Finn Jon

Finn Jon
Born	Finn Johan Hauger Norway 1939
Nationality	Norwegian
Categories	Books by Finn Jon

Finn Jon (born 14th of March 1939), the stage name of Finn Johan Hauger, specialises on cabaret performance, and has revolutionised magic animation, psychokinesis and levitation, and he is considered the father of modern levitation magic. The inventor of several original effects and concepts, the most popular being Loops; invisible elastics used to animate and levitate objects close-up. His best effect would be the Dancing Tie, where a tie borrowed from the audience is "hypnotised" into a cobra, which crawls over the floor, rises to attack, and where Finn Jon is forced to kill it with a revolver; a show-stopper for nearly 40 years. Finn Jon has an original approach to both method and presentation, and in his commercial act does magic with cigars, soap bubbles and tennis balls.

Books

• The Dancing and Floating Cork (with Fred Kaps) (1972), published by Ken Brooke
• La Magie de Finn Jon (1984), published by Georges Proust, translated to english by Daniel Rhod, general parlour magic
• La Fil Élastique Invisible (1986), published by Georges Proust, translated to english by Daniel Rhod, magic with invisible elastic thread
• Magie Des Bulles (1988), published by Georges Proust, translated to english by Daniel Rhod, magic with soap bubbles

Prizes and awards

Finn Jon has received numerous prizes for his creative work, such as:

• Nordic Champion of Magic 1960
• Nordic Champion of Magic 1961
• Nordic Champion of Magic 1962
• Nordic Champion of Magic 1963
• Second price in World Championships of Magic 1964
• Eternal membership in Magiske Cirkel Norge 1979
• Mandrake D´Or 1992
• Creative Fellowship from Academy of Magical Arts 1995
• Honorary membership in Taikapiiri Magic Circle Finland 2012
• Performing Fellowship from Academy of Magical Arts 2012

In addition, he was a nominée Special Award for Theory and Philosophy av FISM (Fédération Internationale