Helder Guimarães: A magical search for a coincidence
Helder Guimarães: 巧合的魔法之路
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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世间万物,90%都是渣滓。
90 percent of everything is crap.
and what that means
is always bad.
behind my back
to help me on this next thing.
Sturgeon was correct.
thinking too soon.
around the turn of the century --
using only your weaker hand,
your lack of interest.
我知道你们不感兴趣。
a little bit more thought,
more interesting.
my hand with the fingers,
bit more interesting.
a time limit of one second,
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.
你将在这个故事中扮演我的角色。
or a black card."
or a low spade."
it could be a nine, a 10,
and you selected -- sorry?
HG: King of spades.
in any decision?
your energy.
all over again.
观众2:完全是。
Audience member 2: Absolutely.
and he asked me one more question,
to touch the deck.
is exactly as it looked.
7,8,9,10。」
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,
in life that are truly amazing?
so you find one last person at random.
找到最后一位要跟我配合的观众。
a United States $1 bill?
HG: Yes! Perfect.
HG:太好了!完美。
thing I am about to do.
我做什么你就做什么。
inside, like this.
and fold it like this, lengthwise,
really fold it, really crease it --
into a little square like this
in very, very serious conditions.
have a marker and we have a paper clip.
and go ahead and sign the bill.
a bunch of stuff on stage
it's exactly the same bill.
to take the paper clip
and switches the bill,
to go open the bill and close it
we place this in full view
is going to see it,
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,
教你们如何洗牌我不觉得荣幸。
to teach you guys how to do it.
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.
四个、五个人洗乱。
to gather the deck together.
in front of everyone.
we are not paying close attention.
sir, you gave me a dollar bill.
is the serial number.
Audience member 4: Nine.
HG: Three.
HG:3。
HG: Seven.
HG:7。
HG: Four.
HG:4。
HG: Two, and?
HG:2,然后?
这是奉献给你们的奇迹。
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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