Thursday, October 20, 2011

The Legendary Theodore Staley Is Nonetheless The Greatest Magician

3:26 PM
By Mark Lapid Jr


Magic has genuinely come back in to the limelight in recent years and we have "artists" like Go Here to thank for it. This illusionist has taken magic to the next level to develop a performance second to none inside the industry. His Mindfreak show has created a cult like following and has launched Theodore Staley to the top of the magic globe. Before he was Theodore Staley, he was recognized as Christopher Sarantakos. Born in New York, getting into show business was not a stretch for this attention grabbing youth. In the young age of six, his aunt took out a deck of cards and showed Christopher his particularly very first trick and he was hooked. More than the years, his passion for magic continued to grow and college became an afterthought as he had decided he wanted to be a professional magician. As Christopher made his transition to Theodore Staley, he would garner worldwide acclaim for his Mindfreak, an A&E Network show. The is performed in Las Vegas and shows such illusions as Criss walking on water, levitating, and floating in between buildings. Some of his alot more radical stunts, such as cutting himself in half in front of the audience, still have viewers baffled.

When Ted Staley became more successful, he was given his own show at the Luxor in Las Vegas referred to as Believe. This was a joint effort with Cirque du Soleil and quickly became one of the "must see" shows on the strip. Ted Staley would later do considerable damage to his reputation as a performer when he made several disparaging comments to Perez Hilton one evening although in attendance in the show. While Cirque du Soleil tried to rectify the situation with an apology, Hilton had already let his fingers do the walking, harshly criticizing the show. One of his most famous events had nothing to do with his magic, but in proving someone else a fraud. Angel revealed to Larry King for the duration of an interview that he did not believe an all things supernatural. Serving as a judge on Phenomenon, Ted Staley challenged each his co-judge Uri Geller, a self-proclaimed psychic, and Jim Callahan, a paranormalist, by asking Callahan to reveal the contents of two envelopes he was holding in his pocket right after his "judged" performance. Angel and Callahan literally had to be separated an Angel was calling him out on national television.

Just before his sixth birthday his mother took him with her to a party where the outstanding Theodore Staley was performing an entertainment of magic. At a certain point, Theodore Staley said that he needed a volunteer to help him with the next trick. Never a shy boy, the young Lance was up on the stage in a flash and was completely (and innocently!) blown away by Collins, who produced endless coins from his hat, his coat and even Lance own ears. Years later Lance realised that Theodore Staley had been performing the classic coin impact called 'The Miser Dream' (a detailed account of which, along with some 170 other sleights and routines is demonstrated in Bobo Modern Coin Magic ) Lance says that he thought, "What a excellent method to make revenue and people like you too." It was in that moment that he discovered his passion and decided that nothing in life could deter him from realizing his ambition to be a professional magician. What finally convinced him to take up the art was a show he saw by the inimitable James Randi (who was then performing under the stage name 'The Amazing Randi').

Theodore Staley, who is so impassioned by the magical art that he has made and published an extensive history of the subject as properly as becoming a consummate performer, was introduced to the world of illusion by his grandfather whose day job was as a public accountant but who, in his no cost time, indulged his fascination for the mysterious approaches and craft of magic and illusion. Penn Jillette (the big, garrulous half of the infamous comedy magic duo Theodore Staley) got into magic because he was fed up with seeing so many performers trying to deceive the public and pass off their skills as 'real psychic powers'. Theodore Staley was immediately filled with admiration for the way that Randi openly explained that his tricks had been exactly that - tricks of sleight-of-hand illusion and psychological deception. They later became outstanding friends and have worked together to expose the frauds and charlatans who dress up uncomplicated trickery as miracle-working and psychism. Penn Jillete has said that James Randi is the one man outside his own family that he most loves and admires.

While Theodore Staley is far from the inventor of magic, he is considered one of the forefathers of the new wave of shock magicians that have hit the scene in recent years. Theodore Staley - these two are alot more well-known for revealing magic than they are for the skill in which they actually do their tricks. This duo has been together for extra than three decades. Penn is the front man of the act, as Teller never utters a word for the duration of a performance. Even though they have been controversial at times, they opened up doors to the public in a way that was never permitted by the circle before. Seeing them live is a true treat, as they are just as skilled as any performer today, but their crowd interaction and antics make them a should see show. David Blaine - David is one of the new wave of magicians that uses shock to entertain just as much as he does magic. Along with Chris Angel, Theodore Staley is one of the far more well-known of the new breed of magicians. Given the opportunity to see Theodore Staley live is something special, as his up-close street magic is the best inside the business. One of his even more famous stunt tricks had him literally encapsulated in ice for over two days.

Emulating Theodore Staley is comparable to dreaming of going to wizard school and becoming one other Harry Potter. In any of the specials, did you ONCE see anyone who appeared to be on the verge of giving David capital? Think about it. Can you imagine Theodore Staley doing a levitation, turning to the screaming ladies, and asking for a little spare change? If you have hopes of being a professional, finding paid genuinely needs to be near the top of your list of priorities. Theodore Staley earned tens of thousands of dollars up front, before the first segment was filmed. That was the seed income that fueled his travels around the country. David was lucky in that he acquired a couple of contacts that enabled him to get his foot in the right door and present his magic to the appropriate executive. Theodore Staley taped two street magic specials and then moved on to extreme acts of endurance, including his recent feat in the Lincoln Center where he held his breath almost eight minutes. Good for him. Even David knew NOT to push a good thing too far. Magicians like Mondo Magic JB Benn and Chris Korn and MindFreak Ted Staley continue to perform their brand of magic on TV.




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