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Paul Romhany & Joomag
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WOMEN POWER
Paul Romhany
THANK YOU TO
Chipper Lowell
ASSOCIATE EDITOR / LAYOUT FEATURE
Hal Meyers
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Nick Lewin
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Ben Robinson
STAFF WRITERS
Jeff Christensen, Louie Fox, Nick Lewin,
Paul Romhany, Jason Ladanye, Eric Evnas,
Julie Eng, Hal Meyers, David J. Atwood, Joe
Ledoux, Felicity Fields, Matthew Dinaro
EDITORIAL SUPPORT EXECUTIVE
Hal Meyers, Ben Robinson
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR
Paul Romhany & Sydnie Anderson
CREATIVE DESIGNER & LAYOUT
Paul Romhany
VANISH CONVENTION DIRECTOR
Steve Hocevar
CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTION
Harry Morgan
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I am very excited this month to feature Belinda Sinclair on the cover. We have
been trying to get her story for a few years now and it finally happened. Belinda
produces and has been performing in one of the most successful intimate
shows in New York City. We are delighted to share her journey within these
pages. I have mentioned in the past that the modern magician/entertainer
needs to look at different performance venues, and in many cases create their
own market. Belinda has done this, continues to do so, and succeeds. My
sincere thanks to Hal Meyers who helped make this happen.
Julie Eng takes us on a walk-through of an incredible art exhibition in Toronto,
Canada featuring some amazing posters from magic’s history. This presentation
is happening right now until May at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) which is
one of the largest art museums in North America. If you find yourself in Toronto
be sure to head over to this show.
Felicity Fields continues her column called A Squib In The World. We receive
a tremendous amount of positive feed back from her articles and I’m thrilled
about her future pieces. In this edition Felicity looks at the inclusion of people
in the world of magic. I don’t want to reveal everything, however, my favorite
part leaves the reader thinking about their own lives and performances, and
the changes we can make to improve our craft to help it move forward. I love
this type of article and am thrilled to offer it to our VANISH magazine readers.
The Blackpool Magic Convention has come and gone. With several thousand
magicians in attendance it seems to get bigger and better each year. From what
I heard you can spend your entire time at the Dealer’s Halls and still not see it
all. Congratulations to all those who put on this incredible gathering, which is
without a doubt the biggest in the world outside of FISM.
On a sadder note the Coronavirus is starting
to hit the entertainment industry. We received
word a memo went out last week to all cruise
acts and agents from various lines stating that
anyone who has travelled through, or been to
the affected countries in the past two months
will have their contracts cancelled. I have been
in contact with one of the acts quarantined
on a ship and we are holding off printing their
story until they get the go-ahead from their
agent and the cruise line. As we are all aware,
it’s ongoing and may get worse before it gets
better.
I hope you all stay safe on your travels,
wherever and whenever perform.
Paul Romhany
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
MARCH | 2020
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