Nazareth College Arts Center Presents state-of-the art magic with "America's Hottest Illusionist" Jason BIshop

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ROCHESTER, NY (12/11/2012)(readMedia)-- Nazareth College Arts Center is pleased to present The Jason Bishop Show, on January 19, 2013, at 8 p.m. in the Callahan Theater. Bishop – "America's Hottest Illusionist!" -- is an internationally renowned, award-winning illusionist who performs cutting-edge magic to an energetic rock and pop soundtrack.

Prior to the performance, Bishop will lead a pre-performance lecture at 7 p.m. in the Peace Theater (room A14), located in the lower level of the Arts Center.

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The Performance

Jason Bishop became interested in magic during his teens, studied theater in college, and merged the two when he began performing at resorts and amusement parks after graduation. As his audience grew, so did the size of his show. The Jason Bishop Show currently features sleight of hand; close-up magic projected onto LCD screens; and exclusive large illusions such as the Double Levitation, in which an assistant floats 12 feet in the air with Bishop soaring up to meet her; Plasma Illusion, which has Bishop plucking a moving object such as a ball or goldfish out of a television or phone screen; and Op-Art, which combines the optical-illusion art form with on-stage illusions.

Bishop's assistant, Kim Hess, is as much a part of the show as the magician himself. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Hess took up baton twirling at age four, performed for 19 years, and won more than 100 awards, including first place trophies from the National/World Baton Conference at Notre Dame University. During those years, Hess also studied dance and gymnastics.

Bishop is the youngest person to win the Magician's Alliance of Eastern States Stage Award, and one of the youngest people to compete in the Society of American Magicians World-Class Competition. In 2006, he was named the Best Performing artist of the Year by the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities, and in 2007, his peers recognized Bishop with the prestigious Jack Gwynne Award for Excellence in Presentation.

The Jason Bishop Show has appeared in venues around the world, including the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City; Caroline's on Broadway; the Hollywood Magic Castle; Norwegian, Disney, and Celebrity Cruise Lines; and at theaters and performing arts centers throughout the United States.

Tickets

Tickets to The Jason Bishop Show are $28-$50. Subscriptions to the Nazareth College Arts Center 2012-2013 Season are still available; subscribers receive a 20% discount when purchasing tickets to five or more different shows.

For tickets, call – or visit – the Box Office: 585-389-2170 or order online: artscenter.naz.edu.

The Nazareth College Arts Center Box Office is located on campus, at 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, New York, 14618. Regular box office hours are Monday- Friday, 11am – 5pm and 11am until curtain time on performance days.

Sponsor Information

The Nazareth College Arts Center's 2012-2013 Subscription Series is sponsored by M&T Bank, Wendy's Restaurants of Rochester, and the New York State Council on the Arts. The Jason Bishop Show is sponsored by the Nazareth College Campus Activities Board.

About the Nazareth College Arts Center

For more than 40 years, the Nazareth College Arts Center has served as a venue and educational resource for students, educators, visual and performing artists, and audiences to create, study, and experience all areas of the arts. These cultural programs support the College's curriculum in music, art, and theatre arts, and provide area residents with opportunities to experience exceptional dance, children's theatre, and international entertainment.

The Nazareth College Arts Center:

• is a nonprofit institution;
• attracts more than 80,000 adults and children annually;
• is the premier presenter of world-class dance, children's theatre, and international entertainment in Rochester;
• is the performance home of Rochester City Ballet and world-renowned Garth Fagan Dance, as well as the home of Rochester Children's Theatre and Bach Children's Chorus;
• houses the Nazareth College departments of art, music, and theatre arts, which present exceptional theatre productions, musicals, operas, recitals, and art exhibitions each year (events are open to the public);
• serves as a venue for auditions, art classes, music lessons, recitals, fundraisers, lectures, community theater productions, camps, workshops, and graduations;
• provides access to master classes, school performances, and subscription series shows for underserved youth;
• presents an annual Dance Festival.

For more information, visit artscenter.naz.edu.

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