Magic Research Group

06/02/2024

Magician friends, please share this link via your networks. It's a very exciting PhD Scholarship in Performance Magic (practice based) including conjuring, illusion, applied, and the digital. (offering a fee-waiver with an annual bursary at full UKRI level for 3 years).

The School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Huddersfield are pleased to announce a PhD studentship in practice-based performance magic research

03/04/2023

New blog post on witnessing the Davenports in Huddersfield 1865

A writer’s real work is the endless winnowing of sentences, The relentless exploration of possibilities, The effort, over and over again, to see in what you started out to say The possibility of so…

03/03/2023

Have you had a chance to read the new articles in our Journal?

06/09/2022

On Thursday 29th September, The Magic Research Group presents a work in progress presentation of Unbreakable.

A show where two experts in their own respective fields work together to explore what makes or breaks the art of Magic.

Showtimes;

5.00pm-6.00pm

6:30pm-7:30pm

8.00pm-9.00pm

The format for this work in progress event will comprise of a performance of Unbreakable followed by a magician and audience Q&A to discuss and give feedback on the work.

This is a free event for ages 16+

We hope to see you there!

Two experts in their own respective fields work together to explore what makes or breaks the art of Magic.

31/01/2022

Did you know that Performance Magic is a priority area of research at our place? Book to find out more with Dr Ben Spatz (Research Degrees in Drama Dance Performance) – Wednesday 23 Feb, 4.30pm -

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10/09/2021

Registration is now open for the launch of the short film ‘Séance: A View Through the Veil’, by Ashton Carter and Nik Taylor, directed by David Crowley

This is an online event including the film, a discussion and a Q&A

https://mediaofmediumship.stir.ac.uk/2021/09/08/event-launch-seance-a-view-through-the-veil-ashton-carter-magic-and-dr-nik-taylor-in-collaboration-with-david-crowley-steel-films/

07/05/2021

It's been a little quiet here recently. However, Dr Nik Taylor did manage to present online for the Lines of Flight seminar series.; Hiding the Elephant in the Room - Performance Magic and Practice Research. He has transcribed it to his blog. This is the text only, the video with slides should be available soon on the official site.

A transcription of a research seminar delivered 31/03/21 Thank you for inviting me to speak.And to speak on an aspect of my work that I never expected to speak about.The practice element of my rese…

05/10/2020

The University of Huddersfield has one 50% fee waiver available for a postgraduate research student in Drama, Theatre and Performance.Start date: 18 January 2021.We will prioritize PhD applications…

05/10/2020

The University of Huddersfield has one 50% fee waiver available for a postgraduate research student in Drama, Theatre and Performance.

Start date: 18 January 2021.

We will prioritize PhD applications in the following areas of staff expertise:

• Disability, theatre and performance

• Aging in literature and performance

• Gothic and horror in dramatic performance

• Performance magic in practice and culture

Other areas of research may also be considered. The deadline for fee waiver proposals is 23 October. The standard deadline (not eligible for the fee waiver) is 20 November.

Research students receiving a 50% fee waiver will be expected to contribute 40 hours per year in support of teaching, research, recruitment activity, or administration.

Further guidance and application information:

https://research.hud.ac.uk/research-degrees/researchscholarships/mhmscholarships/

11/08/2020

Hi there! I am currently a first year PhD student at the School of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield. My research looks at citizens' role in shaping their built environment and in the future I aspire to be an expert in my research field. I have studied and practised arch...

27/07/2020

The New Normal As you will know, The Journal of Performance Magic (see here) is currently accepting academic papers that attempt to uncover some of the crucial themes and key issues facing contempo…

27/07/2020

The Journal of Performance Magic is seeking magician's responses to COVID-19. How has the pandemic affected your practice? We've set-up a quick form for responses. Our contact email and website are in the form's description. We're looking forward to hearing from you! https://forms.gle/SdqnrNTBVPxrF7eU7