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Is there something sports franchises could learn from David Copperfield’s act?..

Is there something sports franchises could learn from David Copperfield’s act?..

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I’m not a magic guy. I’m not into illusions necessarily. Still, I ended up at David Copperfield’s show at the MGM Grand over the weekend… mostly because I was interested in exploring the staying power of an act that has remained a constant on The Strip while everything else seemingly comes and goes.

It makes me think about sports. Why do certain sports franchises have staying power? What’s with the Patriots and Spurs? Is it as simple as Bill Belichick and Gregg Popovich? Sports is entertainment, right? Both are competitive arenas. As long as we’re studying the greatness of the Patriots and Spurs is there something a sports franchise seeking staying power could learn from an act like Copperfield? Read more of this interesting article at:

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New tricksters rework old tricks.. Illusionists are reinventing magic for television.

New tricksters rework old tricks.. Illusionists are reinventing magic for television.

Thanks to Bridget McManus for this article in the Sidney Morning Herald..

When David Copperfield reigned as king of small-screen magic, the ancient genre was a staple of evening entertainment and every talent quest and variety show included a budding showman peddling his bag of tricks. But since then, apart from the occasional special, and Penn and Teller’s gallant but counterproductive attempt to rekindle interest with their 2011 trick-busting contest, Fool Us, television magic seems to have done a disappearing act. In a time when digital sophistication makes wonderment commonplace, magic has been relegated to dedicated Foxtel channels and the odd entrant on Australia’s Got Talent. Even the 2014 Royal Variety Performance cut its traditional magic act, with one Green Guide reader lamenting, “What a bore. Where were the acrobats and magicians?”

However, a new breed of illusionists putting a fresh spin on old tricks has brought magic back…..

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/new-tricksters-rework-old-tricks-20140312-34kyc.html#ixzz2vohZEMFL