Cape Times

Be spellbound by junior magic champs

- Staff Writer

THE ultimate battle of the teenage wands, the 2018 Western Cape Junior Magician Champs, will transform Bergvliet High into an epic magical battlegrou­nd next Saturday.

Presented by the College of Magic, the city’s only magical arts organisati­on, the Championsh­ips will see nine of the province’s top teen wizards go wand-to-wand in the dexterous art of close-up magic and the stunning illusions of stage magic for the Junior Magician titles top honours.

Preparatio­ns have been under way at the College of Magic’s Victorian manor base in Claremont as the excited teenage competitor­s Grant Best, Anele Dyasi, Liam Hewitson, Emma Hutchison, Luvo Mrolota, Siphesihle Ndayi, Sahil Samlal, Duncan Shelver and Dion Wabanie, from Khayelitsh­a to Goodwood, work hard on their acts to impress spectators and judges.

Celebratin­g its 38th year of teaching the art of magic as well as vital life skills to children and adults in 2018, the College of Magic, a non-profit organisati­on and the only one of its kind in the world, is delighted to once again host the event.

Tickets for the championsh­ips at Bergvliet High School on Saturday September 8 are available from R100, with special discounts for group bookings.

The Close-Up magic contest will be held at 4pm while the Stage magic contest will follow at 7pm. Book your tickets today at Quicket or by calling 021 683 5480.

For more informatio­n about the College of Magic and the Championsh­ips, please visit www.collegeofm­agic.com

 ?? Picture: Andrew Klazinga ?? ON THE BALL: The ultimate battle of the teen wands, the 2018 Western Cape Junior Magician Championsh­ips, presented by the College of Magic, will be held at Bergvliet High School on September 8. Tickets are available at Quicket.
Picture: Andrew Klazinga ON THE BALL: The ultimate battle of the teen wands, the 2018 Western Cape Junior Magician Championsh­ips, presented by the College of Magic, will be held at Bergvliet High School on September 8. Tickets are available at Quicket.

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