Performance in the Twenty-First Century: Theatres of Engagement by Lavender Andy

Author:Lavender, Andy [Andy Lavender]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781136467158
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Brown, no less than Verdonck, is an advocate of actuality, authenticity, sincerity. He discusses the line between honesty and fakery in his book Tricks of the Mind, when he explains his performance as a ‘mentalist’ – a magician who appears to work on and with the minds of others, with apparently psychic abilities: ‘now I clearly frame both live and TV shows as that mixture of psychology and trickery, and concentrate on making them as entertaining as possible while avoiding any direct claims that are untrue’ (2006: 18–21 [19]). As Brown suggests, with this kind of magic ‘personality is paramount’ (2006: 18). The next three pages of the programme for Svengali sustain this framing. They contain a selection of questions asked by members of the public, answered here by Brown:

If you could have any superpower what would it be and why?

Jodie, Huddersfield

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