Lennart Green
| Lennart Green | |
|---|---|
 Green in March, 2006 | |
| Born |
25 December 1941 Västervik, Sweden[1] |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Known for | Magic tricks. Mainly card magic. |
Sven Lennart Green (born 25 December 1941) is a Swedish world champion close-up/card magician, a title which he won in 1991 at the FISM convention in Lausanne, Switzerland.[2] He is known for his seemingly chaotic routines which, in spite of first appearances, display great skill.[3] His original techniques and presentation style form an unorthodox and innovative contribution to sleight of hand magic.[4]
Green began practicing magic at the age of 18[5]. Green competed at the 1988 FISM convention in The Hague, Netherlands, and was erroneously disqualified because the judges believed he had used stooges in his act to shuffle the cards.[6] In 1991, he performed the same act but insisted that the judges themselves shuffle the cards to prove that he used no stooges. The judges then awarded him first place.[7]
Green has appeared on the fourth World's Greatest Magic television special. He lives in Gothenburg, Sweden, and lectures internationally.
He appeared at TED in February 2005, where he performed his signature card routine.[8]
Privately, Green has worked 7 years as a doctor in Sweden[9]. In 2014 Green suffered a stroke that prevented him from performing lectures in the following months. He has since fully recovered[10].
Works
- Green Magic – Classic Green, Volumes 1–6, DVD
- Green Magic – Green Lite, Volume 7, DVD
- Masterfile, Volumes 1–4, DVD
- The Stolen Cards, DVD
- The Figurine, DVD
Notes
- ↑ Swedish Census 1970.
- ↑ "World Championship of Magic – Winners 1991 to 1997". FISM. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ "Informal video of Green performing". Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ "Lennart Green and the Modern Drama of Sleight of Hand". Retrieved 2013-10-30.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyaxK3HXQJ0
- ↑ "Lennert Green Biography (translated and posted here)". Geniimagazine.com. 1941-12-25. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ FISM History Part 6
- ↑ "TED Talks: Lennart Green does close-up card magic". Ted.com. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyaxK3HXQJ0
- ↑ http://www.m.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?t=44861
Sources
- Tibbs, Geoff, "Lennart Green and the Modern Drama of Sleight of Hand", Journal of Performance Magic, 1(1), October 2013.
External links
- Lennart Green at TED
