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Rane
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
I am so mesmerised by this magician, Liu Qian. I never used to like stage magic a lot, especially those with poker cards as they seem to be tricks that are used to trick kids. Moreover, most of stage performances that I have seen are replicas of others and are commonly performed by many other magicians. After some time, I became bored of watching stage magic, and other similar performances.
That was the reason why I was only keen in watching street magic; every episode is filled with different forms of magic trick, and many aides or tools used by the street magicians are 'taken off the street' and not prepared off hand. The audiences are often random passerby and it's interesting to watch the expression on their faces.
This was until I watched Liu Qian's performance on 综艺大哥大 (part V if i didn't remember wrongly), 大魔镜. His performances are awesome, and I am very impressed with them. The tricks that he performed are seldom seen in other magic shows (or rather I have not seen them in other magic shows.) Most times, my family and I will go "Ooooh", "Ahhhh", "Wah", " Woah", "How did he do that?", "Did you see that!?!?!" etc.
Most importantly, I felt that he has got what most magicians are lacking; he's able to let the whole magic performance flow very well; unlike conventional magicians who used to show many different tricks in one show, without any linkage between them. I personally feel that it is partly his charm in attracting the audience's attention.
At least I was charmed by him. Maybe this is what they call 舞台魅力 in mandarin. After watching his performances for a few time, (like many others) I've picked up his favourite tag line and hand actions. Whenever he is about to fascinate us with his magic tricks, he will create a little suspense by saying "这是见证奇迹的时刻".
From what I know, Liu Qian came in first for an international magic competition, because I always hear the host, 菲哥 addressing the magician as 拿过世界魔术冠军的刘谦老师. He's so capable and well-known that even Andy Lau learnt from him. (I wish I could too.)
Apart from performing magic shows, he also judges a competition that allows budding magicians to compete with each another. As the competition progresses, the level of difficulty increases (duh!) with the restriction of topics set by the judges. Moreover, drama and dance must be included on top of magic tricks themselves, so that there's a story line that flows.
Enough of my compliments. If you doubt what I say, you can watch some of his performances below. However, not all are as nice as those which I watch on SCV Channel 56's 综艺大哥大. I have no idea where else to re-watch the shows, and to watch those that I've missed.
Nonetheless, here are the clips that I manage to find from Youtube.
劉謙-集體催眠牌魔術表演
劉謙老師-這個超誇張一定要看
I really look forward to more of his performances. I'll be even happier if I can watch his live performances. I'll be over the moon if I can participate in his shows. I'll be ecstatic if he can coach me.
I’ll be on top of the world if I can be with him close and upfront.
On hindsight, I intend to pick up a few simple magic tricks with minimal/no poker cards involved. I think it'll be useful if I do voluntary work in the future, especially with young children involved because it's the easiest way to break the ice.
Note Anyway I was told that my previous posts were kinda emotional and depressing. Hope this one should be on the happier side.
Rane
is her pseudo name.
is an Asian Chinese
lives on the tropical island, Singapore.
can be childish, yet mature; quiet, yet noisy
always indecisive & procrastinating
Love of her Life
Animals
Family
Food
Learning
Mother Nature
Music
Volunteer Work
Believes In
Conservation; Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
Saving the Environment
Returning to the Society
Keen In
Backpacking
Overseas Volunteer Work
Adventure Trip / Expedition Trip
Will Like to
Go-Kart
Dive
Wakeboard
Night Cycle
Cycle around the City
Catch a Beautiful Sunrise
Is Going to
Master the Art of Playing Pool
Learn the Art of Bowling
Aims for
Merit for Piano Grading Test
Distinction for Guzheng Grading Test
Fluent Conversational Skills - Japanese
Complete at least 1/2 of NYAA Gold
Obtain Powered Pleasure Craft Driving License
1) Go for Charity Dog Run
2) Bring the Poochies out!
3) Set up an Adoption Blog
4) Donate money to Charity
5) Convince my friends to donate/volunteer at Charity as my birthday gift
6) Volunteer
7) Go Ubin
8) A Nice Over Night at Sentosa
9) Pudding to Blend in Well
