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The first time I left an unfinished piece hanging in mid-air and moved on to something else, I thought the audience would forget. They did not forget. They were waiting.
Read MoreWhat if the audience believed a trick went wrong -- and then discovered, ten minutes later, that the failure was the real trick all along? I started designing shows backward from that feeling.
Read MoreThe audience does not know what is hard and what is easy. I learned to use this asymmetry strategically, turning modest displays into major moments and ensuring genuinely difficult work gets the recognition it deserves.
Read MoreThe moments between tricks are where most shows quietly die and where the best shows come alive. I learned to treat every transition as a performance in its own right, and it changed everything about how my show feels.
Read MoreThe most powerful emotional moments in my show are the ones I immediately puncture with a joke -- not to destroy the feeling, but to acknowledge it. Learning this pattern changed how I handle sincerity on stage.
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