Welcome to The Edinburgh International Magic Festival 2010
The first ever Edinburgh International Magic Festival has drawn to a close.
Massive thank you to all performers, volunteers and supporters of the first ever Edinburgh International Magic Festival. Thousands of people turned out to see some fantastic acts perform across the centre of Edinbrugh. Many shows sold out and all received great reviews from the local press.
Both 'War of the Wizards' competitions were hotly contested. Under 18 Competition winner, Liam Black (Scotland), eventually won 1st place with some clever manipulations and excellent comedy timing. The over 18 competition was won by Michael Neto (Portugal) whose charm and skill won over the judges and audience. Big thanks to magictricks.co.uk for sponsoring this event.
Magic School received rave reviews from the young participants and was covered in full by ITV Scotland and BBC Radio 4.
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.Thanks for a great week
See you next year and 'Unbelieve It!'.
A VisitScotland spokeswoman said: "Everyone is fascinated by magic, regardless of age, and the programme should be a great draw for visitors and also people in Scotland with some fantastic performances and competitions."
On the first ever Magic Festival, Robin Harper MSP says: "Magic is an art form in its own right - it requires a sense of the dramatic, showmanship, consummate skill, inventiveness and mystery. There could be no better place for a festival of magic than Edinburgh itself."
