Yianni Stamas talks about Magic Neighbors and the 4th Day of Christmas
Diversity of Holidays I just finished talking with my wife about “Four Calling Birds” and how in the 12 days of Christmas song the line used to be “Four Colly Birds.” If we were still performing regularly with the Magic Neighbors troupe doing New York Public Library performances, we might have integrated this fact and […]
When I was a Kid
Making it Through Childhood When I was a kid magic actually saved me. It became pretty clear to me early on that no one was driving this boat and I needed to rely on my own means of self medicating my youth. That solution was conjuring. Being a prestidigitator gave me a singular focus, and […]
The Magic of Magic
A Wide Reach A big motivator throughout my life has been conjuring. I am enamored with the idea that a magician is a producer, director and actor all in one. That in fact magic is one of the oldest art forms and still is strong today in terms of its wide reach as entertainment. Magic […]
Manhattan Magician Joins the Society of American Magicians
Although their website did not come until later, Magic Neighbors was founded as a performing arts troupe in 2009, putting on shows primarily in New York Public Library branches And from the very beginning, the theater projects Magic Neighbors took on had to do with, what else, magic. So, in keeping with the tradition of […]