2017 WESTERN CAPE TOWN
JUNIOR MAGIC CHAMPS
A magical showdown unlike any other,
the contests test the competitors'
mettle in showmanship, presentation,
technique, originality and entertainment
value. With ten competitiors vying
for the titles and the opportunity to
attend international magical events, the
competition was tough. Ultimately, two
of the Mother City's most talented and
captivating teens, Jamian Fortune of
Bishop Lavis and Sonwabile Mekuto of
Old Crossroads, snagged the Close-up
and Stage Magician titles respectivel
The College of Magic, now in its 37th
year of teaching the art of magic and
its allied arts as well as vital life-skills
to children and adults, has hosted the
Championships for more than 30 years.
Judges Adrian Galley, Vaughan Leader,
Mo Moorad, Gabriella Weiner and Stuart
Taylor with the 2017 Western Cape Junior
Magician Championships competitors.
Image credit: Andrew Klazinga
JEFF MCBRIDE
of Las Vegas’ youngest stars when he
headlined Le Bal de Moulin Rouge
Revue at The Las Vegas Hilton when he
was only 25. McBride headlined Caesars
Magical Empire, and for the past 9 years
has hosted his own magic nightclub,
Jeff McBride’s WONDERGROUND in Las
Vegas.
LATEST NEWS
Upcoming movie MERSAL
McBride's Magic & Mystery School was
founded in 1991. The School is a "Real
life Hogwarts" that teaches stage magic
and close up magic to hundreds of
professional magicians from all around
the world. His students include AGT
winner Mat Franco. Designated "the
world’s most prestigious magic school,"
by BBC TV, McBride's School is a major
influence on the art of magic around
the world.
Jeff McBride recently became the 8th performer of this season’s Fool Us to actually fool
Penn & Teller, master magic teacher Jeff McBride told the pair that, "Magic is not always
a puzzle to be solved, but sometimes a mystery to be experienced." McBride proceeded
to fool them completely with one of his signature pieces, known as “Rainmaker,” which
conveys the story of a mysterious unseen force that causes two metal bowls to fill and refill
with seemingly endless amounts of water.
McBride is a teacher of the art of magic and has been wowing Las Vegas audiences since
he first appeared at Caesar’s Palace with Diana Ross back in the 1980’s. He became one
VANISH MAGAZINE
What’s next for McBride? “At this point,
I’m focusing mostly on our magic
school and bringing quality magic to
audiences who wouldn’t otherwise
receive it. I’ve been strongly inspired
by my late teacher (and Dean of our
School for 26 years), Eugene Burger.
Eugene said, "The enchantments of
magic point beyond mere illusion to
the Great Mystery of life, the eternal
transformation of life, death and
rebirth."
www.VanishMagazine.com
9