Joanie Spina Magic Director

Mother’s Day Lecture at the Magic Castle

joanie — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:02:46 +0000

It’s Women’s Week at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. Liberty Larsen, Sophie Evans, Suzanne, Luna Shimada, and Juliana Chen are just a few of the women performing there this week. I will be lecturing on Sunday afternoon. Come on down!

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Women In Magic conference August on Cape Cod

joanie — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:54:29 +0000

I’m so excited to be part od the Women in Magic Conference and Cape Cod Magic Festival

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Ghost The Musical video Today show 4/22/12

joanie — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:42:08 +0000

On the Today show…Watch Paul Kieve’s brilliant illusion of Sam passing through a solid door. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/47133512#47133512

NY Times Article on Ghost The Musical

joanie — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:11:13 +0000

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/22/theater/ghost-crosses-over-in-form.html

GHOST The Musical in NYC

joanie — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:54:33 +0000

I am assisting Paul Kieve with the show GHOST The Musical on Broadway . Paul has designed all the illusions and effects in the show in London and was brought to NY to create the Broadway version. I am honored and excited to be working with Paul and on Broadway.

Directions Column Magic Magazine 2012

joanie — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:38:08 +0000

During the year 2012, the Directions column will be a new format. The video and column will stand alone of one another rather than having the same content. Their subject will be the same but the info offered within will be different.

Normally you must be a Magic Magazine subscriber to view the video, but the first month is open to all.

Check it out

http://www.magicmagazine.com/demos-downloads/directions/2012_01_entrance.html

missing links to videos.

joanie — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:29:39 +0000

I am not sure why videos won’t play on the videos page so here at links to them on vimeo.

Copperfield Choreography

Carnival of Wonders

Eclipse

Dualing Magicians

Magic Live 2009 Lecture Excerpt

Magic Castle Lecture Excerpt

Curiosity

Color Changing Gloves & Dance

Race for the Cure Las Vegas 2011

joanie — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:46:46 +0000

Every year I shoot an edit a video capturing Race day. Here is this year’s video….

Nobu & Masaya

joanie — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:31:10 +0000

In July 2011,Dr Shigeru Tashiro brought two of his magic students,

Masaya Yamane and Nobuo Kamizuru, to Las Vegas.

Dr. Tashiro booked sessions with me with both young magicians.

We worked at my studio. I was so impressed with them I wrote an article about our experience.

You can see their acts before we started working and the changes we made.

I worked with each young man for only four hours.
You can see the videos at http://www.magicmagazine.com/demos-downloads/directions/2011_09_masaya_before.html

The It Factor Live

joanie — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:44:16 +0000

Nov 2011

Just back from Brad Ross’ The It Factor Live in New Jersey.

I did two workshops and a lecture with a wonderful group of performers. Brad Ross offered lectures and marketing advice. Michael Goudeau did a lecture about comedy writing and performing. A good time was had by all.