Avi Yap Masterclass Live (ALL weeks will uploaded)
Session 1: Josh’s Favorite Tricks – Dec. 1, 2024 (4pm ET | NYC Time)
Join Josh as he reveals a mind-blowing new, unpublished trick called “Nameless Ship”. A borrowed and signed dollar bill is transformed into a functional matchbook. This is an unusual and impossible object that audiences post to social media and keep forever, ensuring they’ll never forget you. “Nameless Ship” is Josh’s go-to effect when he needs to leave a lasting impression and the one trick magicians have been clamoring to learn after seeing Josh tease it at Magifest and other magic conventions.
Other highlights include “The Wager”, a reworked coin trick that Eugene Burger used to completely fool Josh (you will use this). Total Recall is a completely impromptu, borrowed-deck version of Simon Aronson’s all-time classic “Shuffle-bored” that is a true worker and is the perfect card trick for parlor performances. Josh pairs this with updated handlings on some of his other most popular effects—”Casual Cassandra” and “Shadow”—that have never been recorded anywhere else like the.
Pepper in Josh’s philosophy of magic combined with candid stories about the successes and failures of his creative pursuits, as well as stimulating conversations about the the importance of collaboration, and you end up with a lecture that’s worth the price of this Masterclass on it’s own. And that’s just week 1!
Session 2: Exploring the Particle System – Dec. 8, 2024 (4pm ET | NYC Time)
This incredible session is dedicated entirely to Joshua Jay’s unique brand of memorized deck magic. He will teach you everything you need to take full advantage of his powerful Particle System stack.
You’ll receive a thorough explanation of the Particle Stack, including how it is arranged, how to prepare the cards, memorizing the stack, and even tips for jazzing with it (and stacked decks in general). He’ll teach several routines from the Particle System book (which is scheduled to release shortly before this Masterclass) and will even talk about how you can perform them with any of your favorite stacks. As an extra bonus, he also offers a mini Masterclass in false shuffles and cuts that will benefit any magician, especially stack workers.
Tricks
- Catch This
- Particle Pair
- Distilled
- X-Ray
- Critical Moment and Three Act Structure
- Magician vs Gambler
Both of these lectures will be in your account to download or stream on-demand after the air date listed above.
Q&A – Dec. 15, 2024 (4pm ET | NYC Time)
While watching the first two lectures, there will be a special section to input any questions you have for Josh. He will then answer them during an exclusive interview that will get uploaded to your account during week 3 of this Masterclass.
