Black Art

[JD]

This thread is dedicated to Black Art, obviously. It's a wonderful tool to have and I may be wrong, but it seems so underrated and I hope this performance strikes creativity inside you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENAOt-QidpA

 

[Craig Browning]

That's a traditional BA Act and exceptionally well executed!

 

[formula]

It's good but I saw better at the 2001 Blackpool gala. Isn't that the Omar Pasha performance that was on the Worlds Greatest Magic series?

 

[Justin.Morris]

I love that stuff. It's how real stage magic should look.

 

[Craig Browning]

I love that stuff. It's how real stage magic should look.

In many ways it was the stage magic of old (along with Pepper's Ghosts and other Blue Room type bits).

@ Formula. . . "Better" is a matter of perspective; in the case of Pasha we are seen an enactment of a traditional black art program not something that was necessarily designed as a commercial production (though it certainly could be). I've seen a ton of great Black Art work and even ended up with a huge stage show featured at a major theme park that was a combination of Black Art and "Black Light" Theater (the two are similar but there's a few nuances that actually improve upon the Black Art side of things).

One of the neatest Black Art bits I'm aware of is Dean Hankey's "Magic Hands Theater" -- just two white gloves in a box. . .

 

[canadamagic]

Amazing job, I have used black art before in performances and I love it, it is difficult to use thought and Pasha did an amazing job