La Gazette Abracadabrante no. 3 - February 2000
On Friday
21st May 1999, we welcomed M. Stone, DAVID STONE in conference.
To be perfectly honest, previous to this, I did not know very much about
this magician, except that he already had two videos on Coin magic to his
name, and that he was young.
So I went to this conference with an open mind, with the intention of
having a good evening bearing in mind that...coin magic is not my cup of
tea. I
do four or five coin tricks, but I have a few hurdles to cross before becoming a
specialist. I
must admit that I have truly discovered a 27-year-old magician who specialises
in “table hopping”.
The first part of his conference is very good, but the second part, devoted to
table hopping is a choice cut.
We get the impression
that the magician really knows what he is talking about and especially about
what he has experienced himself.
He has lots of good ideas on how to approach people whilst they are
eating. He
works in such a way so as to produce the psychological effect of inducing the
audience to give him a tip at the end of his performance.
He has no qualms about jumping on the table to show us the position of
his feet, which is important in emphasising his illusions ( he has the advantage
of being young, of course, but also a great desire to share his knowledge which
he has acquired on the job, with others)
It’s a shame that David does not linger for longer on his ideas regarding
theatrical gesture when applied to performing close-up magic standing up.
If you have the chance to see him at
work, take time to position yourself so that you not only see his tricks,
but also his body ( not like that! I like magic and beautiful girls! Just like
him! )
Armand PORCELL