PUBLISHER Paul Romhany & Joomag

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FROM THE EDITOR

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & DESIGN LAYOUT Paul Romhany

COVER PHOTO Supplied by Charles Magicien

BACK COVER PHOTO Supplied by Helen Coghlan

THANK YOU TO Chipper Lowell

ASSOCIATE EDITORS Hal Meyers , Nick Lewin , Ben Robinson

CONTRIBUTORS

Louie Fox , Nick Lewin , Paul Romhany , Felicity Fields , Connie Boyd , Christopher T . Magician , Pierre Hamon & Gus , Luisi Trusi , Gregg Webb

ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Paul Romhany

CREATIVE DESIGNER & LAYOUT Paul Romhany

VANISH CONVENTION DIRECTOR Steve Hocevar

CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTION Joomag

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This month we feature two great artists from one end of the earth to the other . From Las Vegas we have the incredible Charles Magicien . As you will read he started magic later in life at age 35 after a career in music and now is a featured performer in a show in Las Vegas . Many of may recognize our other artist Helen Coghlan from her many appearances on Penn & Teller ' s Fool US . As I write this editorial I eagerly await another appearance of Helen on the show tonight . Will she fool them for a fifth time ??

Another major event happening right now is the North American FISM 2021 Championship . This is being held in the beautiful city of Quebec where FISM 2022 will be held . It is one of my favorite places in Canada and if you attend one convention next year it should be FISM . The North American FISM is being held to find out who will represent all of North America at the International FISM Championship . They have some really talents artists so it ' s going to be quite the competition . Some of the performers have appeared in the pages of VANISH over the years and we wish everybody well .

Finally , I am very excited to introduce you all to Tafelmusik . This is something that is very close to my heart ; the combination of music and magic . We get an exclusive look in to an upcoming music series that will be available on-line . As a young boy growing up in the Italian village of Malo , Vicenza , Tafelmusik oboist and visual artist Marco Cera was mesmerized by the local auto mechanic , whose side hustle as a magician made him a popular fixture around town . A few decades later , Cera ’ s childhood fascination with the world of illusion has come full circle . Together with Nick Wallace , an award-winning practitioner of the art of astonishment , and Music Director Elisa Citterio , Cera is creating a new digital program about music and magic for Tafelmusik ’ s 2021 / 22 digital season . Combining Wallace ’ s magic vignettes with music by baroque composers performed by Tafelmusik , the film explores the parallels between these two entrancing art forms . If you want to experience something truly unique then I highly recommend you tune in and catch this . Check out the story inside VANISH for more details .

Wishing you all a great month .

The Great Pokkus BY PIERRE HAMON AND GUS