| Street magic removes the boundaries from
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| | and then get the audience to applaud
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| the stereotypical view of magic. There
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| | loudly, screaming etc. All of this time,
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| are no stages, no mirrors, no assistants
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| | people around you will be curious and
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| and generally, no over-glorified props
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| | join the audience. If you go to any
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| and illusions.
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| | street festival, you will find most of
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| | the time the performers are warming up
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| Often referred to as naked magic, street
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| | the audience to attract more people.
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| magic strips an illusion down to its bare
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| minimum for maximum effect; using
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| | Once you have your audience, you will
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| everyday objects, a street magician can
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| | need to draw them in to prevent them from
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| outstand groups of passers by in a way no
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| | walking away from you and your hat! Get
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| other street entertainer can imitate.
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| | close to them, allowing people at the
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| | back to hear you easier, and to allow for
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| With no stage, large illusions or
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| | further expansion. Possibly ask all the
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| assistants to pay for, the street
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| | kids to come and sit at the front (and
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| magician can find himself making a
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| | for some reason, they always want to put
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| fortune if he has the right attitude,
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| | money in the hat - parents' money of
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| right location and right performance.
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| | course!)
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| Typically this involves passing a hat
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| around (known as "the throw") - magicians
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| | When planning your routine, make sure it
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| such as David Blaine and Paul Zenon have
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| | is weatherproof to the extremes. A pack
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| had the luxury of a television career to
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| | of cards won't stand a chance in the
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| significantly boost their income, but it
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| | wind, and on one occasion, the famous
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| is still possible to make a living from
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| | 'Zig Zag Lady' didn't stand up - a gust
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| street magic without television.
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| | of wind blew it and the beautiful
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| | assistant over - not the ideal outcome!
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| When starting to perform Street Magic,
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| you must realise that the trick is to
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| | Keep the routine to a fairly short time
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| maximise your audience - stunning them to
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| | - people will typically be shopping and
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| the extent of silence will not help you,
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| | won't want to hang around for half an
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| no matter how amazed they are! The key
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| | hour while their car parking ticket
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| to success is maximising the audience's
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| | expires. Once they wonder off, you've
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| participation - use your voice combined
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| | lost yourself a few pounds.
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| with their applause to attract more
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| spectators. This doesn't mean you have
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| | I saw one incredibly cunning technique
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| to shout, then perform a miracle - work
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| | for maximising your 'hat income' a couple
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| the audience - warm them up by making
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| | of weeks ago in London. Two magicians
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| them applaud loudly, bring a child onto
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| | asked a little girl to join them and help
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| the street and get her to do something,
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| | them with their tricks involving a purse.
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