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around do not let their targets know they
do magic at first. These people will
approach a table and ask a few questions
about something not related to magic. In the
process, a magic trick is performed. The
plan is that this sudden demonstration of
magic will build appropriate interest and
the show can roll forward.
I talked to one individual that did table
hopping magic and he said that people
eating dinner don't want to see magic. He
felt his job was convincing them otherwise.
Sometimes, there is simply no interest. I
remember one of my magic friends took
his mother to a magic show at some
classy night club. After the show he asked
his mother what she thought. She said the
scarves and flowers were very pretty.
When questioned about magic events she
did not know that any magic had happened.
To her everything that was performed
seemed as hand waving accompanied by
music and color. The point here is that
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interest depends quite a bit on the audience
and not related to the capability of
performer.
This story suggests that interest depends
upon the capability of the performer and
the capability of the audience. Part of the
capability of the performer would include
his ability to understand the audiences he
performs for and match what he does with
what the audience wants to see. This can be
difficult. The magician that performed for
my friend's mother apparently knows about
his audiences for he supplied something of
interest to that woman.
The conclusion of all of this is that before
you perform there are some things you
can do to build interest. While you perform,
you can increase the levels discussed
here to increase the level of interest the
audience has in what you do.
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