A blow by blow account of my crazy weekend competing in three magic competitions!

Part of me cannot believe that I am actually able to write a blog about this... I also know, that I have worked hard the last few years. And to get recognition for this by my magical peers is just WONDERFUL! Over a month ago I got an unexpected mail

Growing up "Cover girl" was just a beauty product. This year I became one. Not just any cover girl. Thanks to the editors of Genii Magazine, I was April 2023's featured artist. But how on earth did I, Nikola Arkane, get on the cover of the worlds oldest and most

Who knew that building a table from scratch would drive me to almost loose my marbles? Reminds me of Queenie Jelly from Button Moon loosing her Cherries on Table-Top mountain!If you, like me watched this show as a kid you must read this fascinating (and hilarious article) on this episode

Firstly an apology for this late blog post. I left you all hanging whilst I was performing in Sweden at Mystique, Norway at the Magic Club and England in Trix in the Stix. If you want to re-read Part 1 of Killing your darlings to refresh the old memory click

One of THE most difficult things to cope with in this entire process was change. If you are not flexible and willing to try everything you can for your performance to be the best it can be, reluctance to change will bring you down - fast! The turnaround for deadlines

One thing you might forget about when you are under this HUGE amount of pressure is the other people around you. Believe it or not, but everyone is under the same, if not more pressure than you are. And I'm not just talking about your fellow contestants. Lots of pressure

A big thing that most of us will have to face if we undergo this process is facing it alone. Attending my audition alone was not an easy task to do. I had to really step up on the day. And, as I am not fully fluent in Swedish yet

The further you go in this competition the people making the show, a.k.a. the producers, will begin to ask for supporting material to help them tell your story clearly on screen. This can take the form of answering questionnaires, filming yourself, getting others to film support videos and also filming

You've registered, committed and you receive an email saying you're in. Now what? Pondus Sweden's "Lunch" follows a hilarious office worker called Kjell (Shell) in his entertaining exploits trying to survive working in a mundane office. The next thing to think about is your story. What exactly is it that

We interrupt this fantabulous blog series to bring you some shocking recent news. The Irish Wonder a.k.a. Nikola Arkane was interviewed by the one and only Erik Tait for The Penguin Magic Podcast. Click here to listen. For your information no actual penguins were harmed in the interview we just

Once I decided to and, it was confirmed that I would be auditioning for this years “Talang” in Sweden, I had to come to terms with many things in order to mentally cope with a process this big.  From watching the process myself on T.V. over the years and knowing