I’m back after a short break, and today I’m talking about a topic of importance to me, and I’m going to suggest that it should be important to you to, performing on stage. Even if you are a close up magician, I think there are vital skills that we learn from giving larger performances, and in this episode I’ll explain what they are and why they are so important to your development as a magician.
Here’s a writing exercise that I’ve been using to help keep my creativity flow going. I’ll share it with you today, in this short “espresso” episode plus a few simple ideas that you can use to help keep your creative mind switched on.
A slightly more philosophical episode looking at the process of creativity and life in general, and how sometimes we can be our own worst enemy. This is certainly a thing that has been on my mind recently, so thought I would share it, and I hope this one is helpful to you.
You don’t know what you don’t know. Well that sounds pretty obvious, but in this episode we’ll explore how we come to know things through performance. How we improve or as I like to say polish routines, and what you can do if right now you feel like others are way ahead of you. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t matter as much as you think it does.
What is the purpose of magic? Why do you perform magic? What do you get out of it, and what does the audience get out of it. We’ll explore that and more in this episode of the Conjurer’s Coffee Break Podcast.
Many magic tricks seem simple on the surface, but how do they really work? What’s going on beneath that? In this short podcast episode, I’ll talk through some of the ways that you can improve your magic by adding more, or taking something away. Sounds cryptic? Have a listen to discover how deception really works.
Misdirection is something we’ve all heard about, but what is it? And how do you learn it? Well, I can’t teach it to you. I’ll try to explain why in this episode, and give you a few tips. If you’re a beginner magician, or more experienced, I’ll unlock a few of the secrets of misdirection, but spoiler alert, there’s no easy shortcut. Sorry!