Incroyable Talent semifinals - Alpha

After Dressing Flash's disappointing performance last week, Alpha was the next magician to perform live, in the Second Semifinal.

HOW DID ALPHA DO?

For his semifinal routine, Alpha did a pirate-themed routine. Beginning with a trick where he made a skull and crossbones appear on a flaming black cloth, he then proceeded to produce a number of birds, caged and uncaged, from under a number of cloths and silks. The birds were pretty and the productions were solid, but Alpha didn't up his game enough. His audition started slowly but ended well. His live performance started well, but ran out of steam as it progressed. The endless bird productions got a bit repetitive, and, in what has been a common problem for many magicians in Incroyable Talent, a number of interesting props stood in the background, adding to the mise-en-scene, but went unused, even though they could have been the basis for some great tricks. The assistant was also kept in the background, merely handing out silks and handkerchiefs. In short, Alpha lacked the scale and spectacle he needed to impress. Whilst I appreciate he's a close-up magician, the best close-up magicians (e.g former Incroyable Talent finalist Florian) are more creative, more imaginative and more professional. Alpha's presentation was good, but there was little imagination or excitement, and many of his productions can be figured out if you think about them for long enough.


WHAT DID THE JUDGES SAY?

The Judges all claimed that Alpha fooled them, but had little else to say.

HOW DID ALPHA DO?

Despite the judge's praise,the viewers were unimpressed by Alpha, and he was eliminated.