About Formation of Phantoms
How Magicians Used Science to Create Ghosts
A special Halloween edition of Science Pub with Danny
Schreiber, aka The Historical Conjurer, award-winning Victorian magician and
magic historian.
About the lecture
Throughout history, theatre performances have created the
illusion of ghosts or spirits on stage through clever engineering and the use
of optical physics. Magicians in later years took these techniques to perfect
the magic of stage phantoms, often calling themselves conjurors. In the spirit
of the season, local award-winning magician Danny Schreiber will examine some
of the tricks, technology, and secrets used by these innovators to haunt our
imaginations.
About the Speaker
Danny
Schreiber is an award winning full-time magician, magic historian,
lecturer, and instructor for new magicians based out of Portland, Oregon under
the moniker Professor DR Schreiber, The Historical Conjurer. His
performances evoke the spirit of early 18th and 19th conjuring and have been
enjoyed by corporate, private, and public audiences around the globe for over
20 years. He is a proud member of the Academy of Magical Arts (Magic
Castle) and a member of the Society of American Magicians Portland
Assembly. He is also a former cast member at Disneyland and frequent
historical re-enactor.
