Illinois Science Council is excited to host the incredible illusionist, Jeanette Andrews, for a performance and interactive talk on magic and visual perception that will enlighten and amaze you about the sensory abilities — or inabilities — of your brain. Weaving together science and folklore with performance and experiments, the audience co-creates the experience. This presentation will combine pieces from Andrews’ magic performance repertoire, punctuated with interactive components, such as scientific visual illusion demonstrations. Jeanette also narrates careful instructions for interactive magic tricks which audience members perform along with her in their own homes, and create magic without knowing how they accomplished these magical feats.

This program will take place on Zoom and guests will be sent the link the day of the event. It is suitable for guests of all ages. There will be a brief introduction followed by a ~30-minute presentation and then time for Q&A.

All ticket revenue supports the public science outreach mission of Illinois Science Council, a 501c3 organization. Thank you for your support.

About Jeanette Andrews

Magician, artist & speaker

Jeanette Andrews is hailed as one of the most innovative illusionists in the world today and she has presented commissioned and site-specific works for The Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt, the International Museum of Surgical Science, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Andrews has staged hundreds of sold-out and standing-room-only performances for Fortune 500 companies, theaters and universities across the United States, including Infiniti, Kraft, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Lyric Opera & Chicago Ideas Week. Her work explores how illusions construct reality and highlights astonishing aspects of everyday life via moments of the seemingly impossible. She is a prior artist in residence for High Concept Labs and The Institute for Art and Olfaction. Illusion is Ms. Andrews’ life’s work and her performances have been praised by the Chicago Tribune, PBS and the New York Times.

IG: @JeanetteAndrewsMagic