Seth Raphael, MIT-trained magician
Seth Raphael is a Portland magician who will be doing a full-blown version of his "technology or magic?" show at the Hollywood Theater this Saturday, July 11th at 7:15PM. This is a warm-up for a performance at the TED conference, so get him before the malarial venture capitalists get to him first. Tickets are $10.
MagicSeth's groundbreaking magic features a psychic website, a card trick done over instant messenger, and a time machine. His performance pushes the boundaries of magic and technology, discarding the silk handkerchiefs of his predecessors and embracing the machines that fill our daily life.
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zikman
#1 – 2:17 PM July 8, 2009
this guy better be good, because previous magicians at TED pretty much sucked
Anonymous Anonymous
#2 – 7:35 PM July 8, 2009
of course he'll be good, just look at that goatee and spiffy hat, you can't sport those and be a bad magician, it's just not possible.
never trust a clean-shaven magician.
Rickyneck
#3 – 7:43 PM July 8, 2009
Great magician!!!!
"Seth Raphael shows how easily the trained magician can enter the world of objective data and transform it to entertaining mischief. Seth fooled me, and I enjoyed every second."
Gigi
#4 – 12:03 AM July 9, 2009
My old classmate!
He is awesome. You will not be disappointed.
clockbound
#5 – 4:42 AM July 9, 2009
Well, this is surprising.
I went to college with Seth. Strangely enough he's only one of two Hampshire College graduates to be named a TED fellow this year, the other being Alex Petroff of Working Villages International. Should be an interesting conference this year.
wakeupsilver
#6 – 9:18 AM July 9, 2009
Hey. I first met Seth at MIT. The guy is completely amazing. He learns new programming languages the way an alcoholic learns to down a new drink, and he creates new magic tricks like an improv jazz musician playing a solo. See him on the big stage, but more importantly get some time with him to start to see how "anything is possible."