Ryan Joyce born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is an Award Winning magician/illusionist who performs mostly in Canada but also internationally in such countries as The United Arab Emirates [1] and India. His interest in magic began at six years old when received his first Houdini magic kit for Christmas. He performed his first professional show at the age 12. At age 13 he won a magic scholarship to Tannen's Magic Camp in Long Island, New York and continued to perform through his high school years and developed his own show Incantation at Centre Wellington District High School in Fergus, ON . He registered for University but had to withdraw his application when his shows touring schedule conflicted with the University school year. He planned on re-registering the following year but never did as his touring reached the national level. He currently travels Canada [2] hauling a stage crew, show cast and some 8000 lbs of equipment with him performing over 120 shows each year. He works particularly with principal assistant and dancer Kendra Hughes.[3]
Awards
Second Place - Canadian Association of Magicians Stage Competition (2001), Slydini Scholarship Award
References
- ^ http://youtube.com/watch?v=QfhjtWy60sk
- ^ http://www.ryanjoyce.com/magic/GuelphMercury2003.jpg
- ^ Ryan Joyce official site. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
