недеља, 27. април 2014.
четвртак, 24. април 2014.
Culture | Dynamo: Magician Impossible
(Shirt: Pierre Balmain @ Closet Case, Trousers: Dior Homme, Boots: Chanel)
What’s the most ridiculous/priceless reaction you’ve ever gotten to one of your tricks?
I’ve had a girl faint on me before and Pharrell Williams who is one of the coolest people in the world ran off screaming like a girl!
Music and fashion has always gone hand in hand but you have a great interest in style… where does that come from?
I’ve always been interested in music and fashion and both play a big part in my magic from how I look to the music we use on the show.
(Jacket by Givenchy)
Who is your favourite designer?
I love Givenchy, I recently went to Paris to see their show and was lucky enough to have dinner with Riccardo Tisci which was immense
Much like comedy had a resurrection, magic is in the process of going through one but what made people turn off it in the first place? Was it the high camp of Vegas style magic or the po-faced inaccessibility of people like David Blaine, or something else entirely?
I think everything comes in cycles and for years magic was seen as something cheesy and I think TV shows didn’t help change that perception, but people like David Blaine and David Copperfield showed there was another way and I believe they helped pave the way for someone like me, who approaches magic very differently, to come through.
(Shirt: Neil Barret @ Closet Case, Jeans: Dior Homme, Shoes: Christian Louboutin)
You’ve been doing magic for a very long time… what keeps you excited about your craft?
I love what I do, I have worked so hard to get where I am today and I still get a buzz off seeing people’s reactions to my magic. I genuinely think I am one of the luckiest people in the world as every day my job is to make people smile.
Magician Impossible mixes street magic with performing for celebrities. Which do you prefer to entertain and why?
Both, to me it is all about the reaction you get from people, whether that be Samuel L Jackson who appears in my new series, or a kid in township in South Africa, it’s all about getting that response from people.
(Vest: Calvin Klein, Braces: Chanel, Trousers: Neil Barret @ Closet Case, Shoes: Christian Louboutin)
Has people wanting to know everything and being able to find most answers online ruined the wonder of magic? And how do you get an audience past that line of thinking?
People are afraid of what they don’t understand – it’s human nature, but it gives me the drive to make the magic better. There are two types of people, those that take the magic for what it is and those that feel they need to find an explanation, but as long as they are talking about the magic that’s all that matters.
What’s the next goal you’d like to achieve?
I’d really like to take my magic to the stage and do a tour, that’s the next goal.
Dynamo: Magician Impossible, Thursdays, 9pm on Watch Channel
Interview: Taylor Glasby
Photograhy: Elliott Morgan
Photography Assistant: Edward Cooke
Stylist: Aiden Connor
Hair: Magdalena Tucholska using Bumble & Bumble
Make up: Emma Broom using MAC
Dynamo has wowed audiences with his illusions, everything from street magic with a deck of cards to grand scale magic, such as walking across the Thames or through a plate glass window. He’s captured it all in his show, Dynamo: Magician Impossible, which took him into homes across the world and returns for its third and final series. Fiasco caught up with him to talk fashion, celebrity and, of course, magic.
Dynamo, aka Steven Frayne, is softly spoken and, to be kind of fluffy about it, a very sweet man. Little seems to faze him and the boy from Bradford, who battles daily with Crohn’s Disease and began learning magic from his grandfather, has become one of the UK’s best working magicians. Last year he was promoted within the prestigious Magic Circle to Associate of the Inner Magic Circle, while his TV series picked up several awards for Best Entertainment Program. With an eye on conquering ever further afield, Dynamo might soon be coming to a stage near you.
You’ve been coming up with bigger and better magic with each series and now you’re on the final Dynamo: Magician Impossible, what has been the greatest challenge about putting the illusions together?
I always want to come up with new ways to amaze the fans and I always have so many ideas, the greatest challenge is sometimes convincing my manager Dan and our insurers!
When you’re working on making the show, where does inspiration come from? Is there a fellow professional or family member you like to bounce ideas off or ask advice from?
I can get inspiration from anywhere, I love superhero films and they are great to get new ideas from, so this year has been great for me with Iron Man, Spiderman and Wolverine all out. I keep my iPad next to my bed and I sometimes wake up in the night with an idea that I write down immediately, but anything can spark off a thought that I will take away and develop.
четвртак, 17. април 2014.
среда, 16. април 2014.
It's no illusion! TV magician Dynamo poses as a waiter to surprise ill fans
IT was no illusion when magician Dynamo was conjured up as a waiter to surprise these lucky young fans.
“Many of these children have serious illness and they use magic to take their minds off things”
Dynamo
The superstar dazzler might have famously walked on water, wowed One Direction, turned lottery tickets into cash and levitated James Corden into the air.
But now it is these seriously ill kids helped by charity Rays Of Sunshine who have caught the magic man’s attention.
Some also love doing tricks – and all beam from ear to ear as he shows what is possible.
“I gave them a surprise from the start as I snuck out into the restaurant as a waiter,” explains Dynamo, 31, as their wish to see him is granted in an eaterie near Wembley, north London.
“Many of these children have serious illness and they use magic to take their minds off things.
“I can relate to that feeling.”
Dynamo, real name Steven Frayne, from Bradford, was 16 when he was diagnosed with incurable Crohn’s disease.
After a tough upbringing he was inspired to do magic and now performs all over the world, as well as on his hit TV show Magician Impossible.
“I want to show these kids that they shouldn’t let their conditions hold them back,” he says.
“It was tough for me but if I’d have given up I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing today.
"Luckily my grandpa believed in me and told me that no matter what my circumstances I could make something of myself.
“So I pursued things that I might have given up on.
The superstar dazzler might have famously walked on water, wowed One Direction, turned lottery tickets into cash and levitated James Corden into the air.
But now it is these seriously ill kids helped by charity Rays Of Sunshine who have caught the magic man’s attention.
Some also love doing tricks – and all beam from ear to ear as he shows what is possible.
“I gave them a surprise from the start as I snuck out into the restaurant as a waiter,” explains Dynamo, 31, as their wish to see him is granted in an eaterie near Wembley, north London.
“Many of these children have serious illness and they use magic to take their minds off things.
“I can relate to that feeling.”
Dynamo, real name Steven Frayne, from Bradford, was 16 when he was diagnosed with incurable Crohn’s disease.
After a tough upbringing he was inspired to do magic and now performs all over the world, as well as on his hit TV show Magician Impossible.
“I want to show these kids that they shouldn’t let their conditions hold them back,” he says.
“It was tough for me but if I’d have given up I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing today.
"Luckily my grandpa believed in me and told me that no matter what my circumstances I could make something of myself.
“So I pursued things that I might have given up on.
He spends a lot of time in hospital and at home during which time he loves watching Dynamo performing his tricks.
Reece says: “Some of the stuff Dynamo does is incredible.
"I just think: ‘How did he do that?’”
Reece isn’t the only one.
Dynamo says even some of the A-listers he performs for are freaked out.
“Pharrell Williams had the best reaction, “ he says.
“I pulled a Polo mint out of my neck and he ran screaming like a girl.
"And he’s one of the coolest men in music.”
Luckily, there were no such extreme reactions from fans Isaac Freeman of Oxford – who has Crohn’s and arthritis – and 15-year-old Jack Mongey, from Luton, who has autoimmune liver disease.
They were simply thrilled to meet the star and see his tricks.
Also among the youngsters was 15-year-old Declan Spencer, from Leicester, who has Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy.
Declan is particularly interested to chat to Dynamo about how he can pursue his interest in magic given his limited mobility.
“I told him that there was a famous magician called Wayne Dobson, who inspired my career,” reveals the star.
“Wayne had MS and ended up in a wheelchair and he wasn’t able to do the magic he could usually do but he created a whole act where he just instructed others.
“So they really must not let anything hold them back.”
Dynamo reveals he always tries to stay humble about his talent.
“Performing at Cristiano Ronaldo’s birthday was awesome,” he beams.
“To get the call inviting me out to perform at his party was very exciting.
“You wouldn’t know he is one of the greatest footballers out there.
“He was a fan of mine and treating me like I was the biggest star.
"It’s surreal.
“I’ve learned that being humble and staying true to who you are is the most important way to be in this industry.
“It is a crazy life.
"I still have to pinch myself.
"I was just some kid from Bradford who liked magic.
“Which is why when I get the chance to give something back and inspire others I jump at the chance.
“Meeting one of your idols can change everything.”
To help grant wishes or to donate, visit raysofsunshine.org.uk
недеља, 13. април 2014.
субота, 12. април 2014.
Dynamo: I hope to inspire kids
Dynamo hopes to show children they can achieve their dreams
Dynamo has told how he hopes to use his magic to inspire children to follow their dreams.
The 31-year-old magician surprised seriously ill children at a London restaurant when he appeared as the waiter and then entertained them with magic tricks.
Dynamo - who has Crohn's disease and has spoken in the past about his difficult upbringing - is an ambassador for Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity.
He said: "Meeting these children is so humbling and overwhelming. Just to be able to put smiles on their faces, that's what it's all about really.
Dynamo, whose real name is Steven Frayne, went on: "Having Crohn's myself, having lived through that, it puts things into perspective a little bit, so I can empathise with what these kids are going through.
"And also what it's like for the parents who are looking after them, who don't necessarily know how to deal with it, because unless you've got it it's hard to understand it.
"So to be able inspire these people and show that it doesn't matter what you've got or any problems you've got in your life, you can still make something of yourself or have confidence to get out there and do something.
"Because when I was growing up I didn't have anybody to do that other than my grandpa, and without him inspiring me, I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing today. So it's great to be able to inspire these guys."
Amongst the children Dynamo surprised was eight-year-old Harry from Leeds who is living with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Harry's parents bought him a magic set when he was first admitted to hospital and since then magic has become a big part of his life. Harry is a big fan of Dynamo and got the chance to demonstrate one of his favourite tricks to his idol.
Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity brightens up the lives of seriously ill children in the UK aged 3-18 by granting wishes, granting hospital ward wishes and organising outings and large scale events for seriously ill children including The Rays of Sunshine Concerts. www.raysofsunshine.org.uk
Video can watch here: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/11134966.Dynamo__I_hope_to_inspire_kids/
петак, 11. април 2014.
четвртак, 10. април 2014.
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