Bizarre magic
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Bizarre Magic, or Bizarre Magick, is a branch of stage magic, or conjuring, like stage illusions, sleight of hand, or children's shows. The major difference is that bizarre magic uses storytelling and word play to a much greater degree, and less emphasis is placed on the manual dexterity of the performer or the complexity of his equipment. It is more like watching small, intimate theater than a traditional magic show. Bizarre Magicians often use authentic and sometimes antique artifacts in their presentations. Unlike traditional magic where you may see many magicians performing similar effects, most Bizarre Magick is completely unique to each performer.
Among many people, there is the ofttimes mistaken impression that bizarre magic (or magick or magik) must be ghoulish, ghostly, or ghastly. That is not necessarily true. Bizarre magic can be funny, comical, and downright slapstick. It can also be emotionally touching and philosophically provoking. The key feature is that it must touch the audience on a deeper emotional level than ordinary magic. To that end, many find it easier to lean to the occult, or darker, side.
Bizarre magic is normally done as closeup magic, for a few people at a time, but it can be done as a club show or even as a stage act, depending on the routine, the props, and the performer.
The movement of the art of Bizarre Magick began in the late 60s with Charles Cameron and Tony "Doc" Shiels. Some of the significant artists since that time have been Tony Andruzzi, Jim Magus, Carl Herron, Tony Raven, Joe Lantiere, Eugene Burger, Eugene Poinc, Larry White, Christian Chelman, Robert Neale, Jeff McBride, and many others.
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Trade Periodical: Invocation, The - Raven, Tony, 1974-1978
Trade Periodical: New Invocation, The - Andruzzi, Tony /Hilford, Docc, 1979-1996
Trade Periodical: Cauldron, The - Cameron, Charles
Negronomicon of Maskelyn ye Mage - Andruzzi, Tony
Daemon's Diary - Andruzzi, Tony
Grimoire of the Mages - Andruzzi, Tony, 1978
Legendary Scroll of Maskelyn ye Mage - Andruzzi, Tony
Experience of Magic, The - Burger, Eugene, 1989
Arcana of Bizarre Magick - Magus, Jim, 1994
Strange Ceremonies - Burger, Eugene, 1991
Capricornian Tales - Chelman, Christian, 1993
Hauntiques - Chelman, Christian, 2006
Legendes Urbaines (French) - Chelman, Christian (1999)
Compendium Sortilegionis (French) - Chelman, Christian, 2003
Sheherazade - Borodin, Ulf
Final Curtain - Borodin, Ulf
Video: Eugene Goes Bizarre - Burger, Eugene
Video: Bizarre! - Andruzzi, Tony
