Helder Guimarães: A magical search for a coincidence
Helder Guimarães: Kouzelné hledání náhod
Using a deck of cards and other simple props, Helder Guimarães gets up close to play with your perceptions and preconceptions. Full bio
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90 percent of everything is crap.
že 90 % všeho je na prd.
and what that means
is always bad.
behind my back
to help me on this next thing.
s dalším číslem.
Sturgeon was correct.
zákon nelže.
thinking too soon.
nad vším příliš brzy přemýšlet.
around the turn of the century --
na přelomu století -
using only your weaker hand,
v mém případě levou,
your lack of interest.
že vás to příliš nezaujalo.
co bude dál.
a little bit more thought,
more interesting.
my hand with the fingers,
bit more interesting.
a time limit of one second,
dám časový limit jedné vteřiny,
can always change --
být nakonec jinak –
I've ever experienced.
onto the table,
dokud nebude konec.“
ringing in my head:
která mi zněla v hlavě:
dokud nebude konec.“
and flip through the pages
paying attention to the book
nevěnoval pozornost,
and the claim he had made before,
a větu, kterou předtím řekl:
dokud nebude konec.“
someone else at random.
my role in this story.
v tom příběhu hrát mě.
or a black card."
or a low spade."
it could be a nine, a 10,
mohla to být piková devítka,
and you selected -- sorry?
HG: King of spades.
HG: Pikový král.
in any decision?
při rozhodování nějak ovlivnil?
your energy.
cítil vaši energii.
all over again.
bychom začít od začátku.
Audience member 2: Absolutely.
Divák č. 2: Naprosto.
and he asked me one more question,
a položil mi poslední otázku,
to touch the deck.
is exactly as it looked.
bude přesně jako tenkrát.
five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10."
šest, sedm, osm, devět, deset.“
the king of spades,
in the middle of the deck,
was actually a secret.
I've ever experienced.
of sharing a secret with me.
se mnou podělit o tajemství.
happen all the time.
them as often,
place ourselves in a position
for those amazing things,
in life that are truly amazing?
v našich životech?
so you find one last person at random.
a náhodně vyberte posledního.
a United States $1 bill?
jednodolarovou bankovku?
HG: Yes! Perfect.
HG: Ano! Skvěle.
thing I am about to do.
opakujte to, co budu dělat.
inside, like this.
and fold it like this, lengthwise,
podél delší strany,
really fold it, really crease it --
přehněte ji pořádně –
into a little square like this
do takovéhoto malého čtverečku.
in very, very serious conditions.
jsou tu zcela a naprosto seriózní.
have a marker and we have a paper clip.
and go ahead and sign the bill.
a bankovku s ním podepište.
a bunch of stuff on stage
it's exactly the same bill.
přesně ta samá bankovka.
to take the paper clip
and switches the bill,
a bankovku nevymění,
to go open the bill and close it
we place this in full view
is going to see it,
a camera man onstage.
bude celou dobu snímat.
also the deck and a glass for this.
ourselves in a position
take some cards and shuffle?
karet a zamíchat je?
in a variety of ways.
in a more messed up way,
to teach you guys how to do it.
co říkat, jak míchat karty.
after shuffling the cards,
to cut and complete the cards.
place the cards up in the air.
zvedněte karty do vzduchu.
and up in the air.
a zvedněte nad hlavu.
by one, two, three, four and five people.
dvěma, třemi, čtyřmi, pěti lidmi.
to gather the deck together.
všechny karty zpět do balíčku.
in front of everyone.
we are not paying close attention.
sir, you gave me a dollar bill.
dal jste mi dolarovou bankovku.
které jsme spolu vytvořili.
is the serial number.
je její sériové číslo.
tu bankovku vzít k sobě?
Audience member 4: Nine.
Divačka: Devět.
HG: Three.
HG: Tři.
HG: Seven.
HG: Sedm.
HG: Four.
HG: Čtyři.
HG: Two, and?
HG: Dva a?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Helder Guimarães - MagicianUsing a deck of cards and other simple props, Helder Guimarães gets up close to play with your perceptions and preconceptions.
Why you should listen
Helder Guimarães slips and slides cards on a table, wowing you with invisible technique, unorthodox psychology and fresh humor. As a close-up magician, he's won international awards for his elegantly thought-through performances, which merge a nuanced stagecraft with good old how-does-he-do-it sleight of hand. He is the world's youngest-ever World Champion of Card Magic. He reflects on his craft in the enigmatic out-of-print book, Reflections.
His appearances at LA's Magic Castle led him to be awarded the title of Parlour Magician of The Year, in 2011 and 2012, recognition that drew hours-long queues as audiences (and fellow magicians) flocked to the simple and astonishing act. Also, in 2012, he co-created a show called Nothing to Hide, with Derek DelGaudio, which opened at the Geffen Playhouse, directed by magic superfan Neil Patrick Harris. In 2013, the show was taken to Off-Broadway where it stayed for a very successful held-over run of 110 performances.
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