Like magic, conjuring makes a comeback

From Adelaide Fringe to Sydney Opera House, magic is having a renaissance on Australian stages – but why?

1 Mar 2022 14:56

Daniel Herborn

Magic

Magician Cath Jamison’s shows are are ‘all about connection’, something we need more than ever post-pandemic. Image supplied

For Australian magician Dom Chambers, whose performances on shows like America’s Got Talent have racked up more than 100 million YouTube views, the social media age has been a boon for magic.

Tim Ellis, a performer of some 49 years’ experience and Festival Director of the Melbourne Magic Festival, believes that the popularity of magic is cyclical and currently on an upswing.

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Daniel Herborn is a journalist and novelist based in Sydney. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The Saturday Paper, The Monthly, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and others. He has also practised law at an Intellectual Property firm specialising in creative industries clients.