Do your magic tricks create anything more than entertainment and amazement for the people that watch them? Could they lead to more intimate connections between the people that watch them?
Last night I was at the Double Tree Hilton in Tower Hill doing walk-around magic for Kraft Foods, and I was running through my favorite coin routine, when something dawned on me. The coin trick has a ‘hook’ in its presentation that can be applied to so many other close up magic tricks to increase their impact of spectators. It’s a very small extra step that I have added which is probably overlooked by most of the spectators. However, for just a few, every now and then, it can make their whole evening and possibly change their lives. How many other little additions to a trick can do that?
Want to know what it was? I grabbed my iPhone and talked about it in this short video:
Video podcasting does not come naturally to me. Which is strange as I’m very used to performing magic in front of people. Perhaps that’s why I very rarely appear in any of the magic DVD’s that The Merchant of Magic have produced in the past.Please excuse the sound quality, It was filmed moments before I had to start performing, so please take it as you find it.
Wonderful piece of advice Dominic !
One more step to the hands-on approach. Not only does the magic happen in the spectator’s hand, but it happens in the hand of those who hold another hand.
Great way to connect people !
Hi Dom I watch your video and I thought it was fantastic what I really loved about it was it shows me that you are a caring person and you are absolute it could make two strangers spark up some think special
Thanks Matty. That’s nice of you to say. Hope the magic is going well for you!
Dominic
Great advice! You should do more videos as you get the point across well and know what you are talking about.
Merry Christmas Dominic. I’m doing some magic tonight and am going to use the advice and see how it works.
Hope you had a great Christmas. How did the gig go?
Great thinking Dominic thanks for sharing when thought about all the good tricks involve this element of having more than 1 person sharing the magic ;)) I like it a lot thanks again
That was very good advice. I like adding the additional spectator also because spectators believe in stooges. This disproves having that secret partner ( for the people who believe in that) while introducing that intimacy. I can not wait to see how many chances I have to do what you have taught.
Thanks Mike. Getting more than one signature is a great idea!
Hi Dom
great advice…..I have couples hold hands for aniversary waltz trick even if they are strangers to each other and willing to take part….great reactions and as you say the connection brings the trick humanity…wonderful..
Having spectators make a physical connection, whether holding hands, puting a hand on the other's shoulder, etc is something I've included in my performances for many years and learned from a fantastic entertainer, Barryn Stroh,in the early 80's. Very powerful and adds to the fun of the routines.
It’s surprising the reaction that a small detail like this can cause. It’s pretty easy to look thorugh your working set and notice points in many of the routines when you can bring people together. Thanks for posting!
Thanks a lot for this very useful trick which conveys an extra dimension to a simple magic trick.
You’re welcome Chris. Thanks for visiting!
I have been doing this for years in my own close up table hopping. But if you are not familiar with this ‘trick’ be sure to add it. It adds another dimension. Good advice.
Thanks for info on last video you are a very generous magician with your knowledge of magic thanks again
regards
John
Please do more videos like this!
Thanks Tony. Will do! 🙂
Good idea I hadn’t thought of using it in magic; I used to get all the people involved in my hypnotic act to hold hands for a few moments and then close their eyes; before being seated to be hypnotised. It created a great atmosphere for what followed.
Mentalists could also use it to build up the psychic energy before their miracles. Thank you for sharing.
Yeah! Creating a Dominic Reyes moment…
I’ll be doing a lot of re-thinking with this as a general principle.