Hi Mr. Losander,

I would thank you if you could answer the following questions:

What languages do you know?

What do you do when the lights expose the invisible T?

Thanks,

SM

I speak German and a bit of French.
If thread gets exposed, there is really nothing you can do. That is about the same as when you drop the thumbtip. Our job is to make sure it does not come to that point. So when you are not sure about it, it is better to skip an effect before it gets exposed. So if I come into a theater and I cannot make a light rehearsal, I would not perform certain effects. 'Cause the only way to be safe is to test the light, AND one person has to watch from all angles.

Losander speaks English as well, much better than my German.

And adding to Losander's advice about checking out the lighting conditions. Finn Jon says that he can walk into a room and immediately sense whether the lighting conditions are appropriate or not. I believe he may only be referring to a close-up situation and not a stage performance. In any event, you will get a 'sixth sense' about it over time, with experience, and then have that second individual there to help you and check things out as Losander advised.

Thank you.

I am trying to learn your bubble routine. I have finally learned not to breathe too heavily on the bubble, so that it doesn't float away from me. Many times, I have trouble seeing the T...or loops. How do you see them so well in dim lighting conditions?

This is all about practice. After a while, you get a feeling where the thread is. Try to rehearse where you can see the thread very good. And then after a while, you know were the thread is. Also, when the bubble is on the thread, you can see the thread in the bubble.