Ungimmicked

For many years, mentalism has always gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to its home in the magic community. Ungimmicked debates how it relates to other magic and if it is justified to give mentalism its separate category.

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As magic is nowadays, is there room for magician-centric presentations? Furthermore, should there be? Ungimmicked discusses where should the spotlight be in magic presentations.

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What should the magician value more: a vast library of magic books or in-depth knowledge of already obtained magic books?

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People that dedicate their lives to an art or craft or anything taint their perspective of the world. Of course everyone does, but it seems that musicians experience the world more finely through sound, and magicians through the lens of magic.

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There are so many stock lines, stereotypes, and jokes about magicians being antisocial. Making these jokes is an easy trap to fall into. Ungimmicked discusses how this impacts the art and how magicians could approach it differently.

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Ungimmicked continues the discussion. Is magic an art? How does magic relate to other performing arts, and how can a magician become an artist? 

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Is magic an art? How does magic relate to other performing arts, and how can a magician become an artist?

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Most talented performers at one point in their lives has heard the phrase, “maybe performing isn't for you” or something along the lines of ending their career in entertainment.  In his master class, Steve Martin, a popular actor, writer, comedian, and director, describes this negative feedback as The Badge of Honor. Why? 

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Everyone (most people anyways) would agree to say that proper crediting is necessary. Yet, disputes are quite frequent within the artistic world, and magic is far from being an exception.

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With the current circumstances, magic has really stepped up to the challenge. There have been plenty of free resources available, and numerous shows have been moved to the zoom setting. is this necessarily a good thing for the art of magic? 

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