DIAMONDS OF PERFORMANCE vol. 1 & 2 - Christian Bischof

This is the new and highly acclaimed book by FISM winner Dr Christian Bischof from Switzerland. It included new theory on the performance of magic. Five professional routines for corporate audiences. Plus: Hands-on checklists & inspirational case studies.

Volume I – Theory

TRICK
How to make any effect more impossible and astonishing.
How to involve relevant topics such as health, wealth and relationships to make your magic more meaningful.
When to create surprise and suspense to dramatically captivate your audience.

PERFORMER
How to use your eyes to make any audience perk up and listen.
Which secret acting techniques you should learn to come across authentically.
How to prepare before the show to make you feel at ease and enjoy your time on stage.

SITUATION
Why the right announcement will make your audience eager to meet you.
How to read an audience about their background and their feelings and give them what they need.
Which powerful microphone technique all the professionals are raving about.

Volume II – Practice
His professional opener, the Miser’s Dream, to win over any audience.
His award-winning closer (a multiple prediction), honed in hundreds of corporate shows. No assistants, no electronics, completely reliable and totally mystifying.
A clever mindreading routine you can use to easily communicate your client’s messages.
A bombastic mass effect where the magic happens in the hands of every spectator in the audience. Use this to cause a sensation your audience will never forget.
Case studies of famous acts: Learn from the structures used by David Copperfield, Tom Mullica and Derren Brown.
Checklists: Quickly understand how to propel your own magic to the next level.

Hardcover, Volume I with 230 pages, Volume II with 222 pages. Every page printed in full color, with over 200 color photographs.

Deluxe Edition
We got a few pieces of the strictly limited, numbered and signed deluxe edition, which comes with hand-made slipcase, plus worksheet checklists and exclusive collector’s photograph.

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“A new and entirely useful tool to analyze a performance of magic. These routines never fail to bring the house down! His Miser’s Dream is the best I have ever seen.” - Pit Hartling

“This book is beautiful to read. You will be very pleased with the professional content and practical ideas. If you are serious about your magic, this is your next purchase.” - Jeff McBride

“Can you recall the last time a highly successful pro magician has organized and recorded his thoughts on the presentation of magic into a clear, unified, ‘no-nonsense’ field theory of successful performance, supported by case examples in the form of fully detailed routines from his own repertoire? Me neither. That is what Christian Bischof has done in his book. It’s a one-off, and I strongly suggest you don’t miss it.” - Stephen Minch

“Good theory books are timeless. The works of Devant, Fitzkee, Sharpe, Nelms and others are diamonds on the bookshelves of the most successful magicians in the world. To these classics we can now add a new diamond, Christian’s Diamonds of Performance. With a new perspective, he analyses what an act needs to be successful. I wish for many readers to adopt his thinking and to use it for their real world performances.” - Eberhard Riese