Magician Rene Lavand To Mystify Audiences
Magician Réne Lavand will astonish audiences as he joins Muhlenberg College for three performances in the Theory and Art of Magic: Series II. On October 23, "René Lavand, Magic from the Soul" (with translation from Spanish to English) will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Center for the Arts.Tuesday, October 8, 2002 11:40 AM
Magician Réne Lavand will astonish audiences as he joins Muhlenberg College for three performances in the Theory and Art of Magic: Series II. On October 23, "René Lavand, Magic from the Soul" (with translation from Spanish to English) will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Center for the Arts. On October 24, there is a free afternoon talk titled "A Magical Conversation with Rene Lavand" from 4:30-6 p.m. in Seegers 108-110. Finally, "René Lavand, Magia del Alma," in Spanish only, will be October 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Tickets for the evening shows are available through the Box Office, 484-664-3333.
Réne Lavand, coming to us from Tandil, Argentina, is known as one of the greatest living artists to perform magic with playing cards. Due to a car accident as a young boy and loss of use of his right hand, Lavand has created his card magic from scratch, having to re-define highly sophisticated sleight of hand technique for performance with one hand. He has received innumerable awards for his magic, and been the featured performer at every major national and international magic convention. His work has landed him appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, the Johnny Carson Show and World's Greatest Magic. Finally, Lavand's techniques and performances have been the subject of his many books and videotapes for magicians, including Magic From the Soul (1993) and The Mysteries of My Life (1998).
Still to come in The Theory and Art of Magic: Series II are performers Robert E. Neale, Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, and Abbi Spinner. For more information, visit www.muhlenberg.edu/cultural/magic.
