Penguin Live Lecture

Max Maven teaches VOYANCE:A Complete Act of Stand-Up Mentalism A CHOICE INTRODUCTION- What is the true purpose of an opening routine? How does it address important issues in setting up optimal conditions for the rest of the act? This routine does just that, while also secretly establishing the theme for the show. It also makes use of a valuable force—a practical new take on a forgotten technique that can be applied to a host of effects. RE:VISION- This multi-phase routine involves a simple pack of design cards. This is Max’s latest version of a routine that epitomizes the idea of “packs small, plays big.” CINEMENTALISM- A person thinks of a movie. The mentalist reveals the film, but is able to accurately describe details about a scene from that movie that the person has merely visualized. This is strong material, made all the more valuable by Max’s discussions of structure and stagecraft, plus spectator management, historical notes, and much more.

Brad Henderson has been a student of magic for his entire life and has been a professional, working magician since his high school days in Frankfort, Ky. Though specializing in sleight of hand magic and mind reading, Brad has explored nearly every branch of the Mystery Arts and has gained a reputation for being one of magic’s most vocal defenders and critics. This show was designed for small groups around a table. It is a theatrically intimate experience relying heavily on the personality of the group. The show is structured to meet the audience on its own terms and gradually open them to the possibility of experiencing “real magic.” It is a close up show, where the performer is right in the mix with the guests. I most often perform this show after dinner when the guests clear the table and we all gather around. The show is a perfect fit for small close up magic dedicated spaces like the Close Up room at the magic castle.

Paul Draper shares an amazing half-hour stage mentalism act that you can carry in your pocket! This fantastic show can play fully surrounded, up close, on TV, or for an audience of any size. The essential carry-on act that Paul Draper takes everywhere just in case an airline loses his luggage, this is visual, funny, and playful mentalism that is easy to do, will get big reactions, and is all themed around an unforgettable mind-reading trip to Las Vegas! Mental Roulette: The mentalist predicts ahead of time where the ball will land, and everyone is a winner! Liar's Poker: You can’t lie to the mentalist - I’ve got your number! Let’s Make A Deal: Everyone walks away with cash and prizes! First Kiss: Do you kiss and tell? The mentalist knows all - and tells all! - in this impossible revelation! Fortune Cookies: You’ve gotta eat in Vegas! What will your fortune be? The mentalist knows! Divining for Sin: Singing, drinking, tearing off your clothes, and... saving your soul?

This ACT combines the best ideas of both worlds, traditional mentalism and propless mentalism methods. "Brick Opener" a raport building opener which engages the whole audience in a fun game from their seats, "Postcard" a great example of how to reveal information that the participants are merely thinking, "Stegosaurus" a very believable mind reading false process, "ProMetheus" - a 'which hand' routine, and a finale "Unlock" - a participant is given an ordinary house key which he is able to bend at a 90-degree angle using nothing but his bare hands.

Depending upon your point of view, Lee Earle is either Mentalism’s Johnny Appleseed, Pied Piper or Don Quixote. Lee refuses to applaud mediocrity. He rails at it. In his earlier magical incarnation, he convinced the Arizona driver licensing authorities that his middle name was the “Five of Spades” so that he could include it on his license and use it for card revelations. Lee has the temerity to comment on the magic condition without apology. To some, Lee reminds of a red-headed Max Maven or a beardless Eugene Burger. Each would be offended by the comparisons. Lee demonstrates his Corporate Banquet ACT. This includes a Talking opener, "No Brainer Bags" - lie detection premise; 5 participants on the platform, "Manila Miracle" - Bank Nite without the sting, and "Deja Vuing" - a ‘soft’ prediction of today’s newspaper along with a Q&A session.

Brooklyn native, Sal Piacente, is 30-year casino industry veteran and the consummate authority on casino game protection (safeguarding the profitability of table games) and memory enhancement (mnemonic) techniques. Over 100 casinos, law enforcement, and casino regulatory bodies worldwide have sought his training and consulting services, which range from job-specific game protection programs for dealers, supervisors, upper management, surveillance observers, casino regulators, and law enforcement. Piacente’s training programs offer live demonstrations of casino cheating techniques, real surveillance footage of thefts and scams, and the knowledge and enthusiasm that motivate participants to become more diligent on the job. Sal teaches The Rain Man Act: False Shuffles, How to memorize a random list of 25 items, How to memorize cards, How to memorize a long binary number, How to memorize a complete magazine, How to calculate a day for any date called out, Rapid Math, and The Magic Square.

Originally born in Oslo, Norway, Sebastian's family moved to the United States where Sebastian began his journey into the world of magic. It all began when a classmate astounded him with a simple card trick. Sebastian will teach you a Mental Card Act: "Shake Change": an updated handling of a classic, a triumph routine - "Thought of Triumph", "3 Card Location", "How to Find Your Other Half", "Chronologue", and "The Envelope Test"

Reynold Alexander is mostly a performer. His lecture material comes straight from his show and it has been tested thoroughly. POWERFUL PRACTICAL REAL WORLD TESTED MAGIC! He will demonstrate: Chinese Teacher and Students- An entertaining story about an old Chinese teacher that has a moral and a stunning magical ending. Cards Across- My approach to this classic of magic with new bits of business that takes it to new heights. Six bill repeat- A funny story guaranteed to entertain and mystify. Battle of the Sexes- A hilarious comedy magic routine to see which sex is smarter and as you guessed it women always win! The Big Finish- My handling, bits of business and approach to a UF Grant Mystery. The Lottery Prediction Encore- What a better and memorable way to end a show?

"Tamariz's theory eliminates all possible solutions, leading the audience across the rainbow into WONDERLAND." -Roberto Giobbi "He's fooled me worse, AND more times than any magician on the planet." -Rick Lax "Juan Tamariz is the Leonardo Da Vinci of our time." -Christian Engblom What will he teach? Juan Tamariz shows you how he makes card magic play big in his full, stand-up performance filmed at the prestigious Magic Circle in London. Thought of Card- A single card is placed aside as a prediction. Someone from the audience names any card. When his prediction is shown, it proves to be correct! Thought of Cards Across- Two thought-of cards invisibly travel from one packet to another using a clever new combination of methods that will fool you. Two Thought Cards- A spectator helps choose someone in the audience to name any card, which his helper removes from his back pocket. This card then changes into another one she's merely been thinking of while it's held in her hand... but only for a moment as it returns to its original form. Phone Trick- Juan figures out what card someone on the other end of a phone call is thinking. Who is he? A celebrity of television and stage in Spain and South America, JUAN TAMARIZ is known internationally among magicians as a true master of his art, and one who generously shares his time and knowledge, both in print and in person, with the magic community. He is the author of three critically acclaimed best-selling books in English: The Five Points of Magic, The Magic Way and Sonata. Along with Arturo de Ascanio, Tamariz has spearheaded a school of thought in close-up magic that has produced FISM award-winning champions and deeply influenced the craft of magic worldwide.

Classy and funny, Jack loves to add a touch of theater to his close-up magic and enjoys using his creativity to bring new life to old classics. He spent years perfecting his material before sharing it with the magic community. Jack is a generalist who loves to offer variety in his magic act. You’ll see some strong and theatrical card magic, but the lecture won’t be limited to cards. You’ll also learn about presentation, psychology, misdirection and timing. All of the tricks presented in this lecture are in his current working repertoire, so you can be sure there will be no filler. Each one is practical, hard hitting and reputation making and most have an automatic reset. Jack teaches "Nervous jolt", "Silver dust", "Printing 99.0", "ESPecially Wild revisited", "Ultimate Ace Unleashed", "Samsung’s fiasco", "Daytona coins", "Spectator’s ambition", "Say my Name", "Zombie", "Viva Las Vegas", "Money Maker", and "Premonition".

Doc Docherty teaches close up restaurant style performances that are easy to learn, and most of all makes the spectators feel like they did the magic! Including "Narlo’s Invisible Palm Aces" - The spectator is the magician as they palm and transfer invisible Kings from one pile to another. To make it even better the spectator turns them into four Aces! "World Famous Salt(Sugar) Trick" - a restaurant favorite where sugar vanished and reappears in a napkin. "Card at Unknown Number" - A random number is created but unknown until the deck is out of the magicians hands. Then the previously selected card is at that number! "Invisible Biddle" - The classic Biddle trick where the spectator turns his card invisible as soon as they touch it! "The Vegas Test", "The Eagles Mean They Can Fly" - Doc's walk around coins across handling, "Fire Voodoo", "Super Easy Double Leaper", "In through the Outdoor", and "Card to Wallet".

In this Penguin Live lecture, Lu Chen shares his thoughts and experiences from his incredibly successful career. Plus, he performs and teaches some remarkable routines that demonstrate his latest ideas and performance philosophies. Tossed-out Deck- He reveals the first four cards one-at-a-time by using a truly weird ability. Number Prediction- which allows everyone to verify their numbers throughout the process and results in a fun, unexpected revelation of the total hidden in the first prediction. It's surprising, clever, and happens really... fast. Blind Folded- While he's blindfolded, a randomly chosen card is placed anywhere in deck. Now, without looking, he locates the selected card. The same idea is repeated with someone else from the audience choosing, and losing, a card. Nobody else knows what it is. But this time, Lu Chen doesn't even touch the cards. Instead, he instructs a spectator to perform a series of card moves ending with a single card in their hand - the selection!

Carisa Hendrix performs 2 full ACTS! The first is her award-winning character Lucy Darling; a woman known the world over for her wit, her charm, and her exceptionally good hair. The second show is for kids. You'll meet DeeDee, the coolest girl you've never heard off. Carisa performs the same material in each act to demonstrate how you can use the props and effects at your disposal to perform for a wide range of audiences. Includes "Topological Oddity" -A Book Production, "The Minimalist’s Any Drink Called For" -Two audience member select drinks and there are produced from an empty shaker along with one more for the performer, "Reconciliation Confabulation" - A spectator's improvised choices seem to be predicted as the revelation is shown which is also a gift they get to take home., "Jam Lie Detector" - Propless mentalism at it’s best involving invisible jam, "Ring and String" - A close up walkaround trick with a stunning self-working finale.

The theme is all in the title 'Why You Should Never Play Cards with A Mentalist' as it demonstrates almost every trick in the mentalists arsenal (everything expect PK). I have been performing the act for 4 years, it is still a feature of my one-man show and a short version featured in my act in 'Champions of Magic' for several years. I created it because I was sick of other mentalists saying Mentalism with playing cards is boring so I tried to create the strongest and most direct mind reading act using nothing but playing cards! Alexander Marsh takes his audience on a journey through almost every type of Mentalism effect and leaves them convinced that they really should never play card with a mentalist. As well as how each effect is achieved, Alexander will also discuss how and why he has structured the act how he has, and how this structure can be used to routine any effect, routine or full show.

Shock & Bizzare will teach Parlor/Stand up Magic and Comedy including: "Full Contact Card Trick" – A signed card is found after taking a trashcan lid to the head, "Visual Epic"– Shocker's take on the classic "Mental Epic" plot, where at the end a prediction written on a thin piece of paper visually changes without being touched, "Off-Hand"– Shocker takes the magazine/book test and gives it a kicker ending, "You Salty Bro?"– Bizzaro's hybrid of a miser’s dream and salt pour, "RazOrgasm"– Bizzaro finally tips his personal version of the classic Razor Blades from Mouth Illusion, "Rubik’s Chopper"– THE comedy arm chopper routine that has been seen on CW's "Master's of Illusion" and "Showtime at the Apollo". Plus tips on performing, character, props, and other tidbits you can only get from working pros.

The Amazing Johnathan is an eccentric comic magician whose bizarre humor and unscripted antics have earned him widespread recognition as one of the most original and unique performers today. The Amazing Johnathan has performed for audiences all over the world, including countless dignitaries and high-profile officials like President Ronald Reagan and the president of France. His fan base stretches across the globe from the U.S. to the U.K., Europe, South America and Australia, where he is a household name. During the last 25-plus years of his career, Amazing Johnathan has appeared on numerous television shows including Comedy Central's Lounge Lizards and Premium Blend shows, F/X's The X Show, Fox's Comic Strip Live, The Arsenio Hall Show, HBO's Young Comedians Special, Late Night with David Letterman, Entertainment Tonight and The Wayne Brady Show, as well as television specials such as NBC's World's Greatest Magic II and The World's Wildest Magicians, ABC's Caesars Palace 30th Anniversary Special, Fox's Champions of Magic, Comedy Central Presents, American Airlines' CBS Eye on America, the Travel Channel's Amazing Vacation Homes, and The Greatest Magic Tricks In the Universe...Ever on England's Ch. 5 UK.

Considered one of the pioneers of street magic and known for his ability to be an effective storyteller, Cyril will teach a mix of stage, street and party magic using affordable props. Coin in Can (Street Magic)- A borrowed quarter instantly penetrates into a sealed soda can chosen moments before. Cyril's method looks incredibly clean and he shows you exactly how to make it. Dry Cup routine (Party Magic)- One of the greatest party tricks ever. A do-as-I-do where you teach the spectator to make a cola vanish over their own head. Healed and Sealed Can (Street Magic)- He brings the cola back using his own handling of a now-classic effect including all the details that make all the difference. Money Manipulation (Stage Magic)- he finishes by showing us his award-winning money production. Cyril teaches the special fold and technique he uses to reliably produce one bill after another. You'll also learn what it really takes to create, design, and perform astounding and original magic.

For more than 30 years, Jay has entertained audiences at private events, trade shows, hotels, banquets and corporate functions all over the world. As a creative consultant, Jay has worked with many of the world's most famous magicians including David Blaine, Criss Angel and David Copperfield, as well as consulted on several television series. Jay also holds the world's record for creating more original illusions than another other living magician. Jay will teach Powerful close-up mentalism that is easy to do. Including: Magic Wand (stick), 3 Times Lucky, Formal Affair (spoon in hank + drawing of spoon), Hypersensitive (coins), Simply Divine, At Any Number, Twister (twisted spoon), Stop Me Here (post it notes), Group Hypnosis (3 packets), Strange Attraction (rubber band, ring and bills), and The Monopoly Mystery.