write any people that you see the at this magic street
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This seems to be a growing problem as more and more people become aware of methods because of rampant exposure through channels like YouTube and courtesy becomes a thing of the past as people spend more and more time isolated online rather than connecting face to face in social situations. However, it has always been an issue and is one of the things that every performer, perhaps especially street magicians, have to learn to deal with. Partially you will have to learn what works for you and your personality or the character you are presenting. If your performance style is still one that challenges the audience to catch you out, then expect to deal with this problem for a long time. If you work with an attitude of presenting your audience with a gift of magic rather than a challenge to solve a puzzle things may go better for you. Most of all, you want to make sure YOU are likable. Generally people will not try to ruin your act if they like you, and those that like you will shut down the spoilers.
Be honest with yourself. If people are busting you because you are not very good yet, like for flashing a palmed card, move or secret gimmick. Learn from it. Improve and do it better. Learn a lesson from Larry Hass about deep magic. Learn to bury the secrets deeply under layers of misdirection, structure and presentation.
Without seeing your performance it is hard to know whether the problem is more on your end or theirs. Attempt to identify the reason people are trying to ruin your act. For the most part you can only control the things you are responsible for — your presentation and personality. When the problem lies outside yourself, like hecklers or attention seekers there are a few things you can do. First, try to avoid confrontations that will escalate the situation. Unless you are a pro at insult comedy comebacks, stay away from that tactic. Instead be sure you have “won over” the majority of the audience and they will go to bat for you and shut down the heckler. A tactic I use occasionally is to apologize to the audience for the interruption and move on, or just ignore the heckler as they are usually looking to take attention from you and put it on themselves. Engage with the heckler only if you can win them to your side.
There are people that like to shout out how something is done… each has their own reason they feel justifies their discourteousness. Sometimes a good approach is to lead such a person “down the garden path” by doing a trick where the method seems obvious, but in the end that method is undeniably proven to be wrong. Feints can draw them in, and when they shout out their knowledge and then are shown wrong, they usually shut up. Try to have at least one “bulletproof” effect handy.
Find a better audience. If you are working near bars, strip clubs or places where rowdy people hang out, try moving towards a more refined area or time slots that are before people get hammered. Upscale or touristy areas have more money to put in your hat too.
On the streets, you have to remember that you are invading everyone’s space. They may be high or drunk. They didn’t come down the street to see you. They didn’t buy a ticket. They have somewhere else to be and something else they were planning to do. Respect that. Earn their attention. Make sure what you are showing them is valuable and worthy of them spending their time (and hopefully money) to interrupt their plans to stop and watch.