MAY 2015: MAGICAL MOMENTS

Magic means different things for different people. My understanding about what it is magic, as a performing activity, has changed throughout the years and it is still changing. I have the feeling that there is something more in there and I have to dig deeper. Not that I pretend to change no one’s life, but […]

APRIL 2015 EXTRA:
WE MAGICIANS SHOULD BE TRULY ASHAMED OF…

When talking about Magic or Illusionism the first name that comes to mind to lay people is this guy…   Yeah, posterity is not fair, but maybe we should not pass up the chance to comment a few things about the guy like, although he was a great escapist and the best showman, he was […]

APRIL 2015:
SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT CLARITY AND CONFUSION IN MAGIC

Clarity is without a doubt a goal that our magic should aim. Ultimately, clarity means putting things easy to the spectators so they can fully focus and rejoice in the magic and not get lost along the way, just the opposite to confusion. To me is not always clear what we mean when we talk […]

MARCH 2015 EXTRA:
WHY “CLOSE-UP MAGIC CONTEST” ACTS ARE NOT MEANT TO BE SEEN FROM UP CLOSE ANYMORE?

Unfortunately, there is no room in magic contests these days for magic to be seen actually from up close. Now magic contests are supposed to entertain “close-up magic contest” audiences (<<200 people) so the conditions in this type of performances are far from letting the spectators witness the magic from up close. What we meant […]

FEBRUARY 2015 II:
IN WONDERFUL COMPANY

“Anytime magic is performed, whether it is on stage or in an informal setting with friends, it is the performance of a piece of theater. In an informal setting the audience might not readily recognize it as such; nonetheless, the ingredients that makes theater are there. Should what do you fail to contain the elements […]

FEBRUARY 2015:
ON HOW WE CHOOSE OUR REPERTOIRE (OR HOW IT CHOSES US)

When it comes to choosing routines and effects for our repertoire there are a diverse criteria we can follow. Maybe be we have been working a technique or a new gimmick and we want a routine where we can use it. Maybe we choose a routine because it uses a different prop and we look […]