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Painless Magic! a film about vaudevillian Werner "Dorny" Dornfield, plus performance by Omnia Sol
Portland artist Carl Diehl presents the Chicago premiere of Painless Magic, his 65 minute documentary that chronicles the histories of his grand-uncle — the late, great Chicago magician, vaudevillian, and comedy emcee, Werner “Dorny” Dornfield (1892 -1982). This kaleidoscopic account of curiosity, camaraderie, and creativity shimmers with ephemera from the Golden Age of stage magic and beyond, and intrigues with anecdotes from magicians, historians, & Dorny’s oldest surviving relatives.
As with any magic act, misdirection abounds, and Painless Magic wanders through a world bigger than the portrait it first appears to be! Through conversations with experimental filmmakers, performance artists, musicians, and philosophers, Carl Diehl unveils shared sensibilities across contexts of art, magic, & everyday life. Q+A with Carl Diehl after screening
Plus! Chicago’s own Omnia Sol, is poised to astonish with their own sleight-of-hand in the glitch art arena! Expect a vidsonic romp through haunted media and magic scapes, an expanded cinema spectacle par excellence, conjured live before your very eyes and ears!
Sliding Scale admission $10 - 20
Wednesday May 14th, 7PM Doors, 7:30PM Show
@ Elastic Arts, 3429 W Diversey Ave #208
Chicago, IL 60647
Event Links
Exhibitor: https://go.evvnt.com/2997367-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2997367-2
