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The things and thoughts of the 90's put a smile on most of us who were brought up during that period. I too have been smitten by the revisiting-the-90's bug and last evening I spent it in the most magical way possible. Literally.
I had the opportunity to go to PC Sorcar Junior's Magic show last night! Well, he is back in the city after 12 years and well, I had to repeat history from back then. Many of my friends apparently have never seen his show yet; so I guess I was really lucky when I saw it the second time yesterday.
A lot of people asked me how the show was and wanted to know more. So here comes the details about the great PC Sorcar's Magic Show!
Artist: PC Sorcar Junior, joined by magicians: wife Jayshree and daughter Maneka
Name of the Show: Indrajal (which means magic in sanskrit). "Indrajal" was also conducted by his father, PC Sorkar Senior
Indrajal troupe: They use about 48 tons of equipment, 75 artists, 12 jadoo girls (who will remind you of extras from the 80s' movies), psychedelic laser lighting systems, over 400 dresses made of brocade and original music composed by his own orchestra (which also sounds like the background music of action or comedy scenes of movies).
Photography and Videos are not allowed. Like they said, it will disappear on its own. Slick
Miss Bee's Rating: *****
% whole stars because it was so much fun! The only suggestion I could possibly have is that the show could have been a little shorter. It was about two and a half hours long.
The show started with psychedelic laser lights beaming everywhere in the auditorium with one of Sorcar Junior's songs warning us of the impending magic, waiting to be performed around us. And then out of nowhere appears the Magician on the stage.
A magician, should not only be a great performer but also be a good orator; and Sorcar Jr possessed both these qualities. The way he spoke was very entertaining.
He was dressed in very shiny, brocade kurtas and even shinier pajamas. In any other circumstance, it might have been an eye sore. But on stage for a magic show, it was PERFECT. Besides, I think it added a nice Indian, ethnic touch to the performance.
What is a magician without his crew? Not much, I'd like to believe. Well, Sorcar Junior's crew is an added brownie point. The "jaddoo girls" and the extra artists are all dressed in the jazziest clothes, with great expressions accompanying every emotion they are supposed to portray and smiling and moving constantly through the acts to keep the viewers interest unwavering and active.
PC Sorkar Junior included many Indian street magic acts in addition to some international ones.
The 'Water of India' is a famous act by magicians where they have a jar that constantly pours out water. PC Sorcar and daughter Maneka performed this act almost after every 3rd act. It sort of kept a humorous element and by the end of the show whenever they were about to announce the next act, the audience expected the 'Water of India' to be poured.
There were many acts through the show. Some we all have heard of. For example, the act which involves the parts of a person in a box' body cut; the one where ducks in a box disappear and instead a huge white cloth rolls out; or an act where as many as 6 girls come out of a small box in which 2 girls had entered.
Further ahead, I'll mention just a few that really blew my mind.
Like most of us know, PC Sorcar Junior made the Taj Mahal and the train: Indore-Amritsar Express disappear for a couple of moments disappear. So honoring these great acts, his daughter Maneka Sorcar performed an act where she made a huge, life-size statue of Goddess Venus disappear right in front of our eyes!
Additionally, she, herself, also went through a huge, running fan on stage. When I say a huge, running fan, I mean a HUGE, fast-running fan!
'Father of Indian Magic' PC Sorcar Junior also performed many such great acts; many of which involved his crew members disappearing, reappearing, and being cut,. It may sound gross, but it was magical.
His wife Jayshree Sorcar, appeared for the final act where she cut her husband into two! Magic hath no fury like an angry wife? Haha... The really cool part of this magic was that after cutting him up, they did lift the boxes up and there he was! Lying on two separate beds.... separately. :P
Summary:
The show was everything you can imagine a magic show to be like. It was absolutely entertaining and it makes for an excellent program for the whole family. I sincerely pray that all of you get a chance to watch this show sometime. A little bit of magic in life could do wonders.
Abracadabra until the next...
Au revoir,
Miss Bee.
I tweet on: https://twitter.com/#!/DevikaBharadwaj
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Website: http://www.shoestopper.com/
Extra Note: An acquaintance and I were discussing during the interval of the show about how rare it is to see magic shows, let alone PC Sorcar Junior's show in today's time; and he said: "Nobody's interested in magic anymore." And what I said to him, I am going to say to you now:
It's not the magic that people are no longer interested in, it is the fact that we look for logic in everything we do. So even when a wondrous magic TRICK is being performed, instead of enjoying the magic, people ruin their experience of the show by looking for the logic.
Of course, it's not magic being performed. I knew that too. But I really had a great and memorable evening because I chose to enjoy the magic. Try doing the same if you get lucky enough to go for a magic show.
The things and thoughts of the 90's put a smile on most of us who were brought up during that period. I too have been smitten by the revisiting-the-90's bug and last evening I spent it in the most magical way possible. Literally.
I had the opportunity to go to PC Sorcar Junior's Magic show last night! Well, he is back in the city after 12 years and well, I had to repeat history from back then. Many of my friends apparently have never seen his show yet; so I guess I was really lucky when I saw it the second time yesterday.
A lot of people asked me how the show was and wanted to know more. So here comes the details about the great PC Sorcar's Magic Show!
Artist: PC Sorcar Junior, joined by magicians: wife Jayshree and daughter Maneka
Name of the Show: Indrajal (which means magic in sanskrit). "Indrajal" was also conducted by his father, PC Sorkar Senior
Indrajal troupe: They use about 48 tons of equipment, 75 artists, 12 jadoo girls (who will remind you of extras from the 80s' movies), psychedelic laser lighting systems, over 400 dresses made of brocade and original music composed by his own orchestra (which also sounds like the background music of action or comedy scenes of movies).
Photography and Videos are not allowed. Like they said, it will disappear on its own. Slick
Miss Bee's Rating: *****
% whole stars because it was so much fun! The only suggestion I could possibly have is that the show could have been a little shorter. It was about two and a half hours long.
Indrajal
A magician, should not only be a great performer but also be a good orator; and Sorcar Jr possessed both these qualities. The way he spoke was very entertaining.
He was dressed in very shiny, brocade kurtas and even shinier pajamas. In any other circumstance, it might have been an eye sore. But on stage for a magic show, it was PERFECT. Besides, I think it added a nice Indian, ethnic touch to the performance.
What is a magician without his crew? Not much, I'd like to believe. Well, Sorcar Junior's crew is an added brownie point. The "jaddoo girls" and the extra artists are all dressed in the jazziest clothes, with great expressions accompanying every emotion they are supposed to portray and smiling and moving constantly through the acts to keep the viewers interest unwavering and active.
The Acts
PC Sorkar Junior included many Indian street magic acts in addition to some international ones.
The 'Water of India' is a famous act by magicians where they have a jar that constantly pours out water. PC Sorcar and daughter Maneka performed this act almost after every 3rd act. It sort of kept a humorous element and by the end of the show whenever they were about to announce the next act, the audience expected the 'Water of India' to be poured.
There were many acts through the show. Some we all have heard of. For example, the act which involves the parts of a person in a box' body cut; the one where ducks in a box disappear and instead a huge white cloth rolls out; or an act where as many as 6 girls come out of a small box in which 2 girls had entered.
Further ahead, I'll mention just a few that really blew my mind.
Like most of us know, PC Sorcar Junior made the Taj Mahal and the train: Indore-Amritsar Express disappear for a couple of moments disappear. So honoring these great acts, his daughter Maneka Sorcar performed an act where she made a huge, life-size statue of Goddess Venus disappear right in front of our eyes! Additionally, she, herself, also went through a huge, running fan on stage. When I say a huge, running fan, I mean a HUGE, fast-running fan!
'Father of Indian Magic' PC Sorcar Junior also performed many such great acts; many of which involved his crew members disappearing, reappearing, and being cut,. It may sound gross, but it was magical.His wife Jayshree Sorcar, appeared for the final act where she cut her husband into two! Magic hath no fury like an angry wife? Haha... The really cool part of this magic was that after cutting him up, they did lift the boxes up and there he was! Lying on two separate beds.... separately. :P
Summary:
The show was everything you can imagine a magic show to be like. It was absolutely entertaining and it makes for an excellent program for the whole family. I sincerely pray that all of you get a chance to watch this show sometime. A little bit of magic in life could do wonders.
Abracadabra until the next...
Au revoir,
Miss Bee.
I tweet on: https://twitter.com/#!/DevikaBharadwaj
Facebook Fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/shoestopper
Website: http://www.shoestopper.com/
Extra Note: An acquaintance and I were discussing during the interval of the show about how rare it is to see magic shows, let alone PC Sorcar Junior's show in today's time; and he said: "Nobody's interested in magic anymore." And what I said to him, I am going to say to you now:
It's not the magic that people are no longer interested in, it is the fact that we look for logic in everything we do. So even when a wondrous magic TRICK is being performed, instead of enjoying the magic, people ruin their experience of the show by looking for the logic.
Of course, it's not magic being performed. I knew that too. But I really had a great and memorable evening because I chose to enjoy the magic. Try doing the same if you get lucky enough to go for a magic show.
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