Saturday Night Contest - Steve Cohen Roundtable

Jul 21, 2013
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1. Will you come on tour to Australia or other countries soon? :D

2. Was there ever a magic trick that "fooled you"?

3. If you weren't a magician, what do you see yourself doing?
 
Jun 5, 2013
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Hungary
What do you prefer: gimmicks or sleight of hand?
Have you ever planned of becoming a magician?
How do you deal with hecklers?
 
Jul 26, 2014
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1. What are your top 3 favorite gimmicks ?
2. what do you think of the upcoming event "Wizard Wars"
3. are you going to do a world tour ?
 
Nov 29, 2013
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1. How did you learn magic at first (by reading books or otherwise...)?

2. Since you have been performing magic for a long time, have you ever felt like spectators' minds were evolving with the time, like they aren't waiting for the same kind of tricks/act and don't have the same approach to magic now compared to when you started performing?

3. Do you think that the world of magic has changed a lot since you began?

Thanks! :)
 
Aug 10, 2014
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Hope everyone is having a great weekend! As mentioned this week on Expose, this month we'll be celebrating our SEVEN year anniversary on August 31st. To mark the occasion, we've got a bunch of surprises and new releases in the works. One (or more) of those is a collaboration with Steve Cohen.

Steve Cohen performs an elegant, interactive magic show at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC: Chamber Magic. The Waldorf Astoria is one of the nicest hotels in the world, and Steve has performed to sold out audiences and rave reviews for over a decade. 14 years, actually. Without question, that makes him one of the most successful performers working in magic today, and he'll be joining us this week for a new roundtable discussion podcast.

Each time we do this, we invite you to post questions about anything you'd like - from his roots in magic to his advice for making magic a successful career. Post your questions in response to this forum post, and we'll record a podcast this weekend answering as many questions as possible!

You have 24 hours to submit your questions: deadline is tomorrow, Sunday, August 10th, 2014 at 7:30pm EST. Choose your questions wisely - limit of THREE questions per member this week. I'd encourage everyone to use this opportunity to gain invaluable insight and advice from someone I admire greatly not only as a magic success story, but a good guy and a great friend. Looking forward to seeing your questions this week!

One random member whose question is asked during the podcast will be among the first to take home our first collaboration with Steve Cohen this month, shipped on the house anywhere in the world!

These are my questions:
- What is your most impressive trick/illusion? (So, which one does your audience usually find the most mind blowing?)
- How did your first show go? (What went well and what didn't go so well?)
- What has been your personal best experience of the past 14 years?

Cheers :D
 
Jul 26, 2014
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1. what is the funnest reaction you have ever received ?
2. where is the best environment to perform in you opinion ? (hotel , Street , restaurant , etc ...)
 
May 29, 2010
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Chicago area
1. How do you handle audience participation? More specifically, do you choose people randomly or do you pre-select them before the show?

2. What have you learned about doing TV? For example, was there anything you would do differently if you had a chance to redo the Letterman appearance or the History Channel special?

3. How much creative control do you have over your show? Working for the Waldorf Astoria, do new pieces have to be approved? Has anyone had to tell you to take something out of your show because you ran into trouble? Or do you have a director?

I think that it's really great that you're doing this podcast to help us magicians who want to know how you became so successful.

-Kevin Kapinos
 
Jul 27, 2014
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1)where do you see The Magic world going in 20 years and more .. what are your thoughts about that in general ?
2) what advices do you give to a starter magician ?
3) what was the most epic performance you have ever performed ?
 
Nov 9, 2013
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1. Do you still get nervous before your shows?

2. How do you feel about people teaching/exposing magic on YouTube?

3. How would you differentiate teaching and exposing?
 
Oct 1, 2013
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1. Are there any tricks you think every magician should know?

2. How did magic go from being your hobby to your career?

3. How do you go about practicing new effects?
 

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Update! The podcast has been posted! Check out the link below to listen in on our discussion on a range of topics, from his roots in magic to his advice for getting over nerves. As promised, one random member whose question was asked during the podcast will take home the prize, and this week, that member is KevinKapinos! Congrats, and thanks to everyone who participated in this podcast.

Most of all, thanks to Steve Cohen for his time in answering so many questions with us this week.

http://www.theory11.com/roundtable-discussions.php
 
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