BEYOND STREET MAGIC!
FILMED LIVE ON LOCATION AT BURNING
MAN AND LAKE TAHOE!
The middle of the Nevada desert. Four hundred
square miles of nothing. Not even streets. Just 50,000 people attending the
world’s largest art festival. It’s Survival Magic and there are no spectators,
only participants in the most extreme conditions imaginable. Welcome to Burning
Man and Magic at the Edge! Since the dawn of time, magicians have sought
inspiration in the most unusual places. Burning Man is one of the most inspiring
environments for performance magic in all the world.
You’ve seen Jeff
McBride featured on A&E's Mindfreak, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and VH-1’s
Celebracadabra. Now you can see Jeff in action performing his magic at one of
the wildest places in the world, the Burning Man Art Festival. But this is far
more than just a performance video. It is a teaching video, an exploration that
searches for the very heart and soul of magic. Here is an inside look into the
lifestyle of one of the world’s great magicians and how and why he seeks
inspiration.
Magic at the Edge offers magic for all skill levels,
with commentary from Eugene Burger and Jeff’s wife, Abbi McBride. They share
their philosophies and techniques on performance. They teach you how you can add
more meaning to your existing routines and use your magic to teach powerful
lessons. Polish the magic you already perform and experience the wisdom of these
masters of the art.
DISC 1: MAGICIAN 24/7
EFFECTS
TRIBAL PIERCING - An impromptu shocker! Push your thumb through your
ear—listen to the screams!
MAGIC WISHING RAINBOW - Your participant’s wish comes true with a
surprise gift! A lesson in eye contact and engagement.
RAINBOW TO DOLLAR - You will conjure a rainbow from the air
and transform it into real money your participant can keep!
WISHING RAINBOW/RAINBOW TO ROSE - The magic rainbow is back and
transforms into the gift of a rose. An effect sure to melt the heart and make a
lasting memory.
MAGIC BUBBLES - Enchanted bubbles become real in your participant’s
hand! This effect can silence crying children and might even get you a
first-class airline upgrade!
HINDU ROPE / RISING CARD - An immaculate rising card, totally
impromptu, with a mythic presentation. Better than nearly any gaffed deck
version.
THE BEAD & STRING MYSTERY - Break free from bondage! A ritual of
liberation that enpowers your participants to set their minds free.
WORLD’S FASTEST HANDS - Jeff’s super fast card opener: two
participants’ cards revealed—really really fast. A close-up illusion that defies
explanation.
NO SMOKING - A magical performance with the intention of healing and
perhaps empowering your friends to quit smoking.
THE POD BELT - Jeff shows you his survival accessory belt that has
more toys and attachments than Batman!
McWALLET - The signed card appears inside the wallet that is also
inside a zippered pouch! A real world Card in Wallet that can be repeated
multiple times. This has fooled the best!
DISCUSSIONS Magician 24/7
Audience Participation
Flight Time
21st Century Street Magic with Eugene Burger
Definition
of Magician
BONUS MATERIAL
Meet Jeff McBride
The Shaman’s
Drum
McTip #1
DISC 2: SURVIVAL MAGIC
EFFECTS
HOUDINI STRAIGHTJACKET - Abbi Spinner McBride’s performance and
explanation of the Houdini Straightjacket Challenge, with Eugene Burger giving
historical background on this pack-small, play-big illusion.
THE MAGNETIC CARDS - A modern version of Nate Leipzig’s astonishing
card levitation. A trance-inducing wonder!
HEART CONNECTION - Make deep personal connections with two signed
playing cards. More than a mere trick—it is real magic from the heart.
PRISNA’S DANCING CANE - The evolution and revolution of the dancing
cane in pop culture (performance only).
THE SHARK FIN PIN - This little known close-up illusion even fools
experienced magicians! A saftey pin rips through your jacket and leaves no
trace!
SAMINA’S “INTO GOLD” - A lesson in alchemy—from the scintillating
sorceress—will teach you to change real lead into gold in the participant’s
hand.
TRASH TO TREASURE - An enviro-magic experience that transforms
garbage into glitter. Ecologically inspired conjuring.
BUSINESS CARD CONNECTION - Jeff shares a few of his impromptu
business card effects that ensure your business card gets kept and remembered. A
networking solution to a modern problem.
MCQUICK TIP TRICK - A super fast impromptu production and
transformation of cards and money. Your participant keeps the money and your
reputation builds as a real world wonderworker.
McMINT - An ultra-modern version of Signed Card to Impossible
Location using a breath mint case. This is a mini-illusion and Jeff’s closer in
his close-up show.
DISCUSSIONS Traveling with Props
Less-on
Interview with Sensei Strange
BONUS MATERIAL
Mystery School
Assistant’s Revenge
McTip #2
DISC 3: ART
ATTACK
EFFECTS
THE CHEN LEE MCBURGER WATER SUSPENSION - Water magic that mystifies
close up, parlor or stage. This combinatin of classic method and modern
application creates a powerful impromptu effect with props you already own.
WATER IN THE NEWSPAPER - Abbi McBride performs her commando-style
routine in the round, under the Big Top at Burning Man center camp (performance
only).
JINKS - Performing in tandem, Abbi and Jeff present an in-the-hands
Wild Card invented by the brilliant Gordon Bean. Introducing the Spinner Count.
LISTEN TO THE MUSTN’TS - Inspired by Tracey Atterberry and Shel
Silverstein, a tale of hope and courage. Blank canvases mysteriously paint
themselves with images of your magical potential.
HERMETIC STAR GAZER - Alan Wong created one of the great rubber band
effects of our time. This is Jeff’s lesson in alchemical geometry with guest
participant Stephen Larsen. As above . . . so below!
SPELLBOUND - Jeff’s tips and subtleties on this classic coin routine.
BURNING MAN IN THE HAND - A cutting edge presentation for the classic
Okito Wicker Rising Doll. Burn baby burn!
FIRE RITUAL- A ceremony of enchantment where burning intentions
manifest into reality with a flash of fire.
DISCUSSIONS
About Burning Man
Simplicty
BONUS MATERIAL
Kabuki
Magic
McTip #3
TV Commercial
Fire Circle
You’ve seen Jeff
McBride featured on A&E’s Mindfreak, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and VH-1’s
Celebracadabra. Now you can see Jeff in action performing his magic at one of
the wildest places in the world, the Burning Man Art Festival.
But this
is far more than just a performance video. It is a teaching video, an
exploration that searches for the very heart and soul of magic. Here is an
inside look into the lifestyle of one of the world’s great magicians and how and
why he seeks inspiration. Magic at the Edge offers magic for all skill levels,
with commentary from Eugene Burger and Jeff’s wife, Abbi McBride. They share
their philosophies and techniques on performance. They teach you how you can add
more meaning to your existing routines and use your magic to teach powerful
lessons. Polish the magic you already perform and experience the wisdom of these
masters of the art.
Disc One Running Time Approximately 2hr 11min
Disc Two Running Time Approximately 1hr 57min Disc Three
Running Time Approximately 1hr 33min
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