Mystery & Unexpected Transformation

You mentioned magic experiences with the shamans and other people that had a great deal to offer. Were these discoveries made during your travels? And is this what contributed to you losing your “cockiness?” I think what led me to that quest was disappointment. I was supposedly at the pinnacle of my career. I was headlining in the Vegas Hilton “Bel de Moulin Rouge.” I was...

Good Directors Cut!

Few things are more enduring than the Zen thought “less is more.” In the creation and brainstorming period of a new piece, nothing gets edited; everything is put into the heap. I tend to overload each new piece with many layers of esoteric symbolism in an attempt to make it more profound. One day, I was rehearsing a routine in my studio. After many disappointing attempts to get the...

Spiritual Strength & Introspection

Do you consider yourself a performing artist, more a magician, or is there even a distinction? I consider myself a hard-core magician. Any influences as far as performance art is concerned? I seriously studied the performance art movement in the 70’s and early 80’s. There were people like Joanna Went, the Kipper Kids, Laurie Anderson. I started reading “High Performance...

Magic on Stage

Over the years, I have been both a student and a teacher of magic. My friend and mentor, Eugene Burger, has shared many of his thoughts with me about his creative process. Together, we have been teaching magic for over ten years. I am happy to present some of our ideas on how to go about creating better magic. For many magicians, just getting into the habit of a rehearsal discipline is often...