What Next?

[darosa.justin]

Im up to a level where I am very comfortable performing all the tricks I've decided to perform on a regular basis (if that makes sense)

They are:

ACR
2 Card Monte
Biddle Trick
Panic
Invisible Deck
Here Then There
Stigmata

(2 of my own tricks)

Now, where should I go from here?

Does anyone have suggestions on waht to perform??

I think I'll try out my gaff deck in school...How stupid to not!

 

[Jack]

Now that you have a good performace base I would suggest working on coming up with some more of your own tricks or routines. Learn more sleights and tailor them into a routine that fits with your style. You know the types of effects you like to perform so find some new ways to come up with them. Find something that's gonna make you practice your a** off. Check out Expert Card Technique or Card Manipulations by Jean Hugard (both are available at Dover Publishing). Also Dan and Daves PDFs have a ton of great stuff that you can work into your routine. Just keep on keepin' on.

Cheers!

 

[Shodan]

Well, what I like to do is find a magician that I like with some published material, and study their stuff. What tricks and techniques they prefer and why they've made those choices. How they interact with an audience and present their magic. What thoughts they have on theory etc. You can learn so much just by watching a great magician performing, that it will no doubt have a positive impact on your own performances.

This provides you with a different perspective on magic and you can decide how much of it is going to influence your style. Of course every now and then you see a trick you like so much you have to add it to your repertoire as well, which is obviously a lot of fun.

Finally, never close the book on a trick. You have a list of tricks you are comfortable with, which is great. Don't be afraid to revisit them from time to time and rethink the presentation, patter and even the end result of the trick. for instance, the "biddle trick" has mutated into a collectors trick for me! Sometimes the best fun you can have is taking something old and putting a fresh coat of paint on it.

Cheers,
David.

 

[Jack]

Well, what I like to do is find a magician that I like with some published material, and study their stuff. What tricks and techniques they prefer and why they've made those choices. How they interact with an audience and present their magic. What thoughts they have on theory etc. You can learn so much just by watching a great magician performing, that it will no doubt have a positive impact on your own performances.

This provides you with a different perspective on magic and you can decide how much of it is going to influence your style. Of course every now and then you see a trick you like so much you have to add it to your repertoire as well, which is obviously a lot of fun.

Finally, never close the book on a trick. You have a list of tricks you are comfortable with, which is great. Don't be afraid to revisit them from time to time and rethink the presentation, patter and even the end result of the trick. for instance, the "biddle trick" has mutated into a collectors trick for me! Sometimes the best fun you can have is taking something old and putting a fresh coat of paint on it.

Cheers,
David.

Very well put. I highly agree with studying your influences. Why are they so good? What makes them unique? There is a lot of good material out there on theory.