If you really want to do the best job you can for your particular audience, you have to consider who’s watching!! For instance if you are performing for kids, throw away all of your card tricks, or complicated mind reading effects. They won’t care! They want to see flash and color! Make a dove appear and they are thrilled. Live animals always draw them in. Do tricks with colorful props and familiar characters. Throwing in a few balloon animals at the end is a must.
When performing for adults you can throw all those silly props and corny jokes out the window. Adults need something to stimulate their minds. Card tricks are great for adults. As well as anything that vanishes, changes location, or appears out of nowhere. Throw in a few mind reading tricks and some adult humor and your golden.
If you perform at trade shows or even out on the street, you need some hard hitting, attention grabbing effects. Something that will stop people in their tracks and draw them in. Master this and you will be in high demand for corporate entertainment.
If you are performing in a large theater there are many things to keep in mind. First off, the up-close card and coin tricks won’t work. No one will see them. You will need to rely on the large illusions and grander scale effects. You will likely need at least one assistant with your larger shows. Also, audience participation is important in these larger shows. It will draw your audience in. Make sure that you make your participant from the audience look good! It’s not a good idea to make fun of them, or ridicule them on stage. This can make them and their family or friends uncomfortable. And it won’t look good on you.
The more adaptable you are to your different audiences simply opens many doors for you to be even more successful in what you love to do!
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