Hi Everyone,
I have a gig in a couple weeks for a young lady's birthday party who is turning 18 years old. It will be a lot of friends her age (about 15-20 of them) and the rest family and adults (another 15 people). It will be mostly walk around and small group performances over a 2 hour or 2.5 hour period. I may at some point do a 5-10 minute performance for the entire group at some point.
I have a pretty good list of stuff to mix with. I am not sure with this age group as to how many or how long I should spend at each group of young adults or the parents. 3-7 minutes I would imagine depending on how much each group is enjoying the stuff. There will also be a caterer and DJ at this large house (with back yard). And the only time they don't want me performing is during the time the hot meal is served because it must be eaten hot and obviously they want people to enjoy the food uninterrupted. So any thoughts, ideas, suggestions, or anything at all would be appreciated.
Here are some of the effects I am planning to do (with a combo of magic and mentalism effects):
1. Blaine's Two Card Monte
2. A really cool Mind Reading Divination routine, combined with a unique ending where after spectator cutting deck as many times as they want, being able to divine what number down their card is from the top once they stop cutting deck (a 2-5 minute routine in total).
3. For large performance or small groups: Rising Card Effect - Where the card rises out of deck on its own. Followed by:
4. Rising card routine where card rises out of drawing of deck made on peice of paper. So it visually rises out of 2 dimensional deck on paper (incredibly visual and gets amazing reactions).
5. Chicago Opener
6. 5-7 minute Ring on A String Routine, with Nest of Wallets Ending and/or Ring Flight included as well.
7. ACAAN routine with tiny deck or extra jumbo-sized deck in mnemonica order for revelation.
8. 3 Phase Mind Reading Effect Using "Psypher"
9. Three or Four separate routines using Marked DMC Alpha Deck (Alphabet Deck of Cards; doing 3 or 4 different 4-7 minute mentalism routines utilizing letters and words made from random letters of alphabet chosen based on alphabet deck.)
10. Insurance policy card effect (where forced card is hugely printed on back of Magidian's Insurance Policy.
11. Joshua Zandman's Book Tests: I have 5 of them, including a limited release one that ties 4 of them together and the Alice in Wonderland addition as well. Really great 15-20 minute set I can do for small or huge groups, or can be 3-7 minutes for smaller groups. Often times smaller groups seem very well entertained by nothing more than a series of mind-reading effects with this group of book tests alone.
Well, that is a pretty decent list now that I have written it out and revised it. Helped just writing it out here. But I would love thoughts from those that have experience with this type of gig and this age group in particular. Also thoughts as to my material listed as well. Although when I perform this stuff (albeit never in one set as it would be a 2-day set lol) at the Magic Castle in the daily Magician Member performance rooms (like the Cellar and Hat N Hare), it gets great reactions from that audience. I do realize that is a unique and special audience because generally, you are performing for a pretty great audience that is dressed to impress in their best formal attire and at a place that 'usually' is filled with lovers or at least those who appreciate good magic and mentalism...
Thanks in advance so much for those that actually took the time to read this and especially those who take the time to provide any type of response. I really appreciate any input this amazing group has to offer (as always).
Sincerely,
Matthew Gordon
I have a gig in a couple weeks for a young lady's birthday party who is turning 18 years old. It will be a lot of friends her age (about 15-20 of them) and the rest family and adults (another 15 people). It will be mostly walk around and small group performances over a 2 hour or 2.5 hour period. I may at some point do a 5-10 minute performance for the entire group at some point.
I have a pretty good list of stuff to mix with. I am not sure with this age group as to how many or how long I should spend at each group of young adults or the parents. 3-7 minutes I would imagine depending on how much each group is enjoying the stuff. There will also be a caterer and DJ at this large house (with back yard). And the only time they don't want me performing is during the time the hot meal is served because it must be eaten hot and obviously they want people to enjoy the food uninterrupted. So any thoughts, ideas, suggestions, or anything at all would be appreciated.
Here are some of the effects I am planning to do (with a combo of magic and mentalism effects):
1. Blaine's Two Card Monte
2. A really cool Mind Reading Divination routine, combined with a unique ending where after spectator cutting deck as many times as they want, being able to divine what number down their card is from the top once they stop cutting deck (a 2-5 minute routine in total).
3. For large performance or small groups: Rising Card Effect - Where the card rises out of deck on its own. Followed by:
4. Rising card routine where card rises out of drawing of deck made on peice of paper. So it visually rises out of 2 dimensional deck on paper (incredibly visual and gets amazing reactions).
5. Chicago Opener
6. 5-7 minute Ring on A String Routine, with Nest of Wallets Ending and/or Ring Flight included as well.
7. ACAAN routine with tiny deck or extra jumbo-sized deck in mnemonica order for revelation.
8. 3 Phase Mind Reading Effect Using "Psypher"
9. Three or Four separate routines using Marked DMC Alpha Deck (Alphabet Deck of Cards; doing 3 or 4 different 4-7 minute mentalism routines utilizing letters and words made from random letters of alphabet chosen based on alphabet deck.)
10. Insurance policy card effect (where forced card is hugely printed on back of Magidian's Insurance Policy.
11. Joshua Zandman's Book Tests: I have 5 of them, including a limited release one that ties 4 of them together and the Alice in Wonderland addition as well. Really great 15-20 minute set I can do for small or huge groups, or can be 3-7 minutes for smaller groups. Often times smaller groups seem very well entertained by nothing more than a series of mind-reading effects with this group of book tests alone.
Well, that is a pretty decent list now that I have written it out and revised it. Helped just writing it out here. But I would love thoughts from those that have experience with this type of gig and this age group in particular. Also thoughts as to my material listed as well. Although when I perform this stuff (albeit never in one set as it would be a 2-day set lol) at the Magic Castle in the daily Magician Member performance rooms (like the Cellar and Hat N Hare), it gets great reactions from that audience. I do realize that is a unique and special audience because generally, you are performing for a pretty great audience that is dressed to impress in their best formal attire and at a place that 'usually' is filled with lovers or at least those who appreciate good magic and mentalism...
Thanks in advance so much for those that actually took the time to read this and especially those who take the time to provide any type of response. I really appreciate any input this amazing group has to offer (as always).
Sincerely,
Matthew Gordon
