Nominations are now being accepted for work completed in 2016 for the Allan Slaight Awards. Each year the ASA awards a total of $50,000 recognizing outstanding achievements in the pursuit of the impossible.
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Hocus Pocus is now on stage at Soulpepper Theatre! Come and enjoy the magic of the holidays.
Submitted Wed, 12/14/2016
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In his last #HocusPost, David Ben reflects on the old adage that a rose is just a rose.... and, that magic is, well, just magic!
Submitted Mon, 12/12/2016
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David Ben sharing credit for both the team creating Hocus Pocus on stage and for those who created the magic in the first place.
Submitted Thu, 12/08/2016
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Does size matter? You bet it does. Discover how exactly David Ben intends to share Hocus Pocus up-close and personal—with you.
Submitted Wed, 12/07/2016
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David Ben makes the claim that Hocus Pocus is all about focus, but he wonders where will you place yours? The screen? The magician? Find out why it’s up to you but, by his design.
Submitted Tue, 12/06/2016
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Discover how poetry, both in words and action, inspired David Ben to revisit an old friend, The Butterfly and Fan, for Hocus Pocus.
Submitted Mon, 12/05/2016
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David Ben shares insight on how being accused of appropriating culture spawned new ideas for an old trick for the forthcoming December show at Soulpepper, Hocus Pocus.
Submitted Mon, 11/28/2016
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David Ben shares the lineage and evolution of a pure sleight-of-hand piece (originated by master “Palmist and Prestidigitateur,” T. Nelson Downs) which he will feature in the forthcoming show, Hocus Pocus, at Soulpepper Theatre on stage Dec 10.
Submitted Mon, 11/21/2016
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It's all about perspective. David Ben explains how dismantling the past allows him to “recreate history” in order to discover new possibilities for Hocus Pocus.
Submitted Mon, 11/14/2016
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