There’s a 100-person magic gathering going on right now. Headliners include Danny Garcia, Nick Diffatte, Mike Caveney, Tina Lenert, and David Williamson. It happens every year, and I'm about to give you the inside scoop.
We can't forget to mention Kalin and Jinger, Mark Calabrese, Matt Holzclaw, Rachel Wax, Adam Rubin, and Alex Boyce. And Ryan Plunket, Derek Hughes, and Harrison Greenbaum. The list goes on.
The event is the 50th anniversary of Tannen’s Magic Camp. 100 young magicians are gathered at Bryn Mawr College outside of Philadelphia for a nonstop week of learning magic.
For those who have never been, it’s quite a spectacle. Head to the lobby of the dorm that everyone shares, and young magicians are already practicing tricks (often before 8 am). Later, they’ll participate in workshops like “levitation secrets” and “crafting miracles.” They’ll sit in a class where David Williamson teaches the top change, and Kalin and Jinger teach how to use music in your act. It legitimately feels like Hogwarts, especially because of the architecture of Bryn Mawr College.
But the big theme of the week is family. More than half the staff went to Tannen’s as campers, and get to give back to today’s young magicians. Remember, not only do counsellors not get paid, they often construct ridiculous travel schedules just to share the love. Harrison Greenbaum, for example, finished headlining his Vegas show, Mad Apple, on Tuesday night at 11 PM. He then caught a 12:40 am red-eye to Philadelphia and proceeded to stay awake the entire day and headline the evening show at camp.
