Cardistry, as much as I hate to state the obvious, is a very hot issue right now. Whether you call it as such, or label it flourishing or XCM, the manipulation of cards is growing in popularity among a new generation of performers and stories are going around of audiences who are learning about and coming to appreciate it.
But what's entertaining about it? On the surface, it would seem to have the key problem of a lack of audience involvement. Most videos you find now of young performers are one move or a short routine at best, and are usually shot on a web cam pointed at crotch level.
Let's suppose I'm a guy walking by and I see someone doing fancy stuff with a deck of cards. How is this entertaining to me? What do I get out of it? What do you get out of it?
How do you make this art, which on the surface looks like little more than masturbation into something entertaining?
But what's entertaining about it? On the surface, it would seem to have the key problem of a lack of audience involvement. Most videos you find now of young performers are one move or a short routine at best, and are usually shot on a web cam pointed at crotch level.
Let's suppose I'm a guy walking by and I see someone doing fancy stuff with a deck of cards. How is this entertaining to me? What do I get out of it? What do you get out of it?
How do you make this art, which on the surface looks like little more than masturbation into something entertaining?
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