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Tamariz, Juan: The Magic Rainbow © 2016 Juan Tamariz Spanish Edition |
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Comments: Translated from the Spanish by Rafael Benatar. Spanish edition edited b Gema Navarro, English edition edited by Stephen Minch
Contents (from book ToC):
ix Inner Worlds (Rafael Benatar)
xiii Foreword
xvii Acknowledgments
1 Chapter 1: Magic
3 Magic
3 What Is Magic?
7 Magic — A Minimal and Inexorably Failed Attempt to Approach a
Definition and a Delimitation
9 The Emotion-Miracle
9 An Attempt to Comprehend the Magic Miracle
13 Notes Toward a Theory of Emotion in Magic — Pursuing Our Goal
19 Origins and Evolution
19 Magic and Art
23 On the Essence of the Art of Magic
25 Some Provoking Questions Also Self-Provoking
26 Magic as Art and Magic as Show
29 The Material - Dreams
29 Dreams of Magic
32 Dream Magic Reality
35 Magic in Movies Theater Television and Close-up Magic
39 Magic and Surrealism
43 To Whom Is It Addressed?
43 Magic Is Only for Children
47 Chapter 2: How Is It Produced?
49 How Is It Produced?
49 The Process of Creation and Interpretation in Magic
59 Chapter 3: The Magical Effect and Its Significance
61 The Magical Effect
61 How Should It Be?
65 Classic Effects
65 What Are They? Which Ones Are They? Why Are They Classics?
71 Symbols
71 Magic and Symbolism
85 Example of a Practical Application of the Theory of Symbolic
Magic
85 The Magic of the Spheres
92 A Study of a Truly Magical Effect “El Cochecito"
97 More About Effect
97 The Fascinating Effect
102 The Effect and the Secret Method A Love Story
105 Variety in Effects
109 That Effect in Effect with Affection
113 Chapter 4: Magic and Memory
115 Introduction
116 The Memory Generalities
120 Card to Order
127 Encoding What Is Perceived
127 Features
139 Storage of the Memories
139 A Preliminary Digression
142 Altered Permanence
147 Evoking Memories
147 The Comet Effect
158 Other Factors That Improve Memories
185 Chapter 5: Dramaturgy
187 Emotions
187 Kind of an Introduction
190 A Human Analogy
197 Analysis of the Emotions in Magic
223 The Emotional Scheme
225 About the Variety of Emotions An Example
239 Conflicts in Magic and Their Curves of Interest
239 The Curves of Interest - Notions to Remember
242 Magic - Two Conflicts
242 The Magical-Rational Conflict — Climax without Resolution
254 The Magic Conflict and Its Dramatization
285 Time
285 Rhythm
303 The Time of the Performance
310 The Beloved Art of the Pause
328 Timing
339 Patter
339 Patter A First Approach
347 More About Patter Second Approach
356 Chapter 6: The Secrets
357 The Seven Magic Veils
363 On Magic Energy - A Minimal and Impossible Attempt at an
Unveiling
365 The little Monkeys
369 A Beautiful Profession of Love
375 Chapter 7: The Magic Pyramid
377 The Magic Pyramid
395 Chapter 8: Styles in Magic
397 From the Inside
397 Impromptu Magic
403 The Magic of Accessories
407 From the Outside
407 Magic and Comedy
409 Some Laws of Laughter
419 Various Positive Combinations of Magic and Comedy
424 Other Pairings
447 Manipulation
450 Mental Magic
457 Chapter 9: About the Construction of the Session
459 About t he Construction of the Session
485 Chapter 10: Creating Illusion
487 To Create Illusion
487 Technique in Service to the Effect
49 About...the Art of Technique
495 In Order Not To Disappoint
495 Outs and Resources — The Art of Fixing Mistakes in Magic
501 Chapter 11: Confessions
503 About the Author Highly Personal Comments
511 About the Preparation of the Session
515 Chapter 12: Nostalgia
517 The Spectator Facing Magic
521 The Spectator on the Other Side of Magic
525 Appendix 1: Magic and Other Arts - Notes
527 Magic and Magical Narration
527 Myths of Creation Gods and Heroes Fairy Tales
531 Magic and Film
535 Magic and Drama
539 Magic and Music
543 Magic and Painting
549 Appendix 2: Tricks Symbols And Myths
551 Background A Brief Personal Story
555 Some Phenomena of Card Magic
561 Some Classic Tricks of Card Magic
571 Appendix 3: Hidden Wishes
573 Human Wishes
575 Wish List of Mankind
581 Wishes and Their Corresponding Tricks
