Blog | Magician David Hirata

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Just for fun: a card trick for Picasso

...or, at least, I like to think Picasso would've approved. Most magicians have "hobby tricks"--tricks they work on, sometimes for years,...

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Japanese magicians and the magic of Fred Schodt

I've been spending a week here back in my old stomping grounds of Northern California, performing my theatrical magic show, "A Box...

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Juggling culture in Tonga!

My friend Paprika Leaverton is a magician, juggler and award-winning documentary filmmaker. "The Queen's Influence" is her movie about...

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"Wonderful Being" podcast: magic, wonder and science

My friend Catherine Barnes hosts a great podcast, "Wonderful Being' where she interviews artists of all stripes, including the occasional...

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Seattle's Longest Running Magic Show

If there's one thing I love more than magic, it's a good book. So it's great fun for me to be part of the ongoing monthly magic series...