Camp Photos

Here are some photos I took at Tannens Magic Camp last week, had a great time.

See the album HERE

Spencer Peterson

Magic Camp!!!

Hello everyone,

Spencer and I have just come back from Tannens Magic camp yesterday. It was a week of pure awesomeness. The camp was extremely fun with great lectures, classes, workshops and shows. Many great magicians and entertainers came including David Oliver, Kostya Kimlat, John Pizzi, John Cassidy, Derrick Hughes, Marc DeSouza, Francis Menotti, David London, Doug McKenzie and Ryan Oakes and many more.

At camp we received a lot of magic. In this years kit, we got The Collected Almanac, Reel Magic Quarterly June 2009, Spin Doctor, Acting for Magicians, Thumb Tips, Silks, Half Dollars, Deep Astonishment, Ring on String, Cards and More. Also, thanks to Spencer and the Buck Twins, each camper received a signed orange edition of Andthensome. Along with the kit, we were given a huge opportunity to learn from master magicians from all over the country.

Our daily routine included, a two and a half hour long class on magic that was divided into groups based on skill level and interest in stage or close up. After class we had great lectures from a lot of professional entertainers on various subjects from restaurant magic to a workshop dedicated to the Ring On String effect. We then had workshops which was a class dedicated to various aspects of magic. There was workshops on Kids Magic, Creating Magic, Comedy Magic, and more.

After the Workshops we had Dinner and some chill time before the show. The shows were great and had both close up and stage performers alike. Highlights included Chris Chiappini, Kostya Kimlat, John Pizzi, The Show Off Show, and Harrison Greenbaum.

This was my fourth year at Camp and my favorite so far. Everything was so fun that the week went by so quickly. I believe every person who went had a great time (even Darby). From the late night Jams, to the competition acts, Camp was an experience like no other.

Can’t wait till next year,

Tatanka Tan

2009 Competition Winners:

Junior Close Up

1. Eli Tannenbaum
2. Robert Radway
3. Bhavish Malkani
4. Matt Richman

Senior Close Up

1. David Orshan
2. Joshy Kurzban
3. Max Cron
4. Spencer Peterson

Junior Stage

1. Jeff Prace
2. Jonah Conlin
3. Nicole Humberger
4. Nick Healy

Senior Stage:

1. Eric Wilzig
2. Matthew Lescanic
3. Reuben Moreland
4. Bailey Ludlum

Congratulations to all of the finalists for doing a wonderful job.

My Birthday

Yesterday was birthday, I did some imaginary partying. That’s all I have to say about that. 

Going to Tannen’s Magic Camp next week, hope to see some old friends and meet new ones.

Peace, 

Spencer Peterson

Naturalness

Today I had lunch with Eric Decamps and Derrick Chung, and Mr. Decamps brought up a very interesting point. He started speaking about making your actions smooth, natural, motivated and with no tension whatsoever. He proved this point by showing me some different passes that he uses and doesn’t use and showed me what were the pros/cons off each shift. I want all of you to relook the magic you do and ask yourselves if the sleights you are doing are smooth, natural, motivated and have no tension whatsoever. If they do not meet the requirements, try to work on making the sleight flawless and if that’s not possible, try to find a possibly perfect sleight to replace the one you are currently using.

 This man has a SICK pass.

 

Spencer Peterson