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Penguin Live Online LectureRoberto GiobbiJanuary 26th, 2014Product DescriptionWho is he?Roberto Giobbi has an international reputation as one of the finest teachers of magic ever known. Of course, we all know him as the author of the bestselling Card College series, which is the most widely translated text in the history of magic and considered globally as the ultimate reference work for card magicians everywhere. He’s also written for over 50 magic magazines worldwide and has received the coveted Literary Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts. If that wasn’t impressive enough, he’s also been twice awarded the title of Vice World-Champion in Card Magic and received the Grand Prix from FISM in Switzerland. Roberto Giobbi is a master of the technical, psychological, and dramatic foundations of all excellent magic. What will he teach?The lecture will deal with effects, techniques and theories for the performer who works standing up before a bigger audience. Such a situation can be a large table with too many people to perform true close-up magic, or a living room in a private setting with the audience sitting on couches and standing, or a more formal setting with several dozen people sitting in chairs and/or at small tables (Cabaret Magic), or small theaters of up to 150 people. The lecture will be framed by the five major operating principles on which all classic card magic is based:   • False shuffles   • Controls   • Forces   • Card switches   • PalmingThese techniques will be explained in detail in the context of commercial performance pieces, most of which are in Roberto Giobbi’s professional repertoire and which have earned him a comfortable living by performing for international audiences of all types around the globe. Although the instrument used will be an ordinary deck of playing cards, the main focus is on artistic magic. Roberto Giobbi’s holistic approach to magic, well-known to readers of his best-selling books, considers the technical, psychological and dramatic aspects on which all excellent magic is founded. Many of the tricks and techniques performed and explained, albeit conceived for the stand-up performer, can also be done close-up and sitting at a table with few people.Lennart Green wrote:“Roberto Giobbi’s brilliant lectures are clear and pedagogical, based on immense knowledge in magic. Roberto Giobbi is a true connoisseur in many fields. He doesn’t serve you a quick meal. Rather his menu in magic begins with a tasteful starter, followed by a powerful main course and an exciting dessert. When he talks you listen and when he handles the cards he really catches your attention and creates the essence of attractive magic. Roberto Giobbi’s card work can be characterized in a few words: Elegant simplicity with economizing of moves, delicate misdirection guided by a powerful logic story.”Pete McCabe wrote:“Roberto – You are an inspiration to thinking magicians everywhere.”Michael Close wrote:“Roberto Giobbi is the perfect combination of scholar’ teacher’ and performer. As a scholar he has studied the literature of card magic, examining the best effects, methods and techniques. As a teacher, he has (in his Card College series) organized this material in a logical, structured way that effectively leads the student along the path toward mastery. As a performer he knows the importance of presentation, management, and psychology and he has incorporated this information in his books. Through these accomplishments, Roberto Giobbi has become one of the most important voices of 2Ist Century conjuring.Jeff Stone wrote:There is not a magician alive today who wouldn’t benefit from studying Mr. Giobbi…He’s kind of the King Midas of card effects. His touch on classic plots turns them to gold.# Release Date: 2014-01-26# Running Time: 05h 19m 55s# Publisher: Penguin Magic# Retail Price: $29.95# More Information and Trailer: http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/3961ReferencesBooksRoberto Giobbi – Card College 1 [eBook – PDF]: Giobbi – Card College 2 [eBook – PDF]: Giobbi – Card College 3 [eBook – PDF]: Giobbi – Card College 4 [eBook – PDF]: Giobbi – Card College 5 [eBook – PDF]: Giobbi – Card College 1- 5 [5 eBooks – PDF]: Tamariz – Mnemonica [1 eBook – PDF]: Giobbi – Card College [4 DVDs – VOB]: Tamariz – Mnemonica Miracles Vol 1-5 [5 DVDs – MP4]: Here for a list of all the Penguin Lectures in elib!If you liked this product support the authors and buy it!