Great magic ideas this month in Louisville, Kentucky! More concepts and amazing thinking goes into the building of a magic act especially when it comes to performing for your peers. The best way to see what's cutting edge in this artform is to take a look at the performer/contestants at this year"s mega magic convention at the IBM/SAM Combined Convention. We thought it would be a good idea to give you a list of those people that that took on the entire world of magic by showing off their latest concepts for your entertainment pleasure. The People's Choice Award and a purse of $10,000 was awarded to Marc Oberon for Close-Up Magic and An Ha-Lim for Stage Magic.
Here is a list of the the six Contest Jurors...
Gerrit Brengman, Belgium, FISM Vice President and FISM juror
Joan Caesar, Canada, President of Canadian Assoc. of Magicians, 2006 FISM juror
Domenico Dante, Italy, FISM Vice President, Treasurer and FISM juror
Eberhard Reise, Germany, FISM juror and creative director, and writer
Dale Salwak, USA, IBM Executive Show Producer and contest juror
R.G. Smith, USA, SAM Executive Show Producer and Blackpool juror
STAGE CONTEST - IBM/SAM Combined Convention |
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Country |
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Danny Alan |
CT, USA |
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Andost |
IL, USA |
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Roger Benoit |
QC, Canada |
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Jason Bishop |
PA, USA |
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David Boyd |
NY, USA |
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Tony Chapek |
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Chin-Chin |
CA, USA |
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Charming Choi |
Seoul, S. Korea |
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Christian & Katalina |
IN, USA |
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Shawn Farquhar |
BC Canada |
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Kohtaro Fujiyama |
Tokyo, Japan |
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Oh Yong Jung |
Seoul, S. Korea |
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Just Alan |
NY, USA |
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Nathaniel Kepner |
PA, USA |
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Kyoko |
Shinjyuku-ku, Japan |
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An Ha-Lim
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Bin Lin |
Guilin, China |
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Zihao Liu |
Shanghai, China |
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Magic Chiaki |
Navashino-shi, Japan |
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Timo Marc |
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Jei Min& Han Na |
Seoul, Korea |
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Mulan |
Guilin, China |
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Keiko Muto |
Nagoya, Japan |
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Darcy Oake |
AB, Canada |
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Peter Pitchford |
PA, USA |
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Red Hat |
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Derek Selinger |
AB Canada |
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Skilldini |
OH, USA |
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Soma |
Telki, Hungary |
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David Sousa |
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Dan Sperry |
NV, USA |
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Sterling |
WA, USA |
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Koujou Sugaya |
Tougane Chiba, Japan |
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Michael Tallon |
TX, USA |
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The Great Kaplin |
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The Magic of Omar Ferret |
FL, USA |
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The Reed Sisters |
OH, USA |
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Trigg |
LA, USA |
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Timothy Trust |
Berlin, Germany |
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Timothy Trust & Julie |
Berlin, Germany |
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Yu-ko |
Tokyo, Japan |
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Elliot Zimet |
NY, USA |
CLOSE-UP CONTEST - IBM/SAM Combined Convention |
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Name |
Country |
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John Born |
NY, USA |
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Cory Bragar |
NY, USA |
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Kif Chan |
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong |
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Charming Choi |
Seoul, Korea |
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Rod Chow |
BC Canada |
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Christian & Katiana |
IN, USA |
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Shawn Farquhar |
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Omar Ferret |
FL, USA |
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Galambos |
Tapolca, Hungary |
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Dai Hewga |
Chiba-City, Japan |
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Latko |
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Eric Leclerc |
ON, Canada |
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David Minkin |
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Gino Mozzarella |
CO, USA |
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Marc Oberon
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Kiko Pastur |
La Coruña, Spain |
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Pat Perry |
Madetswil, Switzerland |
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Pattrick Przyseicki |
OH, USA |
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Satoru |
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Ali Shelly |
NY, USA |
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Bob Swadling |
Wantage, UK |
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Mike Tallon and Doug Gorman Texas, USA |
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The Human Deck of Cards |
Quebec, Canada |
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Toto |
Tokyo, Japan |
Finalist Listed in Yellow Highlight
