Mark Kalin and Jinger
American magicians duo
Mark Kalin and Jinger Leigh are an award-winning American magic couple known for large-scale stage shows and for appearances on network television specials.
Jinger is both an on-stage and business partner to husband Kalin. In 1997, they formed Supreme Entertainment Productions and produced Before Your Very Eyes, a themed revue that played at Trump's Marina in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1999, together with comedy magician Jeff Hobson, they staged the magic-illusion show Carnival of Wonders.[1] The show won awards and prompted Magic Magazine to draw comparisons with Le Roy, Talma & Bosco.[2] In 2001, Kalin & Jinger purchased the remaining company interest in Supreme Entertainment and formed a new company, Majikal Productions, employing the talents of magician and former David Copperfield choreographer Joanie Spina and leading illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer. Their first venture under the new company name was Illusionarium at the Reno Hilton, in Reno, Nevada.[3] Their current projects include Magic Underground, a dedicated magic venue in Reno.[4]
Kalin and Jinger have made numerous television appearances. They featured in the Gary Ouellet-produced World's Greatest Magic II in 1995[5] and NBC's Hidden Secrets of Magic in 1996.[6] On the 1998 network special The World's Most Dangerous Magic, Kalin & Jinger performed the "Table of Terror" (a "Table of Death" style escape).[7]
Awards
In 1998 Kalin & Jinger were voted Magicians of the Year by the Academy of Magical Arts for 1997. Other recipients include David Copperfield, Doug Henning, David Blaine, Lance Burton, Criss Angel and Penn & Teller.
References
- ^ "Creators of Wonder". Majikal Productions. Archived from the original on February 10, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- ^ Caveney, Mike (May 1999). "review". Magic Magazine. 8 (9).
- ^ "Creators of Wonder". Majikal Productions. Archived from the original on February 10, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- ^ "A New Style of Wizardry". visitreno.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- ^ "World's Greatest Magic II". Magic Television. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Hidden Secrets of Magic ". Magic Television. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "World's Most Dangerous Magic". Magic Television. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
Further reading
- Oakes, Ryan (July 1997). "review". Magic Magazine. 6 (11).
- Moehring, John (July 2001). "review". Magic Magazine. 10 (11).
- Lovick, John (November 2004). "review". Magic Magazine. 14 (3).
External links
- Official website
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Academy of Magical Arts Junior Achievement Award
- 1976: Dirk Arthur
- 1977: Robbie Millman
- 1978: Geoffrey Williams
- 1979: Mark Kalin
- 1980: The Magic Company (Bob Pickens, Jim Heckle, Yvonne Pickens, Rita Nessett), Mark Van Buren
- 1981: Scott Cervine, Michael Weber
- 1982: Ed Alonzo, Lorenzo Clark, Bill Godwin
- 1984: Ray Kosby, Danny Scott
- 1985: Scott Tokar
- 1988: David Doyle
- 1989: Jason Alexander, Mark Matsumoto
- 1990: Steve Barnes
- 1992: Michael J. Battistoni
- 1995: Chris Gongora
- 1996: Matt Marcy
- 1997: Wesley Edberg
- 1998: Danny Cole, Thomas Meier, Bryan Stoops
- 1999: James Holgun
- 2000: Joseph Tran
- 2001: Jason Latimer
- 2002: David Stryker
- 2003: Jonathon Dabach, Matthew Grunwald, Joel Ward
- 2004: Tony Elias
- 2005: Jessica Phillips
- 2006: Nathan Gibson
- 2007: Edsel Chiu, Michael Jacobson
- 2008: Farrah Siegel
- 2009: Max Goodwin, Aaron Rabkin
- 2010: Jeff Black
- 2011: Krystyn Lambert, Tricky Devil, Sean Trinh
- 2013: John Accardo, Kyle Eschen, Akinobu Mitsui, Hyuma Miyahara
- 2014: Mark A. Gibson
- 2015: Jesus (Nexxus) Flores, Frankie Foti, Paul Robaia
- 2016: Collins Key
- 2017: Kevin Li, Griffin Barry
- 2018: Franco Pascali, Fernando Velasco, Rabby Yang
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