The Magicians Room opens in The LINQ Promenade

 

Name Drop by David Alnwick video DOWNLOAD

 Now available at www.magiciansmagicshop.com

Instantly reveal the names multiple participants are thinking of. "I Love it! Such a diabolical, but simple method! I'm definitely going to make this up. It's so clean to be able to hand the cards out, they can shuffle them and choose any one they like while in their own hands. That's so cool!" - Marc Paul Easy enough for a beginner, strong enough for a professional. Uses only billets & pens. Perfect for stage, parlor, & close-up. Sure fire method - no fishing, no complex memory work. Instant access to video & PDF instructions. Instant access to five real-world live performance videos. Instant access to an 'Additional Thoughts' PDF with contributions from Joe Diamond, Alex McAleer, Scott Creasey, and others. Can be adapted to different languages. "I learned David Alnwick's 'Name Drop' this morning, I made the props in under half an hour and performed it at a gig the same evening. This is something I put right into a corporate show the same day I learned it. The method is so simple, and plays for any size group. Highest recommendation ever. It's something that's going to live in my case and my repertoire for years to come. Another home run by David Alnwick." - Joe Diamond "Name Drop is another brilliant creation from the estimable Mr. Alnwick. It's easy to learn, simple to perform and devastatingly fooling. Highest recommendation" - Mark Elsdon "I decided I wouldn't give testimonials unless I intended to include the effect in my repertoire. This one I definitely will. It's brilliant - so simple to do, yet completely deceptive. I love it." - Marc Oberon FAQ Do I make the cards myself? I provide the full instructions to make the Name Drop cards. All you need are some billets or blank cards and a couple of pens. I've been using the same set for years. Can the cards be examined? Yes. The participants handle the cards themselves. Is it difficult to learn? I guarantee you'll be performing the effect within minutes of making up the cards. It's incredibly easy to do.

Shin Lim

                     Shin Lim is the stage name of Liang-Shun Lim - born September 25th 1991 

                    Shim won FISm in 2015 

                    He won America's Got Talent 

                    He won Fool Us 2 1/2 times possibly 3 depending on how you look at it

                    He Won America's Got Talent: The Champions in 2018 

                    He has been performing in Las Vegas since 2019 at the Mirage and now at the Venetion 

Doug Henning on Captain Kangaroo 1975

 

Brett Loudermilk on Fool Us

 

Suave Links

Now available at www.magiciansmagicshop.com
 "This is a unique exploration of innovative moves that will enhance any of your current ring routines. For the serious student of linking rings, this is a welcome addition to the possibilities of this timeless classic!"

- Jeff McBride

"After I have watched Milo's "Sharpie Evolutions Lecture", which is filled with very clever and useful ideas and techniques, I expect the same of his new lecture with the linking rings. I was looking so hard for the secret. But even when I know it, I couldn't see it. Milo puts also some pantomime additionals on top, which makes it look like the rings are really penetrating!"
- Miles Pitwell (Professor of Magic)

"Suave Links is top-tier Ring work at its finest. The moves are incredibly smooth and elegant, executed with flawless precision."
- Joshua Messado

SUAVE LINKS: VARIATIONS ON CLOSE UP LINKING RINGS BY MILO BELAMORTE

Suave Links is a very visual sequence of links and unlinks that uses only two rings. It presents an innovative grip that allows beautiful solid trough solid effects and new displays.

But this video download does not only focus on giving a detailed explanation of the techniques, Milo has taken the opportunity of this project to investigate and share general information about the Close Up Linking Rings such as their history, important exponents and references. Also, Milo shares in an extensive manner his favorite way of structuring and presenting a full routine of Close Up Linking Rings for live audiences at magic shows.

*To perform the Suave Links techniques, you will need two rings (the standard ring and the k*y ring) that come in almost every Close Up Linking Rings Set (such as Ninja Rings, Messado Rings, TCC Linking Rings, and others). The only requirement is that you'll need to be able to hold the circumference of the ring with your five fingertips.

Suave Links (Video Download) Contents:
A brief history of the Linking Rings: Milo shares general information about the mysterious origins of the Linking Rings and mentions some major exponents of this classical magic effect. (3 minutes)
The Suave Links sequence: Milo performs Suave Links for the camera with background music. (1 minute)
The rings: (As it has been mentioned, you'll need the standard ring and the k*y ring that come on any Close Up Linking Ring Set). (1 minute)
The inspiration process of these variations: How was the process of creating the Suave Links and which where the effects and magic inventors that influenced that process? (2 minutes)
The holding position (Suave Grip): This innovative grip allows some visual links and unlinks with new hand displays. (6 minutes)
Explanation: A full detailed and spoken explanation of each of the moves from the Suave Links sequence: five links and five unlinks using the Suave Grip. (Butter Link / Beggar Unlink / Hit-hit Link / Marry Me 1 Unlink / Meteorite Link / Marry Me 2 Unlink / Dragon Ball Link / Twist Unlink / Butterfly Link / Spade Unlink). (30 minutes)
Slow motion: The Suave Links sequence in slow motion from frontal angle, side angle and back angle. (4 minutes)
Live Performances: Four videos of Milo presenting the Suave Links for live audiences (two in table hopping magic performances and two at Close Up / Parlor type magic shows on private social events). (7 minutes)
General reflections and routine structure: On this final segment of the video download Milo talks about some of the major flaws and risks of performing the Linking Rings for audiences. He then explains how this flaws can be confronted through a good structure of the routine. Finally, he shares in an extensive manner the way in which he performs a full Close Up Linking Rings routine on his professional magic shows (using the Suave Links and other standard moves with four rings). At this section there's no explanation of any technique, it focuses only on the structure, patter, gestures and subtleties of interacting with the audience. (55 minutes).
Credits and references: On the final credits section there's a list of references and recommendations of works and magicians that have elevated the Close Up Linking Rings to new levels, each one at their own style. This is not only a way to honor all these amazing magicians, but also a way to encourage the viewer for a continuous study and exploration of this classical magic effect. (3 minutes)
Spoken Language: English
Subtitles: English
Duration: 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Hit films spur twister of a show from makers of The Illusionists

 Magicians and illusionists need to be very good or they end up being really bad. Mind you, when magic and illusions go wrong it can be funny, but you need a comedian like English funny man Tommy Cooper for that. (Young folk can Google him.)

I saw a magic and illusion show at QPAC some time ago – not by the people behind the show in this story – that didn’t quite make the grade.

Chatting to Simon Painter, creative producer of Now You See Me Live, which opens at QPAC in January, he reveals the secret to a great show. And it’s not rocket science. “You have to have the very best talent,” Painter says.

Painter and fellow producer Tim Lawson have been bringing brilliant shows to QPAC for quite a few years now, despite an interruption by the pandemic. These shows are spectacular, baffling, engaging and funny. And great for people (like yours truly) who have a short attention span.

As someone who tends to look at his watch during most theatrical productions I can honestly say I have never looked at my watch in one of Painter and Lawson’s shows, unless it was to check that it was still on my wrist!

Painter, an Englishman based in LA who has a soft spot for Australia (particularly now that he has become a surfer – more of that later), is a fellow traveller, of sorts.

Co-producer Simon Painter.

“I have the shortest attention span,” he tells me. “The secret to making a good show is to have a good team around you and I’m a sucker for the best talent. We’ve always relied on getting the best and we spend a lot of time developing shows.”

This summer his four trailblazing illusionists will unleash a mind-blowing spectacle in Now You See Me Live. Inspired by Lionsgate’s global hit Now You See Me film franchise and brought to life by the producers of the record-breaking phenomenon The Illusionists, the cutting-edge production will take up residence in the Concert Hall at QPAC from January 8 to 18.

A world-class magic ensemble – inspired by the film’s characters, the “Four Horsemen” – will bring an unbelievable arsenal of solo skills, shocking twists and grand feats of illusion to this Australian premiere season. The Australian tour will open at the Sydney Opera House before making its way to QPAC and then to Crown Perth. Redefining the expectations of stage magic, the “Four Horsemen” are:

Adam Trent (US): Harnessing the power of technology and deceptive sleight of hand, Trent has become a modern magical force by translating his skills from stage to screen to social media.

Pablo Cánovas (Spain): An international prodigy, Cánovas’ spellbinding mastery earned him the titles of Golden Magician, Magician D’Or and Heir of Illusion.

Andrew Basso (Italy): A true daredevil known for his death-defying acts, Basso became the first and youngest Italian to win the World Escape Championship.

Gabriella Lester (Canada): At just 22, the quick-witted Lester is the youngest and only female Horseman, who mastered Houdini’s upside down straight-jacket escape when she was only 14.

Combined, the quartet have performed in thousands of shows in hundreds of cities and have left spellbound audiences questioning the realms of possibility in their wake.

“Now You See Me Live pushes the boundaries of stage magic to the absolute edge, making the impossible possible in front of your very eyes,” Painter says. “Together we’ve created a show with truly mind-blowing artistry at epic scale, and we can’t wait for audiences to experience the magic – live!”

Jenefer Brown, Lionsgate’s president of global products and experiences, says “fans are mesmerised by the showmanship, spectacle  and skill of the Four Horsemen in the Now You See Me movies, and we are thrilled for audiences to experience the magic of the franchise live on stage.”

Lionsgate’s $670 million Now You See Me franchise includes two hit films. A third film from director Ruben Fleischer is based on a story by Eric Warren Singer and was recently in cinemas.

As with the other shows that Painter and Lawson have brought to us, this one is for everybody – and that’s part of the magic.

“The age range for our audience is from birth to death,” Painter says. “We try to make its appeal as broad as possible. I always make shows that I would want to see and for people who have similar short attention spans.”

‘this is guaranteed to be a breathtaking event where you won’t want to miss a trick’

QPAC chief xxecutive Rachel Healy describes the show as “the next summer blockbuster”.

“With the awe-inspiring cast and creative teams behind it, this is guaranteed to be a breathtaking event where you won’t want to miss a trick,” she says.

Painter, who lives with his family at beachside Santa Monica, took up surfing five years ago and that gives his time Down Under a new purpose. He will be at Noosa for Christmas with an eye to surfing its famous point breaks before bringing the show to QPAC.

Now You See Me Live is brought to the stage by Simon Painter (co-creator, executive producer), Adam Trent (co-creator), Tim Lawson (executive producer), Ash Jacks (McCready) (creative director, Staging Director), Kirsty White, (creative director) and Enzo Weyne (illusion director), and is based on characters created by Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt.

Lawson and Painter have created, produced and presented best-selling shows in more than 450 cities in 45 countries, smashing box-office records across Australia, on Broadway, London and beyond. Now You See Me Live marks their 12th summer show at QPAC, their first being Le Grand Cirque, which sold more than 40,000 seats in 10 days, followed by Ariel Dreams and Cirque Adrenaline.

They went on to create what became the world’s most successful group magic show, The Illusionists, and its spinoffs The Illusionists 2.0, The Illusionists 1903 – The Golden Age of Magic and The Magic of Christmas.

These shows broke box-office records around the world. Other shows include Le Noir, The Unbelievables, Cirque Paris, Cirque Stratosphere and Circus 1903 – a show that boasted life-sized elephants, created by the puppeteers from War Horse.

Brisbane is more than ready for their latest effort. Fellow short attention spanners rejoice.

Now You See Me Live plays the Concert Hall, QPAC, January 8-18

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