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IAIN Eternal Order england 18807 Posts |
1948, George Armstrong wrote in a mentalism book's intro:
"too many mental acts become boring because they are unrelieved by humour or other human emotions. The successful entertainer, whatever his forte may be, plays upon the emotions of his audience. The mentalist must play upon more than one emotion for success... " And we get told" emotional mentalism" is a new thing...not saying this was the first time someone explicitly wrote about the emotional context, just thought it was worth sharing...
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aligator Inner circle Canada 2044 Posts |
A performance can easily lapse into boredom if one is not careful. The importance of positive audience reaction cannot be overstated.
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Amirá Inner circle MentalismCenter.com 5131 Posts |
Great observation, thanks!
It is not a new thing as you said Iain, but conceptualization allows proper observation, as in any human practice. Toasters make noises, as well as rubber ducks, but we needed John Cage and his sound/music experiments and concepts to get it in a new way. All Mentalism should be “emotional”, because we are emotional beings at the core
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Smoking Camel Inner circle UK 1039 Posts |
I ain’t telling no fish jokes.
I no longer smoke camel cigarettes.
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Reuben Dunn Inner circle Has a purple ribbon wraped around my 1592 Posts |
Quote:
On Mar 22, 2019, Smoking Camel wrote: How about: A Rabbi, Priest, and Baptist Preacher walk into a bar. The bartender says: "What is this, some kind of joke?" |
Max Hazy Special user 543 Posts |
Good found IAIN!
I guess much of the misunderstanding surrounding this subject is that "emotional mentalism" is being commonly used to describe a "touching performance of mentalism"... and mentalism eliciting emotions is not the same thing as it being "touching" so, context is fundamental. Even the word mentalism in the distant past didn't have the meaning it has nowadays. Quote:
On Mar 22, 2019, Smoking Camel wrote: LOL
"Your method is in my opinion the very best way to do Q&A"
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