Letting go of Tricks in Favour of Experiences

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In volume two of The Books of Wonder (p.152), Tommy Wonder wrote:

[…] most magicians ignore conflict and emotion entirely. [Without them] At best [...] your audience will be watching fascinating movements, an intriguing curiosity. But the experience will always be superficial. [...] It cannot and will not touch the heart. […] As theatre, it is the weakes…