Conjuring 2024 evaluation

2024 – Conjuring A, Conjuring B & Conjuring C

Six day workshops at Sigtuna Folkhögskola
This is the results from the Conjuring workshops 2024.

Response rate: 95%.

36 of 38 participants responded to the survey.
Average points: 83.58 of 90.

Learning Objectives • Bonus • Course Design • Challenges • Safe space • Workload • Contributions • Venue • Satisfaction • Extra events • Teachers • Expectations • Value • Changes • Future • Final comments

Learning Objectives

Comments

I as a person am more of a thinker than a practitioner. For me the concept of the course was demanding but very helpful. Short, rule like theory and a lot of practical doing. I have really improved my competences.

I feel I gained tremendously from the course. The course has changed how I look at the tricks I do and how my current act is structured.

I really didn’t know precisely what to expect, I came with open mind wanting to learn more about magic theory and go really deep in to details.
I saw Tom´s lecture in Finland, few years ago about vectors in magic. I was really looking forward to learn more about those.
And I got what I was after and lot of other really interesting and useful knowledge.

If I hadn’t been to Trollkarlskollo in Kävlinge, almost everything had been new for me. Now, thanks to Tom’s participation there, I already knew some of the content.

I had studied with Leif and Tom before, but not in the depth that the course required. The discussions around the exercises with the other participants in the course were incredibly rewarding.

I particularly appreciated the opportunity to work on all those details that enhance the act as a whole (from the theatrical fundamentals needed on stage to the intelligent connection among pieces that would otherwise be isolated from each other).

It was stated we will learn about misdirection, brainstorming and team working. All was fullfilled. I have read about some of the techniques but never actually have put them in action before. I improved specific skills and learned new things

Initially, I found it challenging to envision what the course would entail, and I must admit that at the outset, I felt somewhat uncomfortable. However, I came to realize that pushing beyond one’s comfort zone was a fundamental aspect of the workshop. As the course progressed, the learning objectives became much clearer, and in retrospect, I can confidently say that they were indeed fulfilled.

The discomfort I experienced early on was actually an integral part of the learning process, enabling personal growth and skill development. While it took some time to fully grasp the connection between the course content and the stated objectives, by the conclusion of the workshop, I recognized how each element contributed to achieving those goals. This gradual understanding enhanced my appreciation for the thoughtfully designed curriculum and its relevance to the promised learning outcomes.

I think that the learning objectives were fulfilled as promised. My personal favorites were the brainstorming process and applying our new magical and theatrical “tools” we were taught.

Yes my magical knowledge and implementation was improved .

Perhaps my case is very specific: since you asked to start with A, we also applied there. However, I quickly realized that I already had most of the knowledge, as I had been doing magic for a long time, had studied many of the books and had already done comparable courses in Germany. Nevertheless, I enjoyed refreshing my knowledge and questioning what I had already learned.
Sometimes I would have liked the basics to be more homogeneous so that you could achieve results more quickly in the exercises (e.g. Basic Vanish, Palming a ball)

I really appreciated that it was a principles based education system. We were introduced to concepts that apply to many different forms of performance art, and then we were given tasks to put those principles into play and practice through whatever method we were able to come up with. I learned new techniques in magic both from my teachers as well as from my fellow course participants. I was given an opportunity to put my all into the course, which allowed me to take so much away from it.

I certainly improved my skills in terms of being creative and also learned new knowledge like “adding quality” to my moves, gestures etc.

The three Learning Objectives for this course were broad and clearly established the basis for growth. Each identified specific skills, methods and the goals of the course. Each Objective addressed critical terminology and learning points the student will need to both complete the course and move on to the next level of training.

Yes, with practice of the new concepts.

I learned to implement new magical methods into my work, and even develop these methods further.

I think the magic technique lessons were too short. We didn’t have time to delve into the subject, explore, and practice. It was more like an overview of the topic. More theoretical reflection from a practical perspective in a professional magician’s daily life. It’s fantastic to brainstorm and dive into different crazy ideas with Tom, so I’m sure everyone would enjoy it. In Leif’s lessons, the exercises might have been too difficult, or perhaps Leif didn’t explain well enough why each exercise was done. It felt like many of the exercises didn’t provide many ‘aha’ moments. Leif clearly knows a lot about the subject, and I would have loved to listen to his theories on performance, improvisation, acting, and how to practically apply these as a magician. The exercises, in my opinion, could have been more like the one we did on the first day, where we performed a routine and, under Leif’s guidance, improved it by enhancing expression and movement on stage.

This year in particular gave me the confidence to execute certain “moves” that I thought were not in my wheelhouse.

All lessons were useful in developing necessary skills and meet the learning objectives.

It feels like we’ve mostly refreshed topics from the A course

All classes, from vector previous years, to creating an act from nothing. everything was very good in bringing a new light into how one can do magic.

Felt that Conjuring B hit the ground running, and it was like Conjuring A had only been a few days ago rather than a whole year. Meeting old friends really helped, and those who had returned from previous years were absorbed into the group with ease. It made me feel at ease with the work and the expectations from myself.

Yes, very much so. The exercises that we do greatly help ingrain the concepts taught and make us better creators as we get to have fun and try creating magic. This happens in a safe space with an atmosphere of “nothing can go wrong — and if it does, it’ll just be fun”.

I did gain new knowledge and improved skills that were promised in advance. And that was only a minor part of what I learned!

Indeed. The content had specific sessions targeting the exact learning objectives. It was taught and also practiced.

False Solutions were actively used throughout the exercises, as well implementing our emotions and opinions.
Propmaking was very useful as it practical and I could implement directly in my routines.

The program was clear and all topics was covered well.

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