HE Sorcerer Yunke (Castellón, 1975), three-time world champion of magic, in Palma to present his show origin, in the auditorium, this is Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4. The illusionist media claims that magic is his passion, but that it’s not the only thing he enjoys. He has his own workshop where he builds everything he needs for his games and is one of those who argues that inspiration comes from work.
What is this origin that you come back to with this show?
It’s like a magic tasting ’cause it’s inside origin There are many tricks that were thought of and created when I started the magic world, especially one that I loved very much when I was 16 with my father. For me, it’s like going back to my origins because of the things I shared with my dad, and it’s embodied in this show. This is a great illusion show, there are many very powerful magic effects and they are always numbered so that the public can enjoy it equally, the little ones can enjoy it and the adults can enjoy it. Magic is a universal language and works for all audiences.
How much effort does it take to innovate, to showcase these shows?
I’m inspired by the art in Hollywood, in the cinema, because I think it generates a lot of ideas and that means I can benefit from it… But the important thing is to connect, to look at everything you see. Find it around you and take it to the magic area. Everything is a great source of inspiration: cinema, works of art, music, literature helps you imagine. If you have a connection to your work, I believe you can convey it in the form of magic. But it should catch you connected and at the same time working in the workshop because everything I do, I do. If you do trial and error and hours of workshops, the ideas eventually emerge and the more you produce, the more knowledge you have and the easier it is to create.
And then comes recognition with worldwide awards…
Recognition is important, I don’t care much about awards, but I compete because it helps me grow, innovate, it’s the pressure I put on and it helps me come up with new ideas and turn it into magic games. But I don’t think it’s important to have won the World Magic Award, which is so complicated. The reward is the new material you publish, the public reaction, and the value they give you day in and day out. The person who comes to watch your show doesn’t come because you won an award, they come to watch a magic show. After all, it’s entertainment, it’s an art, and the good thing is that they leave impressed, that’s the real prize.
So not only does he invent magic numbers, he also builds what he needs, it’s a craftsman’s job…
All the magic is mine, I have a 900 square meter workshop and all kinds of machines for making magic. Today I just craft for myself, at one point I did for other magicians, but I’m so in demand on myself, TV shows and shows that I don’t craft for others. Because magic is very costly to do, the magician wants something of his own. I build because my family has had a workshop since I was little, my grandfather was a blacksmith, so my name is Yunke and since I was little I locked myself in my uncle’s workshop to build my stuff. Today I have my own workshop and I practice magic there.
And set out to level up with every new game?
You just never know where the inspiration will come from because you can finally get an idea in a week very quickly and other things get stuck for a long time. What I do is work with four different numbers and when I get stuck I jump to the next one. I don’t want to stop, I always want to move forward, so I’m working on several ideas at once and that means I always have work to do. This helps me be more competitive or more productive when it comes to job creation. And creativity can be challenged if you wait for the muses to arrive…it’s very complex.
What other magicians do you admire?
There’s a magician I was inspired by when I started, Richiardi, who was a magician who passed away years ago and it’s very similar to the style I do, very energetic magic. I also admire David Copperfield, all he does is plays very well presented, he loves magic and it shows. He did a lot of TV shows and a lot of live plays.
Would you like to follow this example?
I couldn’t do that much because he lives for magic and I love magic, it drives me crazy, that’s my passion but I also love my kids playing basketball, watching tennis, watching Rafa Nadal, there are so many beautiful things in life and There is not only magic in this world.
What’s the hardest trick you’ve ever done?
Vitruvian man cost me so much, dating is one of the games that cost me the most. It’s a play where I walk on stage, stand with my arms spread wide on a huge disc, and my torso is separated from my legs. And as it is now, it was very difficult for me to be clean, because the magic is in cleaning, not covering yourself, not putting yourself in a box… Though maybe there are others. bigger effect, that’s what cost me the most to produce and build.
How much time do you need to prepare before a performance?
Very little, I try to change at the last moment. I’m ready in five minutes, I can’t wait to act. For me, getting nervous about not getting there is what accelerates me and makes me behave better. But there is a previous study of the preparation of the show.