A Beginners Course In Conjuring

The Last Tuesday Society is a 'pataphysical organisation founded by William James at Harvard in the 1870s, currently headquartered atThe Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural Historyin London. For the last twenty years we have put on Lectures, Balls, Workshops, Masterclasses, Balls, Seances, Expeditions to Papua New Guinea & West Africa, all from our East London Museum and it's infamous cocktail bar.

Viktor Wynd & The Last Tuesday Society

Join professional magician, Oliver Garwood, on zoom for a beginner’s course in the conjuring arts.

This Course Will Run over Four Wednesday evenings - the 14th, 21st, 28th of April and 5th of May from 7:30-9pm. Ticket price is for the full course.Join professional magician, Oliver Garwood, for a beginner’s course in the conjuring arts. Learn the secrets of prestidigitation and legerdemain. No need to buy expensive magic props, everything you need is probably already in a draw at home! Over four 90-minute sessions Oliver will teach you sleight of hand and presentation along with a bit of magical history and probably a story or two, or three. Effects taught will include card tricks, coin vanishing and penetration, rubber band magic and the famous cups &amp; balls trick! If you have ever wanted to be able to amaze and amuse your friends then this is the course for you, or even if you don’t want to do that want to know how the tricks are done then this is still the course for you.Week One – Card MagicTypes of cards – poker/bridgeHolding and shufflingInjog/ False Shuffles (card controls)/ Breaks/ Double Lift/ False cutSimple routine – card between jokersForcing – slip force, cross cut (time delay)Reveals and making a routine (narrative) – ‘moment of magic’Ambitious card – injog card add, false shuffle, double lift, card in centre final reveal.Alternatives to cards – business cards, slices of cheese?Week Two - Impromptu MagicBetcha’s – fun games to win drinks! 3 glasses, impossible knotHunters knot – false knot then routine.Coin vanish – French drop, retention vanishPalming coins – classic, finger, Ramsay SubtletyPen vanish Pen &amp; Coin routineJumping Rubber BandWeek Three – Parlour MagicCups &amp; Balls – history, performance, discussion on cups and ball choicesPaddle Move – knife and dry wipe markerGrandma’s Necklace – shoe laces and handkerchiefWeek Four – Balls and MentalismTissue Paper ball vanish, multiply, ten step routine.One Ahead Mind Reading RoutineCoin Stack Prediction – multiple outEquipment RequiredPack of Cards3 cupsTin foilCoins – I will advise on the preceding week what coins and sizes etc.HandkerchiefPen and notebookRubber bandKnife (not sharp!) – butter knife if possibleShoelaces (pair of, long as possible)Cotton threadTissuesViktor Wynd met Oliver a few years ago when he took some lessons and found them wonderful. Oliver Garwood has been a professional entertainer for over 20 years. From managing entertainment in hotels and holiday centres across the UK and abroad he has performed for thousands of enthralled audiences, Oliver was also resident magician at a dedicated magic museum. Oliver has been a keen magician since the age of 8 when received a Paul Daniel’s Magic Set for Christmas, his work in various areas of entertainment has helped hone this skill which he is sharing with you in this beginner’s course in conjuring.

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