Helder Guimarães: A magical search for a coincidence
הלדר גימארואיז: חיפוש קסום של צירופי מקרים
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.
ש-90% מכל הדברים הם קשקוש.
and what that means
is always bad.
behind my back
to help me on this next thing.
Sturgeon was correct.
thinking too soon.
שאנחנו מפסיקים לחשוב מהר מדי.
around the turn of the century --
using only your weaker hand,
רק עם היד החלשה שלך,
your lack of interest.
לראות שזה לא מעניין אותכם.
a little bit more thought,
more interesting.
my hand with the fingers,
bit more interesting.
a time limit of one second,
לזמן של שנייה אחת,
can always change --
I've ever experienced.
onto the table,
ringing in my head:
and flip through the pages
paying attention to the book
and the claim he had made before,
someone else at random.
my role in this story.
לשחק אותי בסיפור הזה.
or a black card."
or a low spade."
עץ גבוה או עץ נמוך."
it could be a nine, a 10,
זה היה יכול להיות 9, או 10,
and you selected -- sorry?
HG: King of spades.
ה"ג: מלך עץ.
in any decision?
your energy.
להתחיל את הכל מהתחלה.
all over again.
איש מהקהל 2: לחלוטין.
Audience member 2: Absolutely.
ושאל אותי עוד שאלה,
and he asked me one more question,
to touch the deck.
is exactly as it looked.
נראה בדיוק אותו הדבר.
חמש, שש, שבע, שמונה תשע, עשר."
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.
המדהימים האלו קורים כל הזמן.
them as often,
place ourselves in a position
for those amazing things,
את הדברים המדהימים האלו,
in life that are truly amazing?
so you find one last person at random.
את האדם האחרון בצורה רנדומלית.
a United States $1 bill?
HG: Yes! Perfect.
ה"ג: כן! מעולה.
thing I am about to do.
אותו דבר שאני הולך לעשות.
inside, like this.
and fold it like this, lengthwise,
ותקפל אותו ככה, לאורך,
really fold it, really crease it --
תקפל אותו באמת, באמת תקמט אותו--
into a little square like this
לריבוע קטן כמו זה
in very, very serious conditions.
בתנאים מאוד, מאוד רציניים.
have a marker and we have a paper clip.
שיש לנו מרקר ושיש לנו אטב.
and go ahead and sign the bill.
a bunch of stuff on stage
כמה דברים על הבמה
it's exactly the same bill.
to take the paper clip
and switches the bill,
to go open the bill and close it
לפתוח את השטר ולסגור אותו
we place this in full view
שמים אותו בתצוגה מלאה
is going to see it,
a camera man onstage.
גם בחפיסה ובכוס בתרגיל הזה
also the deck and a glass for this.
ourselves in a position
take some cards and shuffle?
יכול לקחת כמה קלפים ולערבב?
in a variety of ways.
in a more messed up way,
ללמד אותכם איך לעשות את זה.
to teach you guys how to do it.
שאחרי שמערבבים את הקלפים,
after shuffling the cards,
to cut and complete the cards.
place the cards up in the air.
and up in the air.
by one, two, three, four and five people.
ע"י אחד, שניים, שלושה, ארבעה וחמישה אנשים.
to gather the deck together.
אני הולך לאסוף את כל החפיסה אלי.
in front of everyone.
we are not paying close attention.
sir, you gave me a dollar bill.
אתה נתת לי שטר של דולר.
is the serial number.
Audience member 4: Nine.
אישה מהקהל: 9.
HG: Three.
ה"ג: שלוש.
HG: Seven.
ה"ג: שבע.
HG: Four.
ה"ג: ארבע.
HG: Two, and?
ה"ג: שתיים, ו?
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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