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The show that defied logic

PHOTO: R. M. RAJARATHINAM

LO AND BEHOLD: Magician K. Lal casting a spell on the audience at his magic show in Tiruchi. .

TIRUCHI: If you are one among those who flaunt your scientific bent of mind at any occasion, rate your ability at the two-and-half-hour performance of K. Lal’s magic show. You will be struck by the pace at which the 85-year-old magician tricks the scores of audience before him, forcing you to give your logical bent of mind a break.

The show defies logic every second. A lady appears and vanishes, hovers over a fast-rotating fan, gets herself cut into two halves – all at the wave of a wand.

As his father, Junior K. Lal adds colour to the performance with his funky outfits, typical of any magician. He wears what looks like a space suit for making an extra-terrestrial creature appear from nowhere. For the kids, his Egyptian dress bristling with silky laces caught the fancy.

Immaculate spells, inimitable style and fast-paced action kept the audience spellbound on the opening day of K. Lal’s magic show at Devar Hall on Thursday.

Magic spells apart, visual effects pep up the show. The smoky galaxy, misty pyramids and the lush moor whisk the audience to the fantasy world in no time. Strobe lights make the curtains shimmer, bubbles sparkle and humans waft with no visible support.

The audience is treated to the grand tour of Egypt, where the mummies are transformed into drop-dead gorgeous girls sporting royal finery. Like any incredible magic show, the wand in the hands of K. Lal swings to his tune, summoning angels to tearing down demons.

The Houdini illusion adds to the mystical touch of the show. A volunteer from the audience handcuffs a girl and secures the key.

The girl is shoved inside a box that is bolted with two mammoth locks.

Just when the audience began to wonder what happens to the girl, the box is thrown open and Junior K. Lal appears out of the box with hands fastened. The lady is later conjured up out of a thin cloth.

The second-half of the show kicks up with the win of good over evil.

A 45-feet dragon coiled at its end appears in the dense forest of Africa. Junior K. Lal fights with his magical sword and slaughters the dragon at the end.

Items like ‘Water of India,’ a water bowl placed before the stage that gets itself refilled, Junior K. Lal cut into halves with gigantic saw, umbrellas appearing out of handkerchief and shadows of dove and rabbit transforming into real create miracles beyond one’s wildest imaginations.

Walking out of the show, one would realise seeing is not believing. The magicians would be performing at 7 p.m on weekdays and at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. – on weekends.

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