Its a pity that most modern magicians have forgotten a most potent tool in magic -- Misdirection. In this age of magic dominated by T.V. there is really no place for magic done with misdirection for its not possible to misdirect a camera ! But one has to see the Indian street magicians to witness miracles and the modus operandi is nothing more than simple sleights and powerful misdirections. Please read the following article to know more about the street magicians of India.
http://indianmagician.blogspot.com/2005/12/mesmerising-indian-magic.html
Thanks Nakul !!!
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Indian Magic
Well this is yet another achievment of an Indian magician that I came to be aware of thru the Net.
Salil Kumar Kundu, who performs as "Solyl Kundu, The Magician", is from Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), the capital of West Bengal in India. He also edits ``The Gimmick" which is a magazine for the magicians.
Saturday, January 07, 2006
Sal Piacente
When they say that sometimes the strongest effects are produced with the simplest means, I can not help but agree. I guess simplicity must be the corner stone of elegant magic and believe me it is. Sometime back when I watched the performance of the ``4-5-6 Packet Trick" I was blown away ! This is an example of how REAL magic should be done.
There is a saying in Hindi and it goes like this: ``Ghar Ki Murgi Daal Barabar" and it came resounding back to me when I read ``The Three Pile Trick" in the Royal Road to Card Magic(RR).
The RR is a prized possesion and this post is just to remind you all including myself that magic after all is a performing art and its best to stick to simple methods and maximize the achievable effect with better showmanship and presentation.
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