SleightfulSteve Gore's Desert Island Tricks
Steve Gore shares his essential desert island tricks, focusing on eight powerful routines that form the core of his professional repertoire, including Invisible Deck, Gypsy Thread, Ambitious Card, Floating Table, Together Forever, Easy Cube, Anything to Anywhere, and Linking Rings. He explains the presentational frames and real-world stories that make these effects resonate, emphasizing versatility for close-up, parlour, and cabaret settings. Steve also discusses his philosophy of banishing dated material, using organic props like USB cables, and maintaining a calm mindset with resources like Derren Brown's book Happy, offering practical advice for magicians to refine their acts for maximum emotional impact.
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Steve Gore selects eight versatile tricks for close-up, parlour, and cabaret performances.
He emphasizes presentational framing and real-world stories to enhance emotional impact.
Routines include Invisible Deck with a visual box appearance and Gypsy Thread for romantic events.
Ambitious Card is used as an icebreaker with a 3D pop-up gag to release tension.
Floating Table serves as a powerful stage closer, normalized by gifting from the box.
Together Forever is a misaligned Anniversary Waltz that fused cards for David Blaine and Patrick Stewart.
Easy Cube is versatile for both close-up and stage, and Anything to Anywhere allows clean object transpositions.
Steve advocates banishing cheesy material and using organic props like USB cables for modern plots.
He recommends Derren Brown's book Happy for maintaining a calm performance mindset.
The focus is on curated, strong effects over a large repertoire for audience connection.