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Escorial Convention

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Escorial, "Joumadas Cartomagias" (Days of Card Magic), is an annual invitation-only card magic convention where the top European card workers meet in the small village of El Escorial, Spain.

Originally hosted by Juan Tamariz, starting in the 1974, it is sponsored by the Escuela Mágicas de Madrid, one of Spain’s elite magic club.

Reinhard Muller created some of the programs for the events, as well as David Solomon.

Each year they select topics to discuss.

Topics

  • 1974: Double-Lifts, Flourishes. Production and Shuffles and Stage Card Magic.
  • 1985: Ace Assembly
  • 1986: Estimation, Card Cases
  • 1988: Glimpses
  • 1989: Gray Code
  • 1990: Card Indexes, Culling and Stocking
  • 1999: Matt Schulien - Eddie Fechter, A Comparison
  • 2000: Edward Marlo Deck Switches
  • 2001: The Punch Deal
  • 2002: Marlo Miracle Deck
  • 2003: The Elevator Card Trick