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Magic and enchantment
Keeping the magical legacy alive... Nabendu in New Delhi.
BEFORE WE had blockbuster films and their mind-boggling special effects, there was another source people turned to for the much-needed dose of amusement and wonder. This was the magician. In every little hamlet across the country, there would be a magician, however ordinary, to beguile a wide-eyed audience and arrest their attention with his astonishing tricks. Keeping that delightful legacy alive is magician Nabendu, who performed his production `Around the World - the Illusion Trip' at LTG auditorium this past week.
Nabendu, dressed in gold and black, performed magic tricks from India, China, Egypt, Europe and America. The one-hour show was full of tricks ranging from the familiar yet charming to the innovative and startling, presented by Nabendu with simple yet charismatic movements. Nabendu amused the audience by making a pigeon appear from tidbits of paper and then making it disappear again. He called up a girl from the audience, moved an electric drill through her stomach and left her unscathed. The grand finale was a refashioning of Harry Houdini's famous escape trick, in which Nabendu disappeared from a canvas bag, only to appear in the middle of the audience with a big bang. With naively named tricks like the Medieval Torture Chamber and the Mystery from Shanghai, the show was amusing and witty.
Nabendu has been practising magic since the age of 12. He is tremendously inspired by P.C. Sorcar, whom he saw performing when he was a schoolboy. "If I can make my audience forget about their anxieties for a little time, my job is done," says Nabendu, in his fascinating Bengali accent.
The magic show exuded oodles of old-fashioned charm. In its simple yet enchanting way, it came across as a refreshing break from the high-tech gizmos that have made their way into our lives.
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