Alan Watson (magician)
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Alan Watson is a magician
living and performing in Auckland
, New Zealand
. He has performed at the Magic Castle more than 100 times.
He has been performing professionally for more than 30 years, and has won some of magic's highest awards and accolades (below).
Magic (illusion)
Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...
living and performing in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
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. He has performed at the Magic Castle more than 100 times.
He has been performing professionally for more than 30 years, and has won some of magic's highest awards and accolades (below).
Awards and honours
- 2006 - Grand Master of Magic
- 2006 - Order of Merlin - IBM International
- 2006 - The Golden Benny - Variety Artists Club of New Zealand
- 2005 - Presidential Citation from IBM International President
- 2005 - Best Mental Effect - Linking Ring Awards
- 2003 - Agnew Excellence Award - Variety Artist's Club of New Zealand
- 2002 - Dragon Award - J. Marberger Stuart Foundation (2002)
- 1999 - Scroll of Honour - Variety Artist's Club of New Zealand
- 1997 - Shure Golden Microphone - Most Professional Entertainer - Variety Artist's Club of New Zealand
- 1995 - Member of the Inner Magic Circle (MIMC) with Gold Star - Magic Circle England
- 1990 - 1st place Close-up - 22nd Australian Convention of Magicians
- 1982 - The Peter J. Shield Award - 18th Australian Convention of Magicians [for Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Mentalism]
- 4 times Top Close-up performer - New Zealand International Magic Conventions
- 6 times Top Children's Entertainer - New Zealand International Magic Conventions
- 4 times Benny Top Magician - Variety Artist's Club of New Zealand
Magic Publications
Alan has been featured in the following magic publications :- The Linking Ring - November 2006 - Front cover - Pages 35–40 plus 68-70
- The Linking Ring - July 2004 - Kiwi Magic, pages 83–107
- Magicana - August/September 2002 - Front cover, pages 8–11
- The Linking Ring - November 1998 - Front cover - Kiwi Magic, pages 87–105
- M.U.M. magazine - September 1997 - Watson family front cover - Kiwi Magic, pages 15–25
- The Magic Circular [UK] - December 1995 - Front cover - New Zealand special section, pages 223-230. Also in this edition Peter Blanchard wrote a double page spread on the Watson family "This Is Your Life", pages 234-235
- Genii Magazine [US] - October 1992 - Front cover - New Zealand special issue for which Alan compiled, pages 805-819
- Magicana - October/November 1989 - Front cover
- Magicana - July/August 1984 - Front Cover, pages 5–7
Television appearances
- 2007 - Studio 2 (NZ) (NZ children's show) - with granddaughter Aleshia.
- 2006 - Pacific Beat Street - with granddaughter Aleshia.
- 2006 - What Now? - with granddaughter Aleshia.
- 1996 - Good Morning
- 1996 - The Great Kiwi Magic Show (closeup section)