EMC 2012 – Session 7 – Yann Frisch – The Eyes of the Writer
July 29th, 2012 - Magic Convention Guide
Yann Frisch runs a circus arts school, and is a FISM world champion. He talked about creativity, something he knows so much about with his absolutely stunningly original cups and ball routine.
He talked about how playing with a cup and a ball allowed him to create his routine without actually trying directly to create a ‘cups and balls’ routine.
He talked about how we all start with a ‘blank’ space and we can basically create anything we like. He talked in some depth about artistic choices in magic, and how we need to look at magic with artist eyes, and not just performance of tricks.
Yann explained why his act is silent, without speech or music, and how this creates more of an ‘effect’ and ‘experience’ for the audience.
He talked about the concept of ‘a writer and interpreter’, in that finding the right person to perform the effect is important, if he writes (creates) a routine, me may not be the right person to perform it (interpret)
Yann covered choreography of acts and routines and how important these were, and how to treat them.
It was a great talk and worth rewatching to pick up all the points that Yann was putting across.
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