Card Table Artifice

It has been quite a journey, not just creating a new work for the stage, but also writing about it in blogs and social media.

The stage version is an elegant three-ring circus. In the center ring you have Gavin Bryars and the Art of Time Ensemble performing Gavin’s marvelous score.

Bryar’s music is hypnotic, and Muñoz’ parsing of the text, the sound of his voice and the timing of his delivery are inspiring.

The magic series has become more adventuresome with Jorn Weisbrodt as the Artistic Director of the Festival. Jorn loves magic, and gets not only what it is but also, more importantly, what it could be.

The Expert at the Card Table may have been published privately by the author in 1902 and distributed primarily in the United States but its reach is truly global.

For me, Erdnase has been a constant companion, and each reading triggers some new insight.

Erdnase wrote, “Our education then progressed through close application and constant study of the game.” So did mine.

My interpretation of an Erdnasian passage.

(Need video sequence from http://www.magicana.com/cta-an-erdnasian-allusion/)

My interpretation of an Erdnasian passage.