Originally, Feldman created a 35-minute video of Thurston based on a William V. Rauscher lecture, "When Thurston Came to Town." Feldman took the audio and overlaid pictures. That original effort has since been expanded to a full length DVD with rare photographs, audio clips and video clips. You can read and learn more about Howard Thurston and the DVD here. Read more about Rory Feldman here. Feldman is on the cover of the February edition of The Linking Ring. |
Richard Osterlind, one of the top mentalists and magicians (and Order of Merlin), will be answering questions each month from members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians in a new feature, Osterlind Q&A. With his 40-plus years of performing and amazing audiences around the globe, feel free to ask him any question that relates to magic, mentalism, hypnotism, performing, routining or handling the business side. Or, ask him yourself at his four-day Mind Mysteries Seminar (details here). The I.B.M. Portal staff is anticipating a great response to this new monthly feature, so we have set up a special e-mail address for questions to be considered. Questions will be gathered by the Portal staff and forwarded onto Osterlind for consideration. | |
Until I was asked to deliver a report Jan. 23, 2010, at the mid-year meeting of the International Brotherhood of Magicians' Board of Trustees, I had never met International President Jack White. I had the honor and privilege of doing so at the meeting. Those who have followed President White's health challenges through his column in The Linking Ring have an insight into what he has had to endure. However, at the meeting I met someone who was not feeling sorry about his predicament, rather someone who was tackling everything life was throwing at him and prevailing. It was clear President White is at the helm of the world's largest magic organization. |
Q. First of all, congratulations on being elected president of the largest I.B.M. Ring in the world. Tell us how you came to that position. |
Feldman captures Thurston's incredible life in new DVD
Osterlind answers your questions each month on I.B.M. Web Portal
President Jack White works mid-year magic at trustees meeting
Magic serves as an integral part of Shirley Ray's life
