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Danny Diamond Inner circle Connecticut 1400 Posts |
I was contemplating going Guinn's Ring and Rope routine for a group of 10-12 year olds in an upcoming show. I have practiced and learned the technical aspects and I have the routine memorized. I performed it for a couple guys in my session group last night, and while they thought it was pretty good, it seemed a bit long and we all agreed that some of the 10-12 year old might start to get bored with it. But it could have seemed to drag a bit because I had no interesting patter to use with it, I just performed the moves.
So, my two questions are: 1) Does anyone know of any entertaining patter/themes for a Ring and Rope routine for this age group? 2) Does anyone do a Ring and Rope routine for kids of this age, and how does it play out? Do they enjoy this type of effect?
You don't drown by falling in the water;
you drown by staying there. - Edwin Louis Cole |
SIX Inner circle New York City 1772 Posts |
Well I don't do that ring and rope routine for kids I perform it at the magic shop shows where I hang out.I prefer the comedy cut and restored rope,but hey if it works the use it and the only funny patter I really is is I have someone examine the ring and say"So its a normal ring no holes or anything ,correct?" they say no and I say well you missed this one rite here as I insert my finger in the ring.
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Jeff Alan New user Georgia 88 Posts |
2) Does anyone do a Ring and Rope routine for kids of this age, and how does it play out? Do they enjoy this type of effect?
HI, I have a ring & rope in my kid's routine, they enjoy it more than my cut & restore (I think because I enjoy it more). It's about my 4th trick in, time to bring up some audience members, a boy & a girl around the same age but not sitting near each other (you don't want a brother & sister). I explain the age of the trick, how far it dates back, how it's been passed down from generation to generation (nobody wanted it, I guess). Now comes the fun part, introduce the 2 guests, get their names wrong or backward (calling the boy by the girl's name & visa versa) find out that their ages are very close to each other!(do age jokes when possible) Ask the boy to inspect the ring (enter right into the "hole" joke) ask him if he's married, then ask him to hand the ring to the girl (even if they see what's coming - they'll eventually hand it over) grab both hands & the ring, "by the power vested in me in the state of confusion, I pronounce thee man & wife" then in shrilly-type voice ex-plain that he can "kiss the bride!" He will decline and you can then have them both inspect the rope. I then perform about 6 transitions of ring on, ring off, ring on, ring off. The audience (hopefully) feeds off the looks of the 2 who are on stage and feel as though they were up there as well. This is done quickly and with little patter. Now I have 2 "ring off"s that happen whilst they hold the rope, one on each end. Somewhere in there you insert the joke, "you jerk this end Billy (it's the girl) and you jerk this end Sally (the boy) and that will leave a BIG JERK in the middle (you)! I finish with the ring penetrating a tied loop of rope, wear it like a medal and grab the other 2 kids for a big bow. 5 minutes of fun laughter and magic with a length of rope, a metal ring and 2 young friends.
Aim high and you won't get your shoes wet.
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johnpert Veteran user Ontario, Canada 322 Posts |
Your intro bits re: marriage sounds funny.
how do they respond to the magic of the ring on/off? curious, j. |
Jeff Alan New user Georgia 88 Posts |
They certainly don't applaud with each transition but there some Ohh's & Ahh's. Looking at them, I believe that they are truly mystified by the events, and at the end they always give plenty of applause. This is one of the few tricks done during a kid's show that falls under "sleight of hand" catagory. So much of the kid's show tricks are "semi-automatic" that I think they (and I) enjoy a moment of pure sleight. (no bright red boxes involved!)Spongeballs, thumbtips, rings and other tricks like these fall into that catagory as well.
I don't use this in every age group show, ages 7+ will get the most out of it. The jokes are all classics and work as good today as ever. You will find with this routine or any other that uses participation the really funny stuff is not scripted. Leave yourself open for their comments and expressions and you can make more jokes and comedy out of what happens there. :)
Aim high and you won't get your shoes wet.
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Danny Diamond Inner circle Connecticut 1400 Posts |
Great advice Jeff, thanks. Their responses to the actual on's and off's are what I was most curious about. I guess I won't expect a round of applause after each move, the ooh's and ahh's will be enough for me, if I can get them.
I am only doing this routine for the older group, the 10-12 year olds. Like you said, I thought they would appreciate a little sleight of hand as opposed to bright, big props doing the magic.
You don't drown by falling in the water;
you drown by staying there. - Edwin Louis Cole |
Julie Inner circle 3943 Posts |
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On 2004-05-27 08:47, Danny Diamond wrote: How about considering the venerable "Blok-Kord" effect where an ungimmicked wooden block with a hole through its center is removed visibly from an ungimmicked rope? This plays well close-up as well as on stage. Your presentation (story) can vary depending upon the venue. An interesting tactic is to effect the release under a cloth and then do it again WITHOUT the cloth. |
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