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munity, whom she calls her “target audience.” “The first time I ever performed in the community, I went to the gro- cery store and the cost of groceries was so high, I literally started to cry. That’s when I chose to dedicate a lot of my life to performing for Indige- nous youth. “Magic just has the amazing abil- ity to not only make people happy, but also to believe in the impossi- ble. And once you start to believe in the impossible, you can also start to believe in yourself and that you can create anything in your life.” What can fairgoers expect to see this year? Sean Watson says there will be appearances, disappear- ances and transformations — and Chanelle Munroe will be cut in half. “I also just crafted a new hoop routine where the hoops are sepa- rate but then magically linked to- gether. It’s where I talk about my culture as a Red River Métis and it touches a bit on reconciliation,” she said. » » Continued on Page 22
“After seeing David Copperfield — that’s just what I wanted to do,” Watson said. Chanelle Munroe (chanellemun- roe.com) a University of Winnipeg theatre alumnus, refined her skills as a multi-disciplinary performance artist, singer, songwriter, First Na- tions art workshop facilitator, actor, and dancer. She says when she met Watson, it was a perfect fit to start as his assistant. “I did my first year with Sean as his assistant, started to learn mag- ic tricks of my own and starting to perform alongside — he basically got me started on my path to mag- ic,” she said. Even with all her accomplish- ments, magic is a tough field for a woman and Munroe works hard to be taken seriously. “I was just on the cover of Vanish magazine, which is the most wide- ly read and respected magazine for magicians worldwide — Criss Angel was on the cover — so I’m slowly starting to get my clout,” she said. For these magicians, magic is
W ith magic, there’s no language barriers at all.” Sean Watson
more than a performance. “It’s really making a difference with others,” Watson said. “With magic, there’s no language barriers at all. I see the wonder and joy and amazement on their faces — the whole reaction. And that really does wonders for myself — to just — you know, make a difference.” Munroe found her magical calling while visiting an Indigenous com-
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