Sorry I haven’t written in a few days. Â It’s been incredibly busy since we returned from Atlantic City. Â Our Fall Tour starts in just a couple of weeks and there’s still several things to wrap up before we hit the road.
We are preparing to launch a new website this fall; just finished putting together a new promotional DVD; are designing new ads for industry publications; and rehearsing new illusions – all while trying to keep the office running smoothly.
One of our newest illusions comes from the mind of Jim Steinmeyer. Â He’s created so many amazing things for our production and this illusion is no exception. Â There are several variations of “levitating an audience volunteer” but Jim has taken this several steps beyond. Â Five volunteers are chosen from the crowd – 4 guys and a girl. Â The girl lies down on a board sitting on top of a solid box. Â Four guys hold handles on each side of the board. Â While their eyes are closed, they are asked to take the weight of the girl as the box is removed from beneath the board. Â One by one, the guys are asked to release the handles and step away from the board – leaving the girl suspended in the middle of the stage. Â It’s a pretty cool trick.
I’m still trying to wrap up the Hocus Focus curriculum with plans to have it completed in the coming weeks. I think this is going to be one of the most significant things I’ve accomplished in my professional career. Â I’m hopeful it’s going to have an educational impact on the motivation of students with special needs.
I’ll write more later – gotta run for now.
Wow, that looks very cool. Do you have exclusive rights to perform it, I’ve never seen that anywhere else. Looks impressive 😀
Glad to hear things are going well before you hit the road again.
VERY COOL.
It’s a pretty cool new illusion from the mind of Jim Steinmeyer – all people are volunteers from the audience. It’ll be a nice touch!