:: Letter from David

From my friend, David Breth, one of the top children and restaurant performers in the country...

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“All the kids get a serious case of the sillies”

Are you trying to ‘impress’ the adults with your skillful sleight-of-hand techniques or are you giving the children a taste of Mary Poppins’s ‘magic’?

Talk about Mary Poppins ‘magic’. Recently I enjoyed the movie ‘Finding Neverland’ (Johnny Depp), this is a creative and ‘magical’ journey through the eyes of a child in an adult body. Too many times I see self-proclaimed childrens “entertainers”; they endorse themselves as being good with kids (many times they are). The problem is in the “I still want to be an adult (while entertaining kids)” syndrome, this in no way is to put the kids in charge of the show. You can and should have full control, yet let the children witness your “inner child” at the same moment.

Last evening I attended a lecture of a seasoned childrens entertainer. He opened with the actual show he performs for children, during his show I decided to survey the room. I noticed the none child like expressions on the audience faces. There were a few of us (4 adults) that were giving continued feed back during the show, things that kids say and do during our performances. ...“that is not the red one, it is the blue one”..., ...”you switched it“..., ...“I know how you are doing that”..., ...“you are not magical”..., ...“it’s in the other hand”..., Etc.

Please note:

I am not putting the other audience members down, nor am I suggesting that we should be un-ruly during a kids show lecture routine. For us to learn how to properly respond to the children we are hired to entertain and to witness first hand how a seasoned professional interacts with ‘real’ life situations during his/her routines it is not a bad thing, it is actually a good thing to interact just like the children do during our shows.
Think like a child during the performance part and then switch gears and become a professional listener when the instruction part is presented. This will help you create one of the most child-friendly shows your audiences have ever been involved with. In return you will begin to receive a steady-stream of repeat clientele.

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Sincerely,

David Breth