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There have always been the little comments " háu"(how) Pow-Wow, Redman or the stereotypical "Native" words or vocal inflections, I have been through the whole "we can't understand you speak English" other Mexican stereotypes, etc been told " I didn't know you people did magic" gone through the...

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-12-04/magic-castle-los-angeles-allegations-sexual-misconduct-racism ------- I wanted to post this because although it might not be "Theory11 Relatable" there are some things in here that are Performance relatable, particularly the way a...

I personally do not like pre-determined and rehearsed lines for situations because every person, every audience, and every situation is different and unique and we have to look at it as individual experiences

I agree with the moment of astonishment in its simplicity, and the focus on the astonishment and less on being a storyteller, or an actor. the focusing on the intimacy of astonishment, or magic or however you want to describe it, and less on the spectacle of presentation there are many...

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You have to take into consideration the techno-industrial civilization that exists now and the technophile ways people are when let's say Blackstone Floated a Lightbulb there was no other explanation besides supernaturalism, now even if you know it might not be true people have been exposed to...

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The "666" is really just an "aesthetic element" to the routine, you could use any cards and still get the results... if you wanted the aesthetic you could search for cards that may fit that description

Indexes can do wonders

it is an awkward "cleanup" Chris has probably been doing it for years before releasing it and you can still see it has unwanted 'tension' and is awkward it will depend on the motivation and where the next step is, is it the "end" of a routine, or is there more after

When you say "Impromptu" do you mean seemingly to the spectators? or do you mean when are not "prepared"? because an index can do wonders

sure it is, and many people use it productively. I personally don't like it, I don't like the"motivation" or the framing/timing of it

Maybe 'controversial' and maybe because I have my problems with Banachek, I do not like his "Method", or maybe, the way he frames it in performance... I will always go to a more "invisible touches" method or combination of some others

I was going to bring this up, to me, this "add-on" makes sense in that it just continues to "add-on" to the larger context of the effect and essentially continues to "prove" it was always one card One card was turned around, and it has a different back... and the rest of the deck is blank it...

Just as a side conversation... would you say "classic" routines, such as Triumph and the Biddle Routine have "kicker endings" and would you say that it distracts from one "act of magic" fixing a deck... except one card... and then it is their card.... knowing what their card is, now there are...

There is always the discussion to be had of "why move half the deck when you can move one card" and it is a valid conversation

'Animism' is a belief system for the Majority of Native people, it is Not a religion, even though each tribe and peoples had their own way of thinking these things it was a belief that everything has a 'spirit' to it, or maybe better understood an Energy to it, it is anti-anthropocentrism The...

Sometimes it is easier to create your own stack you can memorize using your own "trigger points" or whatever "keys" you need to remember it

The Roadrunner Cull is worth the practice and making it fluid, it can have applications for different routines and situations and Vol 2 has a lot more information and advice

I have never seen these cards before