“Silver” Magician Workshop | Golden Age Foundation

Abstract

Among the classics of English literature, the most powerful and benevolent magicians are the silver-haired generation! Inspired by the wisdom and skills of these mighty individuals, this session aims to spread the magic for a smart ageing society. In addition to watching a magic performance and learning to use magic props, magic social entrepreneur Keanu HO Wai Lun will also present his signature exercise “Eight Pieces of Magical Brocade”. By practising eight body-eye coordination movements and understanding five core principles of magical effects, golden age participants will be guided to quickly grasp the fundamentals of performing magic.

01:30 pm ~ 02:30 pm

Smart Ageing Workshop

Cantonese

Guest / Organisation

Keanu HO Wai Lun

Creative Director, Social Innovation Magician Limited

Keanu HO Wai Lun is the second runner-up at the Asian Magic Convention 2015 second runner-up and the winner of the Hong Kong Magic Champion 2016. As a person with ADHD, Ho understands the needs of individuals with special education requirements and the importance of “life impacting life”. Because of this, he dedicated the past few years of his life to special education work and voluntary life education in Hong Kong and rural areas in China.

Armed with years of experience in magic education and working in the non-profit and commercial sectors, Ho launched the pioneering magic social enterprise Social Innovation Magician to advocate for “using magic to make the world better”. In the same year, the organisation received funding support from the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund) to launch its first flagship initiative “We Create Miracles”. Ho believes everyone can create miracles and designed the initiative to nurture disadvantaged groups, including youths with special education needs, individuals with disabilities, new migrant youths and non-Chinese speaking students, to become magicians through the motto “I Create Miracles”.