When Do You Become a Magician?
Quick question: when does someone go from just doing tricks to being a real magician, whether amateur or professional? Because it's not the same as someone who does the detached thumb trick versus a more sophisticated effect, with cards or gimmicks. I'm not sure if I should start calling myself a magician yet,
Does it have something to do with the audience or the tricks? Thanks
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Hey @Andreuchi,
Generally, it depends on several factors.
It's clear that if you're a professional working as a magician (and especially getting paid for it), then you're already a magician 😄.
But when you're just starting out, from my perspective, you begin to be one the moment people call you and refer to you as a magician.
Essentially, it's the audience who decides you're a magician and validates you as such.
If you do a lot of magic in front of a mirror at home but never take the step to perform magic for "human beings," then I wouldn't say you've truly become a magician.
You're a magician when you perform magic, there are observers admiring your work and what you do, and you manage to amaze them. At that moment, your spectators give you the "title" of magician.
Or at least, that's how I see it, 🙂.
All the best, and keep the magic alive!!!
What Mr. Zeta says: It's when others call you a magician.
I always carry a deck of cards, often walking down the street, just fiddling around with them... Sometimes people would ask me, "Are you a magician?" And I'd respond, "I do magic," but I didn't define myself as a magician. I don't perform magic professionally... I love learning it, doing it, studying it; and when I'm at dinner, or having a drink with friends, and they say, "Can you do a trick for us?" I'm always happy to.
For me, someone dedicated to music, it would be the equivalent of playing at home for fun and enjoyment, not with the intention of performing publicly.
A few months ago, I did a private magic show for 30 people. I didn't even present it as "Magician Rubén Carrera" or anything like that... it was literally "a magic evening."
My friends, who sometimes jokingly call me Rubas, said, "Let's go see Magician Rubas"... And that's how it stuck. I still don't define myself as a magician, so it really is what Zeta says: it's the audience that considers you a magician. I simply call myself a magic enthusiast.
@Zeta:
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Nothing further, Your Honor.
I think after many years (almost 30), I came to realize that for much of that time, I was more of a trickster than a true magician. Sure, people always appreciated my presentations, but over time, they'd forget the actual performance and just say, "The aces ended up on top... blah blah, but I don't remember how it happened." And they'd still call me a magician. But when I started to elevate my presentations with patter and dialogue that created something beyond just the trick itself, that's when I truly started to feel like a Magician. Now, the audience reacts differently; they aren't so focused on the method but rather on the journey that leads them to the final climax. I hope this makes sense.