English translation from Google:
If you are interested in magic with the Rubik’s cube, this
is a video that you absolutely must see. As usual, in the “Live Act” series of Penguin Magic, in the
first part of the video there is his performance, and in the second part the explanation of the
effects performed and the techniques used.
The performance is really noteworthy, Takamiz
Usui alternates spectacular effects with the cubes with card magic effects, always involving one or
more spectators in a fun and polite way. It is also striking the grace with which the performer
approaches the public, mirror of an oriental culture completely different from ours.
The
explanation of the effects is entrusted to the Japanese magician, assisted by a translator and by
the patron of the Penguin, the American magician Dan Harlan.
Dan Harlan immediately takes
care to point out that the resolution of the cube with one hand and four moves, at the base of
almost all the effects of this type, was invented by Takamiz Usui, and published in the DVD entitled
“The Cube” in 2013. This clarification is due to the fact that many magicians have attributed the
authorship of what is now called “Takamiz Move”.
The effects with the cube are interesting
and strong, the performer does not disdain the use of gimmick cubes to achieve his purpose. The
gimmicks are produced and sold by him, but he also shows an interesting principle at very low cost,
which deserves to be explored in depth.
The effects of card magic are known effects all of
an automatic or semi-automatic type, modified by him and I believe also improved in some way, to
name a few Poker Pairadox, Shufflebored, The Other Half, which deserve to be seen.
The
video has the high quality of the Penguin Magic productions, sometimes it is hard to understand the
translator because she gets lost in some technicalities, but thanks to the help of Dan Harlan in the
end it is possible to clearly understand all the steps and techniques .
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