Customer Reviews

Nate Staniforth - Magician

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*Nate Staniforth's : Magician*

Upon first seeing nate perform on video, I was immediately captivated by his stage presence. There is something about nate that I can not explain. When someone is on stage, performing, speaking, anything at all, it is KEY to keep the intrest of your audience and control the room. Nate does more than control the room. He keeps each and every mind of every spectator stuck in whatever gear he pleases. The control and energy flowing through each performance is outstanding. Everything to the production quality of this DVD is top notch. It's 15 bucks. Its a steal. Every magician, Every entertainer should own a copy of this not to just keep and have collect dust on the shelf, but to be inspired, learn, and get re acquainted with a down to earth performer, and performing style that more of us need in this day and age. A Job well done.
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The real title should "Nate Stani-awesome-forth." His haircut alone is worth the price of admission. You should probably buy several copies. After watching his DVD my wife and I drove to Hoboken to see his show. Let me describe one of the effects: Nate walks on stage carrying a large wire cage filled with all sorts of birds: chickens, ducks, parakeets, you name it. Then he has a spectactor (CHOSEN COMPLETELY AT RANDOM) come on stage, blindfold him, and while he is blindfolded pick a bird (COMPLETELY AT RANDOM) and put it into a "Prediction bag." Still blindfolded, Nate instructs the audience member to hold out her cupped hands in front of him. After a moment of tense concentration Nate began to cough violently. His body shaking, he expelled mouthfuls of wet feathers into the stupified spectator's open hands. Then, removing the blindfold, Nate proclaims "OPEN THE PREDICTION BAG." The spectator opens the canvas bag to find that the bird she had predicted was missing feathers from its left forewing. THE MISSING FEATHERS EXACTLY MATCHED THOSE WHICH NATE HAD COUGHED UP. Aside from a mild case of psittacosis, it was a truly magical evening. Five stars.