Helder Guimarães: A magical search for a coincidence
هيلدر غويمارايس: البحث عن مصادفة عن طريق السحر
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.
أن 90 بالمائة من الأشياء محض هراء
and what that means
وهذا يعني
is always bad.
behind my back
وسأرمي بهذه الزرافة
to help me on this next thing.
فيما سيأتي لاحقاً
اختيار أي ورقة أخرى
Sturgeon was correct.
كان على حق
thinking too soon.
أعتقد أننا نتوقف عن التفكير بسرعة
around the turn of the century --
في مطلع القرن
using only your weaker hand,
باستخدام يدك الأضعف
your lack of interest.
a little bit more thought,
more interesting.
my hand with the fingers,
يدي وأصابعي
bit more interesting.
a time limit of one second,
مدة زمنية قدرها ثانية واحدة
تتغير دائماً
can always change --
I've ever experienced.
onto the table,
ringing in my head:
كانت تتكرر في رأسي:
and flip through the pages
ويقلب في الصفحات
paying attention to the book
وعلى الجملة التي قالها سابقاً
and the claim he had made before,
someone else at random.
لا على التعيين
my role in this story.
في هذه القصة
or a black card."
or a low spade."
it could be a nine, a 10,
فقد تكون تسعة أو عشرة
and you selected -- sorry?
واخترت.. عذراً؟
HG: King of spades.
- ملك البستوني.
in any decision?
your energy.
all over again.
- بالتأكيد
Audience member 2: Absolutely.
وطلب مني طلباً آخر
and he asked me one more question,
to touch the deck.
is exactly as it looked.
خمسة.. ستة.. سبعة.. ثمانية.. تسعة.. عشرة
five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10."
the king of spades,
in the middle of the deck,
was actually a secret.
I've ever experienced.
of sharing a secret with me.
happen all the time.
them as often,
place ourselves in a position
for those amazing things,
عن هذه الأشياء المذهلة
in life that are truly amazing?
في الحياة والمذهلة جداً؟
so you find one last person at random.
بحيث تقع بين يدي شخص آخر من الحاضرين.
a United States $1 bill?
حسنا! ممتاز.
HG: Yes! Perfect.
thing I am about to do.
inside, like this.
بهذا الشكل.
and fold it like this, lengthwise,
بالطول بهذا الشكل
really fold it, really crease it --
قم بطيّها جيداً...
into a little square like this
إلى مربع صغير بهذا الشكل
in very, very serious conditions.
بشكل جاد للغاية.
have a marker and we have a paper clip.
قلماً ومشبك ورق.
and go ahead and sign the bill.
وضع إمضاءك على ورقة الدولار.
a bunch of stuff on stage
على المسرح
it's exactly the same bill.
على أنه نفس الدولار.
to take the paper clip
and switches the bill,
to go open the bill and close it
لأفتح ورقة الدولار وأغلقها
we place this in full view
في مكان مكشوف كلياً
is going to see it,
يشاهد ورقة الدولار
a camera man onstage.
also the deck and a glass for this.
ourselves in a position
take some cards and shuffle?
in a variety of ways.
in a more messed up way,
الشخص المناسب لتعليمكم إياها
to teach you guys how to do it.
after shuffling the cards,
ثم إكمال الأوراق
to cut and complete the cards.
place the cards up in the air.
and up in the air.
واحد، اثنان، ثلاثة، أربعة، خمسة أشخاص
by one, two, three, four and five people.
to gather the deck together.
in front of everyone.
we are not paying close attention.
أننا لا ننظر إليها عن كثب.
sir, you gave me a dollar bill.
سيدي، أعطيتني ورقة دولار.
is the serial number.
Audience member 4: Nine.
- أحد الحاضرين: تسعة.
HG: Three.
- ثلاثة.
HG: Seven.
- سبعة.
HG: Four.
- أربعة.
HG: Two, and?
- اثنان، و؟
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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