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Midnight333 Veteran user 353 Posts |
Hey guys, Im sorry if someone has posted this before. I was wondering what you guys would list as your picks for bizarre street magic, if you could marry the two at all.
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Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
Bizarre would be difficult to do on the street as you will lose people during the buildup, ad it is difficult to create the right atmosphere in the bright sun of a Saturday morning. Sideshow magic on the otherhand would engage.
Just my thoughts Tony |
Midnight333 Veteran user 353 Posts |
Yeah, I agree, but I would be working at night, although that doesn't solve the problem. Better to keep the two separate I think.
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pkg Inner circle The City of Ithobaal I son of Hiram I 1356 Posts |
Shane does provide a way or another for "bizarre street magic" (read his books you will know what I mean and you wont regret it...i fell in love AGAIN with my TT just because of ONE of his routines!).
it CAN be done, but not highly recommended. Tony is right on! yet a "lite bizarre" might work out...(key ingredients; extremely short story, unbeleivable skill at story telling...)
Double posters should be shot!
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Dr Spektor Eternal Order Carcanis 10781 Posts |
Hey PKG - didja get PENTALOGY yet?!?!?!
"They are lean and athirst!!!!"
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Spellbinder Inner circle The Holy City of East Orange, NJ 6438 Posts |
I have seen a bizartist plying his trade in the street, acting as if he was a peddler of true potions, spells, and ancient magic "relics." He actually got customers to plop cash down on his table for some of the items, but as soon as they did, the item they wanted to purchase vanished or turned up mysteriously "missing," so the "sale" was cancelled. Instead, the bizartist did some magic with the money before returning it. It was a very clever act and I wish I could remember his name, but memory fades with each passing year and this was many years ago. I remember that he used Mark Lewis' trick of holding the crowd by counting various items as he wove his story around the "products" he was pitching.
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Michael Peterson Inner circle is where I'm trapped, because of my 4071 Posts |
Bizarre does not travel well on it's own, I weave some Bizarre effects in with my regular street/walk around material. I think it adds a nice touch & blurs the line between tricks & magic.
I was doing some magic for a young lady who requested I show her something,she turned to her boyfriend & told him to watch. He said" I heard all about the street demon & I don't want anything to do with him". I took that as a great compliment. I would love to do straight bizarre/street magic, it doesn't seem too feasible. Too many people get freaked out easily. Some of my favorites are- The Okito voodoo doll A cut & restored string effect I do A stigmata effect Paul Wilsons Gypsy Monte Psychokinetic touches producing a bunch of bugs(crickets usually) These are the effects that I usually do in between my regular stuff. |
handa Inner circle Pittsburgh, PA 1357 Posts |
I guess that I'm just lucky in that one of my main gigs IS bizarre street magic. I design and perform magic for a haunted attraction, and began this insanity by working the queues. This magic was literally performed on the street as our queue is a sidewalk along a busy National Road (Historic Route 40 in Western PA).
For me, it is all in the scripting, and the scripting for "street bizarre" has to be much tighter than bizarre magick performed on stage or in a parlor. When performing "out of element," which I do, I need to make sure that my stories are even more concise than the stories I use with a semi-captive audience in line waiting to enter a haunted house. My haunted key, Okito Voodoo Doll, and pendulum routines are all parts of my regular walkaround repertoire with slight variations in the scripts to make things more palatable for times other than Halloween or specifically-themed entertainment. In addition, I always carry a non-working pocketwatch for Rick Maue's "Beyond the Witching Hour" and some form of cord for rope/string routines. The important thing is to consider the audience when deciding upon the lenghth of the story or level of "Weerdness" of the effect. It works for me, but I should note that I'm not walking around in ceremonial robes while trying to be David Blaine. The stuff I do fits my character, and isn't that what magic should be anyway? Chris Handa http://www.spookymagic.com |
Prof. Pabodie Veteran user 318 Posts |
Check out a copy of Castle Dracula Mentalism by Charles Cameron. The routines in this book are short, simple and well-tested.
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Phil Thomas Inner circle Newark, Ohio 1117 Posts |
I've always enjoyed the classic voodoo finger blister effect. It's old as the hills, but plays big when done correctly.
"If we lose the sense of the mysterious, life is no more than a snuffed out candle."
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Xiqual Inner circle Upper left quadrant 4935 Posts |
Stigmata using Tarot cards. Force the 2 of wands and have it come out on your arm.
Doc Hilford has a great story on his Weerdist cassette tape set. James
Still with the Chinese circus
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scaress Veteran user salt lake city 337 Posts |
I would think you'd have a hard time with this because...
Rule #2 for street performing... Funny = money. But don't let that discourage you. Rule #1 for busking... there are no rules. (I'm well aware of the logical fallacy here, so you don't need to point it out to me. I'm just trying to make a point) Bizarre busking might be easy on Halloween, but for the rest of the year you'd have to be smarter then the average bear to make it work (which Handa obviously is). Consider mixing styles to make it work, like sideshow tricks, comedy mentalism, etc. Tony Shields got started street performing, and then gradually move to bizarre tent shows. |
Rev.moonchild Regular user Bristol, Pa. 173 Posts |
I have been doing walk-around-Bizarre for a year now...You need to create the Atmosphere in there heads.
To quote one of the greats in the business Keith Hart "This really is the ultimate demonstration of the Bizarre Magicians art , to control the sitter in such a way that their mind blocks-out the outside world and enters your own mysterious domain" I think this goes if you are a magician or a Bizarrest . I'm on 24-7 so I need to be able to go on the spot. It made me better in my stage and close up shows .
Follow the spirits of the wind and you will find your voice
<BR> Rev. Moonchild <BR> <BR>www.magicalelixer.com |
scaress Veteran user salt lake city 337 Posts |
Well, talk about synchronicity...
it turns out that my friend, an inspiring novelist, wants me to perform 'macabre' tricks to attract people to her book signing next year. does anyone have trick suggestions? I specialize in shock tricks like SAW, razorblade illusion, etc. think anyone will call the police? I'd rather not do Jim Pace's WEB, but I'd also rather not explain to the police. |
Spellbinder Inner circle The Holy City of East Orange, NJ 6438 Posts |
Scaress: You might consider weaving all the bizarrities (is that a word?) around a book theme - your friend's book to be exact. It must be a sort of macabre book or she wouldn't want this tie-in. For example, someone picks a number and someone chooses a bizarre card - say the spider (speaking of Jim Pace). The book is opened to that page number and out falls a flattened dead spider. I've got some beauties under my porch I can flatten and dry out for you.
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