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biff_g Loyal user Canada 240 Posts |
How often do you change the content of your shows? For example, if you used the linking rings, how many shows would you do with one routine before you showed another one? Or how many shows would you do with rings before you got rid of them and did something else? Any advice would be great!
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BenSchwartz Elite user Southern California 499 Posts |
I haven't changed my routine for a year and a half.
"The experience of astonishment is the experience of a clear, primal state of mind that they associate with a child's state of mind." ---- Paul Harris
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Darren Roberts Loyal user 222 Posts |
I personally change routines as I learn new effects. I keep the old ones in reserve "just in case". This helps the magic to feel "fresh" and "new" to me as well as to the spectators. If you continue the same routine for tooooo long, I think the audience can feel that you're simply going through the motions again.
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Tommy1324 Regular user Pennsylvania 104 Posts |
I guess since my audience is always changing, I don't see the sense in making any changes.I work at a large airport and usually find myself doing magic while folks are waiting for flights.
Tommy1324
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
Tommy has a point. If the audience is always different, there isn't a need to change the routine, however, it never hurts to add and delete every now and then. For my dove act, I have the basic routine but can swap out effects and still keep continuity.
Where the magic begins
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Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts |
At my regular summer and Christmas gigs I have been doing pretty much the same act for twenty years. I will throw in a new effect from time to time but in essence the core performance remains the same.
I tried to change it on several occasions but got complaints from the regulars that I was not doing the tricks they came to see.
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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Al Kazam the Magic Man Inner circle Living in Perth Western Australia 1042 Posts |
Hi there,
As my magic experience broadens and I do more shows I guage what I do on what gets the best reactions and responses for the audiences that I'm working for. I have different effects that I do for either kids or adults, and even young people. Having enough material prepared to cover a wide range has helped me to be available for a more wider range of show opportunities. There are some effects that I don't do anymore as I thought they just didn't fit my style or weren't getting the reactions I thought they should. Hope this helps. JoJo
Magic guy in Perth Australia
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Shawn D Elite user Hughson,Ca 465 Posts |
Im with pretty much everyone above. I havent changed my show in 6 years. I ussally add to a trick I am already doing to make it better. This makes my show stronger. If I want to add a trick I will just do it in my regular show becasue it wont be that strong when first start doing it.Then I can start building on it to make it perfect.
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Sid Mayer Special user Santa Fe, NM 656 Posts |
You don't need new tricks so much as you need new audiences. So, if you mostly work for the same folks over and over again, what you need are more friends and relatives.
It's difficult to constantly replace the friends you lose by repetitively insisting that they "take a card, any card." Unless you have an unusually fertile family, it's even more difficult to get more relatives ... short of getting married which may be a trifle drastic. Some people solve this problem by traveling a lot ... often by popular request ... which is impractical if you have a curfew. What to do? Ah, it is a puzzlement. Or, did you want a serious answer? Oh, okay. Here goes ... It can take a long time to develop a polished act. A great deal of effort goes into getting it all working right. Once it is, your time is better spent on improving it rather than changing it. Add, subtract and refine as the opportunities present themselves. Once you have a really good act hang on to it. Then start to think about building another that is equally good. Then you'll have two from which to select depending upon circumstances. As you progress in magic, this quesion and many others will tend to solve themselves. Just keep working at it. Sid
All the world's a stage ... and everybody on it is overacting.
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Magique Hands Loyal user Lincoln, NE. 247 Posts |
The 'concept' of my show hasn't changed in nearly 10 years... but my routines have. I usually perform a routined show for 2 years, meaning it's the same show for every audience. I will make MINOR adjustments based on the audience type and age... but for the most part, I perform the same show.
When I do change a routine, I only change one routine at a time, and I rehearse that routine for 3 to 6 months before I decide to add it to the final production. I don't re-vamp the whole show. Since I do a 35 minute AND a 55 minute show, when I add a new routine in, I'll get rid of something that's older. Hope This Helps, - - Troy
"If you go around sprinkling Woofle Dust on everything... people will think 'My... What an odd character." www.magicmafia.com
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David Fletcher Loyal user 238 Posts |
There has been a definition for years:
An amateur does lots of tricks for the same people. A professional does a few tricks for lots of people.
You have to give it away to keep it.
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JoshBlum New user California 47 Posts |
I think that you should have a couple of routines set aside for if you have to perform to the same audience more than once.
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biff_g Loyal user Canada 240 Posts |
Thanks to everyone who offered some advice. Now that all of you mention it, it makes sense to have one great show rather than a few good shows. Thanks again!
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