Helder Guimarães: A magical search for a coincidence
Helder Guimarães: Egy mágikus kutatás véletlenek után
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.
mindennek a 90 százaléka marhaság.
and what that means
is always bad.
mindig rossz.
behind my back
to help me on this next thing.
Sturgeon was correct.
Sturgeonnak.
thinking too soon.
állunk meg a gondolkodásban.
around the turn of the century --
század forduló környékén --
using only your weaker hand,
kezüket használva,
your lack of interest.
nem érdekli önöket.
a little bit more thought,
kreativitást,
more interesting.
my hand with the fingers,
bit more interesting.
a time limit of one second,
időkorlátot egy másodpercre,
can always change --
minden megváltozhat --
I've ever experienced.
valaha megtapasztaltam.
onto the table,
amíg ennek vége."
ringing in my head:
amíg ennek vége nem lesz."
and flip through the pages
paying attention to the book
and the claim he had made before,
amíg ennek vége nem lesz."
someone else at random.
másik személyt.
my role in this story.
én szerepemet ebben a történetben.
és azt mondta:
or a black card."
fekete kártyát."
or a low spade."
"Lehet alacsony vagy magas értékű pikk."
it could be a nine, a 10,
kilences, tízes,
and you selected -- sorry?
bocsánat mi is volt?
HG: King of spades.
HG: Pikk király.
bármi módon?
in any decision?
your energy.
all over again.
Audience member 2: Absolutely.
Néző 2: Teljesen.
and he asked me one more question,
to touch the deck.
is exactly as it looked.
five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10."
hat, hét, nyolc, kilenc, tíz."
the king of spades,
király helyett,
in the middle of the deck,
was actually a secret.
I've ever experienced.
amit valaha megtapasztaltam.
of sharing a secret with me.
a titkát velem.
happen all the time.
mindig történnek.
them as often,
place ourselves in a position
figyeljünk ezekre a nagyszerű,
for those amazing things,
in life that are truly amazing?
hogy mennyire csodálatosak.
so you find one last person at random.
utolsó véletlenszerű személyt megtalálja.
a United States $1 bill?
HG: Yes! Perfect.
HG: Tökéletes.
thing I am about to do.
inside, like this.
résszel a közepén.
and fold it like this, lengthwise,
really fold it, really crease it --
jól hajtsa össze --
into a little square like this
kis négyzetet kapjon
in very, very serious conditions.
komoly körülmények között zajlik.
have a marker and we have a paper clip.
gemkapcsunk.
and go ahead and sign the bill.
a bankjegyet.
a bunch of stuff on stage
színpadon csinálni,
it's exactly the same bill.
ugyanazt a bankót.
to take the paper clip
and switches the bill,
a bankjegyet,
to go open the bill and close it
kinyissam, és becsukjam,
we place this in full view
látható helyen tartani
is going to see it,
a camera man onstage.
also the deck and a glass for this.
használni fogjuk.
ourselves in a position
véletlenek után.
take some cards and shuffle?
in a variety of ways.
in a more messed up way,
to teach you guys how to do it.
ahhoz hogy azt megtanítsam.
after shuffling the cards,
to cut and complete the cards.
place the cards up in the air.
a lapokat a magasba.
and up in the air.
by one, two, three, four and five people.
egy, kettő, három, négy öt ember által.
to gather the deck together.
in front of everyone.
mindenki szeme láttára.
we are not paying close attention.
figyelünk eléggé.
sir, you gave me a dollar bill.
egy bankjegyet.
amit együtt hoztunk létre.
is the serial number.
Audience member 4: Nine.
Néző 4: Kilenc.
HG: Three.
HG: Három.
HG: Seven.
HG: Hét.
HG: Four.
HG: Négy.
HG: Two, and?
HG: Kettő, és?
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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