Performance Ready | Developing Your Script
A great performance stands or falls on the quality of the magic, the script and the impact of the delivery.
A great performance stands or falls on the quality of the magic, the script and the impact of the delivery.
Audience reaction and the experience of magic is the only reason why we do this.
Creating magic is really problem solving. Asking questions, trusting the answers that come and then test driving for confirmation.
Our audience can teach us a lot about ourselves. We must learn to truly listen to what they have to say about us and our magic.
This conversation has been on my mind for a number of years. Prestige, Respect & Venue. Would you believe, in my opinion, subjective as it may be, I truly believe all three relate to one another. The Prestige of the Magican, the Respect he or she will get can take years to cultivate. It’s a …
This next Blog Post is very dear to my heart. Again, let’s thank my friend Raj Jethwa for suggesting this fascinating conversation. I became intrigued with this subject during my first trip to New York in 1982. The seed was planted after seeing Slydini on television – Christmas Day 1978. I was 14 then and …
I practice everywhere. Coffee Shops, on Buses and Trains. I am writing this blog post on the train. I just enjoyed a random encounter with a lovely lady. She saw me shuffling and said. “Practicing your tricks are you”? “Yes mam” I said I then executed my Favourite Colour Change. Her gasp and laughter stopped …
Welcome to this new series. Performance Ready will be a series of conversations that looks at our pre show rituals. My Blog on this subject inspired this – I saw a connection and thought this would make a great series of topics. This first topic addresses Mental Rehearsal. My friend Raj Jethwa suggested this particular …
This Post is dedicated to Tommy Wonder The Card in Ring Box is a classic of magic, not just card magic. In fact, the effect is bigger than the props used. This is an important distinction because with such a big effect at stake, it presupposes this can work for a large audience, which it …
Time now is 12:33 am. I just got home and relaxed. My post show analysis begins and flows through this Blog Post in real time. Tonight was a lot of fun; seriously, this was top draw fun, magical expression, laughter and astonishment. MAKE THEM LAUGH AND MAKE THEM GASP. I learnt a lot tonight. I …