An Indonesian Magician
Performed A Magic Show in The 9th Asian Magic Association Magic Convention
Published: 1st of October 2012, Monday
The 9th Asian Magic Association Convention commenced on Friday afternoon, the 14th of
September 2012. Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte’s welcome speech
officially opened the magic convention. The mayor made the
opening ceremony magical when red flowers instantly bloomed from a green plant
as she slowly waved a fan over it. The opening ceremony introduced the
presidents of each magic organization in Asian Magic Association (AMA)
and the guest star performers for the Asian Stars of Magic.
Conventioneers were entertained with traditional Philippines dances and music
while enjoying delicious lunch buffet from the Davao City Mayor.
The Close Up Magic Competition began soon after the opening ceremony.AMA General
Secretary Albert Tam and Convention Chairman Cris Castro officially
opened the magic competition. Magic Competition in the 9th AMA Magic Convention consisted of Close Up Magic, Stage Magic, and Junior (Youth) Magic Cup.
Six Filipino magicians participated in the Close Up Magic Competition. On
September 15, seventeen magicians (two Taiwanese magicians, two South Korean
magicians, and the remaining were Filipino magicians) participated in Stage
Magic Competition. Three Thai magicians, two Filipino magicians, and a Malaysian
magician competed for the Junior (Youth) Magic Cup on September 16.
Magic Dealers Room was the earliest
program during the magic convention. It opened for business at 9:00 am every
day on the third floor of Pinnacle hotel. Fifteen magic dealers participated
in the 9th AMA Convention.Magic dealers from China were
Jie Li World Magic Limited and Panda Magic, from Hong Kong was Sky Magic, from
India was Maru Impex, from Indonesia were Java
Magic and XRisto Magic, from Iran were Black
Magic and Tora Magic, from Japan were Fukai and Seo Magic Inc, from Republic of
Korea were JL Magic and Magic Artist, and from Thailand were Bangkok Fantasy,
Mamada, and Siam Magic.
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| Silvan Prayogo (magician from Indonesia, Semarang city) wears Batik and Magical Blangkon (Indonesian head wear) during his magic show in the Asian Stars of Magic (the 9th AMA magic convention), University of Mindanao Matina Gym, 15th September 2012 |
Java Magic was the first
Indonesian magic dealer to introduce magic properties with Indonesian cultural
touch such as the Batik
Egg Bag, the Batik
Blendo Bag, the Skippy
Cube with Batik motifs, and Magical
Blangkon (the Indonesian traditional
head wear). Java Magic was the first to
introduce Magical Blangkon internationally.
It immediately received great response. Magical Blangkon and Batik Blendo Bag
were first publicly performed by Silvan Prayogo on the second day of the Asian Stars of Magic.
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| Silvan Prayogo (Indonesian magician) performed juggling during his magic show in the Asian Stars of Magic |
The 9th AMA Convention allocated a time slot on the 17th of
September 2012 afternoon for Magic Dealer magic shows.
This was an opportunity for magic dealers to demonstrate their magic products
and made final sales to conventioneers. Java Magic took this
opportunity to demonstrate the Bunny Bucket, The Magical Blangkon, The Batik Egg Bag, The Batik Blendo Bag, and the Skippy Cube.
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| Certificate for Silvan Prayogo as one of the guest star magicians to perform in the Asian Stars of Magic. |
Magic lectures by Mr. Danny
Cole, Mr. Fukai, and Mr. Tim Ellis educated
conventioneers about magic techniques and showmanship. Mr. Fukai introduced
some interesting magic properties such as the silk to flower fast
transformation, the remote – control less UFO, and bun to burger transformation
gag. Mr.Danny Cole shared a process of inventing an original magic
show routine. For example, a magician must start by imagining
the magic effect he wants to
achieve. Then, the routine design continues into research and experimental
stage using cheap materials to roughly realize the effect. Mr. Danny Cole also
shared some magic techniques such as magically vanish a coin and producing a
tie. Mr. Tim Ellis once again shared his FISM – winning cups and
ball act. Tim Ellis also taught us an important strategy to approach a group of
strangers to watch our close up magic show.
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| Curtain Call after magic shows in the Asian Stars of Magic (Silvan Prayogo is the sixth from the right) |
Asian Stars of Magic on the 14th and
15th of September 2012 in the University of Mindanao
Matina Gym showcased the best magic shows of magicians from Asia, Australia, Europe,
and the USA. They were:
- The
awesome MC duo: Cynthia Jymmes O. Infiesto (Philippines)
and Vincent Tan (Malaysia).
- Albert
Tam (Hong Kong) performed a fun comedy interaction
with audiences using straight jacket.
- Tim
Ellis (Australia) performed the never ending card count
magic rap and the slow motion linking rings magic.
- Cris
Castro (Philippines) performed various comedy magic with
children volunteers such as the long paper streamer production from his
mouth, the unbalanced chair suspension magic, and colorful canes
productions magic.
- D’
Wujiman (Philippines) performed
the “cups and ball” magic routine and magical fast food production from a
flat menu.
- Renee Quindoza
Mucha and Richie R. Javier (Philippines)
performed various comedy magic acts that ended with a huge Philippines
flag production.
- Mark
Yong and Pinky Loo (Malaysia)
performed the rapid colorful costumes change magic.
- Jordan
Gomez (France) performed the CDs and M & Ms packs
manipulation magic.
- Fukai and Kimika (Japan)
performed the colorful umbrella (parasol) productions.
- Danny
Cole and Stacey (USA) performed “the
color–changing tie and jacket” magic, the invisible chair illusion, and
the self -repairing electric fan. Danny Cole also performed a CD
manipulation routine nicely combined with music / sound effect.
- Mikael
Szanyiel (France) performed
hilarious comedy magic act as a music conductor. He also amused audiences
with Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk dance.
- Yu
Ho Jin (Republic of Korea), champion of 2012 FISM in UK,
performed his 2012 FISM – winning, elegant, card manipulation routine.
- James
Infiesto, Skye Bangoy Dionela,
and Christy Infiesto [Jam] (Philippines) performed
the illusion box where a woman stepped into the box and then swords were
inserted into the box.
- Silvan Prayogo (Indonesia)
performed the multiplying bottles magic, ball manipulation, the Magical Blangkon (Indonesian
headwear), Batik Blendo Bag, and the
colorful feathered rings magic.
- Arnold
Allanigui (Philippines) performed
ventriloquist magic. Audiences were amazed when he simultaneously combined
two voices. Thus, his ventriloquist doll looked alive.
The Asian Stars of Magic also featured an
acrobatic show and a magic – themed modern dance by young Filipinos. The end of
each Asian Stars of Magic session
was a good opportunity for audiences to meet, greet, and pose together with the
guest performers.
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| Silvan Prayogo with Mr. Cris Castro (Filipino magician and one of AMA chairmen) |
Leisure times were great opportunity for
conventioneers to meet old friends, make new friends, talk about magic, and
perform spontaneous magic shows for general public (magic jam). Three magic
jams held in the evening were in Pagcor casino (14th of
September 2012), Abreeza shopping mall (15th of September
2012), and the Blue Jaz resort island (16th of September 2012).
Each conventioneer received a PHP (Philippines Pisos) 500 coupon to gamble at
Pagcor casino. I won once (PHP 500) and lost once (PHP 500) on a Black Jack
table. Bummer! I should've stopped the first time. During dinner at Blue Jaz
resort, I listened to a valuable lesson from General Secretary Albert Tam about
fire magic safety that is often underestimated. For example, it is dangerous to
tightly pack a confetti launcher because it can explode into shrapnel, taking a
good care of doves especially when fire is involved, watch out for confetti
materials, etc.
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| Silvan Prayogo (Indonesian magician) poses next to his photo in the Asian Stars of Magic poster |
The Davao City
Government provided shuttle buses
to take conventioneers around such as to the magic jam and Asian Stars
of Magic sites. The shuttle buses were escorted by policemen in
motorcycles to ensure our safety and punctual arrival time to destinations.
Since siren (“Wang – Wang”) was not allowed in the Philippines (except for fire
fighters and ambulances), the policemen in motorcycles used hand signals
to wave cars, trucks, and other vehicles away so that our shuttle buses
smoothly pushed through Davao city traffic. Magic?
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| Silvan Prayogo and magician friends after magic show of The Asian Stars of Magic |
The 9th AMA
Convention ended on the 17th of
September 2012 with the Closing Ceremony. The ceremony also declared the magic
competition winners. The Close Up Magic Competition winners
(all from the Philippines) were:
- Champion: Anthony
Andres.
- The
first runner up: Richard Javier
- The
second runner up: Crizz Sazz Nunez
The Junior (Youth) Stage
Magic Competition winners were:
- Champion: Thirawat
Kongnugul from Thailand.
- The
first runner up: Kevin Bautista from the Philippines.
- The
second runner up: Gelvin Chee from Malaysia
The Stage Magic
Competition winners were:
- Champion: Po
Cheng Lai from Taiwan
- The
first runner up: Lee Ki Wan from Republic of Korea
- The
second runner up: Park Jong Won from Republic of Korea
Congratulations to all winners of the 9th AMA
Convention magic competition.
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| Java Magic table in the dealers room (Pinnacle Hotel), the 9th AMA Convention |
The 9th AMA Convention has shown awesome dedication and hard work of magicians, magic
organizations, citizens, and government of Philippines to host AMA convention
for the first time despite all obstacles. I am honored and grateful to follow
through the preparation and implementation of the magic convention program. My
great time in the Philippines did not end in Davao. I continued to feel the
hospitality, friendship, and passion in magic from Filipino magicians in Manila
during the Inner Magic Club gathering to celebrate the 9th AMA magic Convention success.
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| Silvan Prayogo (Indonesian magician) and Prof. Jose Leonidas (Filipino magician) wear Magical Blangkon |
Information and photos are also available
in Java Magic website: www.javamagiccenter.com.
Please don't forget to check out our magic properties merchandise too.
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| Silvan Prayogo, Dr. Magic, and Mrs. Aika wear Magical Blangkon in the dealers room (Pinnacle Hotel) |
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| Certificate for Java Magic as one of the Official Magic Dealer during the 9th AMA Convention in Davao, Philippines. |
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