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Flec Special user UK 585 Posts |
I guess we've all had it, we finish our close up set and the audience scremas "can you teach us a card trick??" We all have our own ways of dealing with this - some of us have comical lines, some actually teach a simpe trick, some have BOR sales which is a great idea.
But last night a client phoned me to ask for something Im stumped for answers to. She wants me to be on stage and to have two volunteers (from the company) and to teach them a cabaret trick, so that they can copy exactly what I do. Sort of like a gameshow (those in the UK, remember the generation game?). The usual bonus points for having the company logo or slogan tagged along. My first thought was just a simpe balloon animal. Simple to most of us, but when a lay person tries it, can be qute comical! I'm not really a baloon artist myself, but can do a simple dog! Then I thought what if I could pretend to teach them a trick....but my version goes horribly wrong, their version triumphs over mine....if you see where I'm coming from. I am a close up performer, and the smal cabaret I do is basically close up tricks just playing for large audiences (cards accross, bill in fruit, and a toss out deck.) So really I am not too familiar with cabaret magic. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I could teach or more to the point....sell to them? |
Jim Snack Inner circle 1338 Posts |
The classic is a cut and restored rope routine where they copy your moves and fail to restore the rope. Just structure the routine so they emerge victorious at the end and you will get a great response.
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Rupert Bair Inner circle ? 2179 Posts |
Colouring Book??
M:C |
the Sponge Inner circle Atlanta 2771 Posts |
Hat/pant tears
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Sealegs Inner circle The UK, Portsmouth 2596 Posts |
It's always best to stick with what you know. See if there's something you can addapt from your repetoire.
if not and you've got time to work on the routine and get it to a level that you're happy to go out and perform I for a paying client... Cut and restored rope, torn and restored tissue, colour changing silk are the most commonly and possibly easily adapted effects for a 'follow-along-and-you-can-do-it-too-but-not-really' kind of routine. Or if you're more familiar with cards do a 'Do As I Do' effect where only you and your helper get it right but the rest of the audience get it wrong. This you could arrange so although they're getting it 'right' they still don't know why. Neal
Neal Austin
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