Magician Lee Cohen (image supplied)
Most of us have experienced the magic show of childhood birthday parties: all top hats, white rabbits and cheesy banter, or perhaps the glittering Vegas-style productions featuring floating women, scantily clad assistants, and disappearing guests.
We rarely think of either as art. But just as bad dance, bad theatre and bad singing can scarcely be called art, the same is true of magic. ‘And the problem is that most people don’t actually get to see good magic,’ said Tim Ellis, Artistic Director of the Melbourne Magic Festival
