Lawrence Hass is a philosophy professor with a passionate commitment to the art of magic. This distinctive combination has given rise to a series of activities, projects, and programs that celebrates the intelligence of the magical arts and brings them to a wider audience.
In his position as Professor of Philosophy at Muhlenberg College, Larry is an award-winning teacher of phenomenology, aesthetics, magic performance, and magic theory. He is also the Founding Director of the Theory and Art of Magic program—an ongoing educational symposium that brings the world's greatest magicians to campus to perform, lecture, and teach about their amazing art.
In his role as a teacher, writer, and philosopher of magic, Larry's work has been featured in many leading national and international media outlets, including The New York Times, USAToday, The Associated Press, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and on The Discovery Channel. He has also developed a reputation among magicians as an inspiring teacher about how to make magic performances more powerful, meaningful, and self-expressive.
As one might expect from this list of activities, Larry is also an extremely accomplished magician. He has performed his astonishing, artful magic in venues from Las Vegas to the East Coast, both on the stage and close up.
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