Magic and Mystery School

GENERAL SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES PACIFIC)

Friday, October 23, 2020:  2:00-3:30pm:  Opening Party

Saturday and Sunday, October 24-25, 2020:  10:00am to 4:30pm.

Held on the ZOOM platform; available afterwards ON DEMAND to all registrants.

It is our pleasure to announce that the Mystery School’s annual Homecoming event—the Magic and Meaning Conference—will be happening this year, and it will be ONLINE.

The Magic and Meaning Conference has been our community’s time to gather together, re-connect, and re-charge our love of magic that matters.  And yet, throughout the pandemic, the Magic & Mystery School has built upon its long experience with the Zoom platform to design and deliver online programs, courses, and seminars that have achieved very high quality. We have been busy applying some of what we've learned to come up with creative solutions to make sure this year's event will be an appropriate and exciting celebration of our 30th year!

Raising Your Spirits in a Time of Darkness. An Online Conference Experience.

Dates:  November 6 (12:00 to 1:30pm), November 7 (11:00-3:00pm), and November 8 (11:00-3:00pm). ALL TIMES PACIFIC

All sessions will be recorded and available for registrants to view/download for two months.

Dedicated to the Memory and Spirit Theater of Eugene Burger

They said it couldn’t be done. Holding a séance online? “Preposterous!” Yet some of the top minds in the world of spirit theater, séance, and Bizarre Magick will gather in an online circle to share their stories and journey together into a world of shadows and candle-lit mysteries... And when the candles are extinguished, these spirits will emerge enlightened, armed with messages of hope and courage for these challenging times.

Join us for this 3-day adventure from darkness to light, as we explore the history and mystery of the performing arts of seance and bizarre magic with some of world’s leading mystery entertainers.

DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE'VE MOVED THIS YEAR'S MASTER CLASS FOR MENTALISM ONLINE, REDUCED IT'S PRICE, AND MADE SEVERAL NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SCHEDULE. STUDENTS REGISTERED FOR THE LIVE VERSION OF THIS CLASS, LONG SOLD OUT, HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND GIVEN THEIR OPTIONS FOR THIS NEW CLASS.

To be specific: on Thursday we will meet for a party, special Zoom show, and discussion from 3:00-5:00pm PACIFIC, and on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, we will meet from 10:00-3:00pm PACIFIC.

In response to many requests and because of extraordinary demand, we are delighted to present this Master Class aimed exclusively at mentalists. Jeff McBride's Master Class is the premier program in contemporary magic where YOU and your performance take center stage in a safe and supportive setting.

At this Special Master Class, all of the performances, talks, and breakout sessions are focused on the performing art of MENTALISM. Regular faculty members Jeff McBride and Dr. Larry Hass will share their thoughts on Mentalism and Mystery Entertainment. And our Special Guest for the Class will once again be ROSS JOHNSON, perhaps the most successful corporate mentalist in the United States. This is a RARE opportunity to learn from Ross, because he does not write books and rarely speaks to groups of mentalists. We are thrilled to be able to spend several days with him finding out what has made him so successful.

This is an exciting opportunity, and it will sell out quickly. We hope that you will join us this November 12-15, 2020, on ZOOM!

Taught online on the Zoom platform. three Tuesdays, Nov. 17,  24 and Dec. 1 at 5 pm Pacific (8 pm Eastern). Each session 90 minutes plus Q & A. All sessions will be recorded and available to registrants for 2 months following the end of the class.

Special Guests to be announced momentarily.

Magic is so much more than tricks. To lift your performances above the level of "here's another trick," and into the realm of "a magical experience," you need all the tools of the actor -- character, believabilty, heightened emotion, and showmanship. Tobias Beckwith's book Beyond Deception, Vol. 1 has already inspired thousands of magicians to create more meaningful, more powerful experiences for their audiences. His experience as a director and acting teacher, combined with his deep knowledge of magic gained from 30 years working with Jeff McBride, Marco Tempest, and others, is now available via this class to you. Pariticipants will receive a .pdf version of Beyond Deception as part of your class materials. Jeff McBride has long been among the most exciting of magical artists, with a strong background in mask, mime and other performance disciplines. His book The Show Doctor continues to be a best seller. Beyond that, McBride is widely considered to be the best teacher of magic alive today.

A Journey to the Heart & Soul of Magic

Three Consecutive Saturdays, November 21, 28 and Dec. 5 / 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time

Your LIFE: is filled with stories

Your STORY: Is what makes you unique 

Your MAGIC: Can enhance and empower your stories

Learn the essential secrets of enhancing YOUR personal stories with magic!

Experience the world’s greatest magicians, sharing their most meaningful stories!

Jeff will guide you through video archives, personal stories and exciting performance routines that he will teach you to illustrate and enhance your personal story-telling magic.  In this course, we will focus on three major aspects of the creative process.

• Telling Your Personal Story: Finding Your Character & Presentation Style
• Magic as Visual Metaphor: Selecting Magic Effects to Empower and Embellish Your Story
• Making Meaningful Connections: Techniques of the Masters to Touch the Heart and Soul

This three-day Seminar is specially designed for physicians and other health care providers, including nurses, therapists, and alternative medicine practitioners.


The Seminar is taught by Jeff McBride and Larry Hass, Ph.D., two of the world’s leading magicians, and Ricardo Rosenkranz, M. D., who has pioneered a revolutionary Magic and Medicine teaching program at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

During this special 3-day class, Jeff and guest teacher Mario Morris will share the real secrets of performing STREET MAGIC.  They will share their insights born of years of experience and also special magic effects that are best suited for today's street magic venues. During this Class, both real "STREET PERFORMANCE" and "STREET MAGIC FOR TELEVISION" will be covered.

You will have three days of intense learning and great fun with street magic, including the opportunity to perform before real "street" audiences in various locales around Las Vegas.  Click below for the extended description and schedule.

Live and In Person in Las Vegas!

Magic Master Class is the premiere magic educational experience in the world. It involves personalized instruction at the McBride House of Mystery in a small-group setting. It is designed so that each attendee takes their magic and their magic business to the next level.

In response to popular demand, the Magic & Mystery School offers seven-day Master Classes. This means there will be more time with Jeff and Larry (and sometimes Tobias) as well as special teaching units from world-leading teachers of magic. The seven-day class also includes a ticket for a major Las Vegas magic show, such as Mac King, and relaxed time for questions with the star. There will also be two events to which you may bring a guest or family member.

Hosted by the Magic & Mystery School Faculty, the Magic and Meaning Conference is an annual gathering of magicians, scholars, public speakers, professionals from many areas, and performers of diverse arts. It is for anyone who loves magic, storytelling, the philosophy of magic, and who wants to think about magic in new ways.

Attendance is strictly limited to 80 people so we can create a friendly, interactive community of learning and performing.