How do you loop the tricks together like when your done with one trick and going on to another one?




Thanks alot
Lax

Technically, this is called transitioning from one trick to another. It is one of the most difficult and often overlooked subjects in the routining of a show. Unless you want a show that just has trick after trick after trick, transitions are vital.

Often, transitions can be achieved through thematic patter or effects. At other times, transitions can be achieved through a commonality between one effect and another. For instance, you might start with a silk routine and then use some of the silks in the Crystal Silk Cylinder effect. The silks change to oranges. Now you can do a Bill in Orange effect, before using the same bill for a Floating Bill.

If you go with a thematic approach, all of the effects in your show would lend themselves to a common theme. For instance, if you were to take on the persona of a Mississpi riverboat gambler, you would have relatively easy transitions between card tricks (with a gambling theme), dice tricks, and shell games. You might even be able to toss in a bullet catch.

The transitions provide a degree of continuity or "glue" to hold your show together as a package. Many people have a list of tricks and try to artifically tie them together into a routine or show. I think that's backwards. Think about the transitions and build your show to higher a higher climax based upon the various transitions that are possible.

Hope that helps.