|
|
Flying Magus Loyal user 286 Posts |
I launched a new school show the other day, and one routine was a musical production of silks using a square circle. Becuase I have always wanted to perform a large production from silks, I finished the routine off with just that (using a t***e st**l). It took quite a bit of work to get down.
So after the show what do the kids comment on most? "How did you get all those scarves out of that box?" Not a single mention of the large, solid steal serving dish that appeared from the silks. No, they like the self-working bit. Oh well. At least it shows that the thought I put in to the presentation paid off.
Magically yours,
Michel Fouché Believe in the Impossible |
Magical Dimensions Inner circle 5001 Posts |
Think it is because you are looking at your act through the eyes of a magician and not the spectators. What we think is WOW, may not mean anything to the crowd.
Ray |
todd75 Inner circle 1277 Posts |
I agree!
|
Flying Magus Loyal user 286 Posts |
Hey, so long as they like it, I'm not bothered. I'll still do the harder production as part of the routine simply because I enjoy it. There is just a little irony in the situation.
Of course I also feel greatly complimented by the response as I built the square circle myself.
Magically yours,
Michel Fouché Believe in the Impossible |
nucinud Inner circle New York, New York 1298 Posts |
I learned a long time ago, people will not react the way you think they will all the time. So I just go with the flow. I was table hopping and did a strong (I thought) sleight of hand card trick. This guy was not impressed. I then did a trick using a p*ll and blew him away. Go figure. Skill vs. gimmick, you never know what will impress.
"We are what we pretend to be" Kurt Vonnegut, jr.
Now U C It Now U Don't Harry Mandel www.mandelmagic.com |
The Great Smartini Inner circle 2280 Posts |
Save the knuckle busting for the magic club...the "real" magic is that which gets the biggest reaction from your paying audiences.
|
Rickfcm Veteran user lower Michigan 382 Posts |
Now you know what the kids want, expand on that.
|
magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
I agree with ray on this. We magicians always think like a magician and forget to realize that if we are magicians, then what we do is supposed to look effortless. The audience is not suppose to know of or see the means of how we do what we do. The methods we use should be invisible to them.
If we learn to think in this fashion, then we realize that what the audience is reacting upon is the entertainment value you are giving to them. They can be entertained by the hardest slieght of hand or even by the simplest of props. the bottom line is are you entertaining them the best that you can. if the answer is yes, then be grateful that you are presenting a show that the folks and kids can have fun with. My two cents worth. Kyle
Kyle Peron
http://www.kylekellymagic.com Entertainers Product Site http://kpmagicproducts.com Join Our Facebook Fan Page at http://facebook.com/perondesign |
Potty the Pirate Inner circle 4632 Posts |
I suppose if we're being paid to entertain, we shouldn't really take our egos along with us. Yet without an ego, what is a performer? I think we all bring to our audiences whatever we feel we can best offer them. An audience will be impressed with any particular skill you may have, but they won't LIKE you unless you win them over. Ironically, it's the things we do badly as performers, that can make us appear fallible and therefore likeable. Part of the atmosphere a lot of magicians create is one of infallibility or perhaps a "you can't catch me out" kind of attitude.
In the case of these kids not appreciating the unusual production, it reads to me like they thought that platter came out the Square Circle as well, I think you might have misunderstood what they were saying. I think you blew them away with your t***e s***l! |
The Magic Cafe Forum Index » » The little darlings » » Don't you just hate it :-) (0 Likes) |
[ Top of Page ] |
All content & postings Copyright © 2001-2024 Steve Brooks. All Rights Reserved. This page was created in 0.01 seconds requiring 5 database queries. |
The views and comments expressed on The Magic Café are not necessarily those of The Magic Café, Steve Brooks, or Steve Brooks Magic. > Privacy Statement < |