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Hey everyone, it’s been years since I last practiced and performed magic, but I’m finally getting back into the right mindset and finding inspiration again. For those of you who do on-the-spot close-up magic, what are your strategies for having signature tricks ready to go? Sometimes, when...

Hey everyone!! I wanted to know if any of you had anything that frustrates you as magicians, that may relate to some of us. (Ex. Certain audiences, performers who don't script material, or common mistakes magicians make, etc).... anything that bothers or frustrates you ; whether it's other...

I want to start performing magic for parties, events, etc. I want to make business cards but I want to know what I should put on them, besides basic contact information, and I don't want them to be too "Edgy". Do you guys know any designers/companies that make good ones? Or could you show me an...

I am a beginner and I want to start performing in public places for strangers. I have done it a few times but my presentation was not that good because of the nerves.. I also perform for friends in my breaks at school (I'm 16). When I do a trick to a friend of friend my hands may be shaking a...

so when im performing to some audiences they ask me how the trick is done which is natural right? Well i was performing to this audience of around 4 people performing david blaines sandwich trick and he kept pestering me to tell him how it was done and wouldn't leave me alone at which i had to...

So lately I've been really motivated to go out and perform street magic and busk but i dont want to just perform card tricks as i feel like that is the typical magician, i want to perform magic with everyday objects, but I am kinda broke and haven't performed in front of a crowd in a while so i...

So i was out at camp in New Mexico this week and Thursday , things got interesting I go to this hammocking area where people set up ENOs and stuff and i pull out a deck of cards , then a gut had never met before runs over to me and shows me burn em (a super basic magic trick) i tell him i was a...

Any magician have preference for their magic act. Some prefer talent and practice sleight of hands and study flourishes. Others wish to do more impossible feats and use gimmicks. There are as well the balance who bring equal amounts of both. When you perform, I understand you can't bring every...

Once, when I was performing a trick, there was this brat who kept asking what's in my hand when I was palming a card. He also asked to see the card when doing a double lift. He even demands that I give him the deck so that he picks one, shuffles it and return it back. When I said no, he kept...

Good morning/afternoon/evening ladies and gentlemen, It has been a long time since I have posted on a magic/cardistry forum board so I look forward to an engaging discussion. Before I go on, I want to pose a question for you: Do you think Cardistry and Magic should go together during...