One of my goals this summer is to work on my half circle show. This a street performing style show where it’s more parlor or stage than it is close up magic. Last week was the first week I took out the current version of the show and it had some wins and some losses.
The things that I need to work on:
- I need to lay out a larger perimeter. I’m putting my rope line too close to my performing area, leaving me with a very tight half circle.
- I need to get out from behind the table. This is partially a symptom of laying out my perimeter too tight.
- I need to do the three trick set that I had planned and do it as planned.
A few other mistakes that I made.
- I tried a routine from a different show that’s a comedy escape, but there’s a blow off at the end where I don’t get out. It’s funny if you see the whole routine, but if you only catch the last 30 seconds, you don’t get it and it looks like I messed up.
- I need to take my PA out of my cart. It doesn’t sound right with it in the cart. I blame laziness on my end for that.
- If I continue to use music, I need to plan it out better than using my existing stage show music.
Ok, so things that I did right:
- I tried to improve every day.
- I did things outside of my comfort zone
Well, those are my general reflections on the week. Hopefully the show will continue to improve the more I do it an the more I start to figure it out!
-Louie
