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academy Veteran user 394 Posts |
I'm looking for sources, videos or books, that deal with performing magic for kids more with a storytelling premise rather than a comedy attitude. Any ideas?
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Russo Inner circle So.California / Centl.Florida / retired Florida 1165 Posts |
83 today-June 4, --70 years in kids magic - Many storytelling effects developed. "3 pigs"/20th century silks - "Alice in Wonderland"/Die Box -"My Pet Spot"/spot card - "Illusion,Delusion,Confusion"/Tear Apart Wand or Spot Card - "Wishing Well"/Coin pail(adult version-collecting Entertainment Tax) several Gospel Verse effects - p/m for details // and/or go to "search" -"russo" username - and wade through hundreds of personal comments, effects,ideas, etc. if you want to wade through them - L-O-L. Keep safe, Best to you and yours. Ralph(russo)Rousseau
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Dr. Delusion Special user Eugene, Oregon. 733 Posts |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUSSO!!
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longdeademperor New user 69 Posts |
‘Paths To Enchantment’ by Malcolm Yaffe has a chapter on storytelling.
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funemagic Loyal user Asheville NC 230 Posts |
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SpongeBall New user 8 Posts |
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On Jun 4, 2020, academy wrote: I like the book, Professional Magic for children by David Ginn. He discusses how to structure a show for kids some of his routines are story like routines that may help with ideas. Tarbell 3 also discusses the structure etc. Im doing my 1st kids show in 25 years on july 4th. Im more nervous than a room of 50 adults. Kids can be tough. Refreshing the old books has been very helpfull. I had to dig out the old box of kids magic I still have from the 70s. Cheers! |
Russo Inner circle So.California / Centl.Florida / retired Florida 1165 Posts |
Also -David Ginn book "Magic for Monsters" -not to brag, just to share- see my post above > "June 4th"
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Kim Van Weert New user Perth, Australia 19 Posts |
While I agree Barry Mitchell and David Ginn are excellent magician resources on this subject, however I can't but help wonder if you aren't approaching this from the wrong end. I would recommend to concentrate on develop your storytelling skills.
I was a good storyteller long before I was a magician. When I came to magic I found it very easy to transfer these skills to magical performance (particularly for children's shows). You will probably then find this true as well. To quote Clifford Warne's book "the 'magic' of Story-telling", 'Professional performers use these clues in every form of showbusiness'. I can recommend this book (no magic but but will teach you to be a storyteller)and also his book "So You Want to Tell Stories!". "Storytelling - It's Easy" by Ethel Barrett is the best book I know on the subject. She was a master storyteller and was posthumously awarded the Great Christian Storyteller Award for the last 100 years at the Christian Storytelling Convention in 2007. All of these books are probably out of print but ought to be able to be picked up relatively cheaply secondhand. Wish you all success Kim |
Russo Inner circle So.California / Centl.Florida / retired Florida 1165 Posts |
Story telling Magic is ALWAYS better than -I FOOLED YOU magic. 'I fooled you' -lets the person feel down. A happy / fun story makes a smile. 83 -70 years in Magic.
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Neznarf Inner circle NY then AZ now 1840 Posts |
Rainbow Fish has a huge book available.
The story is interesting and has excellent moral to the story. Is it magical? No, but kids and parents like it. The book is way bigger than then one in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3cmddZh6t8
"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain."
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Tim Hannig Inner circle Chicago area 1147 Posts |
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On Jun 4, 2020, academy wrote: I've made a career out of this and talk about it quite a bit in my book. The book includes 47 video links that go along with the content. Here's an example of how I get kids to go completely silent (without asking them to) by capturing their interest with a story. If you hold their interest, most kid control problems disappear! Check out what people are saying about my book on the feedback page: https://performbettershows.com/people-are-talking/
Author of PERFORM, the 2020 Magic Cafe Book of the Year
"I loved this book!" Ken Weber "4 out of 4 stars!" Nick Lewin "This will be a classic of magic!" Mark Pocan performbettershows.com |
MikeShaw247 New user Richmond, Virginia 16 Posts |
Hi all - I have a copy of Barry Mitchell's Reading Is Magic - King Midas Story with the performance video and play-along soundtrack. This is very much a storytelling trick! You can see pictures of it on my website. https://www.mikeshawtoday.com/magic/
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MikeShaw247 New user Richmond, Virginia 16 Posts |
I can't upload the pdf because it is too big 96kb. Just PM me for the instructions.
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Donald Dunphy Inner circle Victoria, BC, Canada 7563 Posts |
Hi MikeShaw247 -
Welcome to the Magic Café. I'm trying to understand your post. It sounds like you are offering to share a PDF file with other people. If this is a download PDF that Barry Mitchell sells (for example, one of his books), that is actually something that you shouldn't do. It's considered unethical to sell or share PDFs that normally are for sale. People should buy their own copy from the original creator / author. I think that the Barry's "Reading is Magic (King Midas)" routine is published in Barry's book, "The Magic of Thinking Creatively", which is now available on his website as a download. If you're selling the original prop and original instructions (physical), then that's a different story. Of course, the buy and sell area of the Magic Café becomes available after you have a certain number of posts. - Donald P.S. I'm not sure if you can see this post from the Buy & Sell area of the Café. I'll quote part of it... Quote: ...The following items may be sold or traded provided they follow the strict criteria below:
Donald Dunphy is a Victoria Magician, British Columbia, Canada.
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