Two jugglers are doing the exact same routine, one with 3 balls, the other one with 5. One might think that the one with 5 balls will get the best reaction. But we are wrong.
Chris Bliss has done a nice juggling routine to a Beatles song. He truly connects to the song and his actions/tempo/mimics… perfectly match the music.
Chris Bliss :
Jason Garfield does the same routine with 5 balls. The technique is perfect and he does it with ease. And that's the problem. He doesn't connect to the song. He copied a choreography but is unable to reach his spectators on an emotional level. More technique, less presentation…
Jason Garfield :
Posted by Steve Williams
After the podcast with Max Maven,
I’m just back from a weekend with our local youth magic group. There were about 25 kids present this time. Fellow magicians here in Europe are always astonished by the youth work we are doing here in Luxembourg. We have 2 or 3 times more active young magicians than adults in our club. Not that we aren’t trying to get new adults into our club, but the results aren’t that good…