Created in 1999 by Lawrence Hass and produced by him, the Theory and Art of Magic program is an on-going series of educational events and conferences dedicated to promoting and celebrating the magical arts.
Larry's guest list
has included:
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David Blaine
Eugene Burger
John Carney
Marc DeSouza
James Hamilton
Hiawatha
Bill Kalush
Max Maven
Jeff McBride
René Lavand
Losander
Darwin Ortiz
Luna Shemada
Margaret Steele
Jim Steinmeyer
Jamy Ian Swiss
Juan Tamariz
Teller
(among others)
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In the program's initial manifestation at Muhlenberg College (1999-2009), world-leading magicians and theorists of magic came to campus as artists-in residence to perform astonishing magic, teach classes, and give philosophical talks on the nature of magic as an important human experience and as a performing art.
In addition, starting in 2006, the Theory and Art of Magic program created a special kind of conference on magic-one in which scholars of magic and performers of magic come together to share their work and experiences in a conference setting. Larry's conferences have been enormously successful, with attendance from magicians and scholars from all over the world.
 Since 2007, Larry has partnered with Jeff McBride to create the programming for Jeff's Magic and Meaning Conference in Las Vegas. To learn about this year's conference, please click here.
Larry is currently planning more Theory and Art of Magic events from his new home base at Austin College. To be added to his mailing list for announcements, please contact Larry at: lhass@austincollege.edu.
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