Jan Forster
Jan Forster (born November 19, 1958 ) is a German magician and mentalist .
Life
After the first state examination for teaching at grammar school in Latin and Greek, he began his career as a magician in 1983 . Together with his mentors Joe Nex and Henk Vermeyden , he developed the manipulation number “Smoker's Dream”, with which he won first places in various competitions. With this performance he was engaged in leading variety theaters and on cruise ships across Europe. In addition to his manipulation number, he also played full-length shows in theaters.
Since 2000 he has appeared exclusively as a mentalist . In addition to his 120-minute program “With all the senses”, he is also a sought-after seminar leader for advanced training events for colleagues in German and English-speaking countries. As an author, he has written several books, instructional DVDs, and online seminars.
Awards
- Grand Prix, Prague, 1981
- Tarocco D'Oro, Bologna, 1983
- Preliminary decision German championship, 1983 Hamburg, 1st place manipulation
- German Championships of Magic 1984, Osnabrück, 1st place manipulation
- Merlin, Vienna, 1991
Publications
German
- Mentally breathed, 2009, Göttingen
- More Mentally Breathed, 2010, Göttingen
- Mentally breathed for the third time, 2011, Göttingen
- Extremely Mentally Breathed, 2012, Göttingen
- Final Mental Breath, 2014, Göttingen
- M & M Magisches & Mentales 1, 2015, Göttingen
- Unexpectedly Mentally Breathed, 2016, Göttingen
- M & M - Magisches & Mentales 2, 2017, Göttingen
- Seven times Mentally Breathed, 2018, Göttingen
English
- Regards from Europe, 2011, Göttingen
- Personal Regards, 2014, Göttingen
- Back to School, 2017, Göttingen
DVD
- Bewegt & Mental Angehaucht Vol 1, double DVD, 2013
- Bewegt & Mental Angehaucht Vol. 2, double DVD, 2013
On-line
- Penguin Magic Live Lecture 1 (USA), 2016
- Penguin Magic Live Act Lecture 2 (USA), 2018
- Mystery Arts Podcast with Jan Forster, 2019
Memberships
- Magic Circle of Germany - MZvD (Germany)
- Society of European Mentalists (Germany)
- Psychic Entertainers Association (USA)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "I have to understand what I do" - Interview with Jan Forster. in: Magic - The Art of Magic, ISSN 2566-6908, 2019, Frankfurt am Main, issue 8/9, pages 400-409.
- ^ Rausch, Ulrich: Jan Forster - The deconstructivist among magicians. in: Magic - The Art of Magic, ISSN 2566-6908, 2019, Frankfurt am Main issue 8/9, page 399
- ^ Rausch, Ulrich: The writings of Jan Forster. in: Magic - The Art of Magic, ISSN 2566-6908, 2019, Frankfurt am Main issue 8/9, page 410.
- ↑ https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/7339
- ↑ https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/10978
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/mysteryartspodcast/15-jan-forster
- ↑ https://www.mzvd.de/lösungen/profil/jan-forster-jan-forster.html
- ↑ https://www.pea.org/members.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Forster, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German magician and mentalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1958 |