{"id":26191,"date":"2017-10-06T03:52:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T10:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=26191"},"modified":"2017-10-05T00:04:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T07:04:08","slug":"magic-to-amaze-and-educate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2017\/10\/06\/magic-to-amaze-and-educate\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic to amaze and educate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Partial proceeds of Randy Charach\u2019s Oct. 14 show at the Rothstein will be donated to the Canadian Mental Health Association. (photo from Randy Charach)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone who has seen Randy Charach perform will swear he can read people\u2019s minds. He certainly is attuned and sensitive to his audience, and those brave and lucky enough to become part of his high-energy, humour-filled show, which he will be bringing to the Rothstein Theatre Oct. 14, at 7 and 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been five years since I\u2019ve done a public show in Vancouver,\u201d Charach told the Independent<\/em>. \u201cMost of my work is in the United States, as a corporate speaker and entertainer. The performances I\u2019ll be doing at the Rothstein Theatre on Oct. 14th is my newest show. I\u2019ll be blending my life\u2019s work as a comedian, mentalist, magician and hypnotist. I\u2019m looking forward to providing a memorable experience for my Vancouver audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the press material, Charach has been entertaining people since he was 5 years old, \u201cinspired by his uncle, a Las Vegas magician.\u201d He has performed around the world, including on major television networks and even in film. A certified practitioner of neuro-linguistic programming and a certified hypnotist, Charach invites people to join him on stage: \u201cAs the excitement grows, the crowd watches in amazement as other audience members enter a hypnotic state and become stars of the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI love to amaze people,\u201d said Charach about what he enjoys most about performing. \u201cThe art of magic has been a passion since childhood, and something I see as analogous to life. As a society, we constantly thrive to have our expectations met. When we are surprised, delighted and amazed, we often become elated. This feeling occurs in performance, in personal interactions and in business. When we surprise people, we become memorable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI write of this in my latest business growth book on Amazon, Client Centric<\/em>,\u201d he said. \u201cI teach it in the book and at my corporate presentations, All Business is Show Business and All Life is Show Business. When we continue to amaze others by exceeding their expectations, it\u2019s not magic, but it works like magic. This is an example of how art imitates life and my analogy of how magic is present in all our lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerforming magic has evolved for me to the point where I have taken my interpretation of the art to a new level. While on stage, I am in a heightened state of consciousness, which I am unable to replicate any other way. Magic is present in every aspect of my life, and it pleases me to share it during my performances.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite this love of entertaining, Charach said there were years when he didn\u2019t perform at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy decision to return to the stage,\u201d he said, \u201cwas made at a group event hosted by Rabbi Yechiel Baitelman of Chabad in Richmond. The rabbi stated we must share our talent with others. It was at that moment I looked at my wife Chana and said I would be performing again. I suppose it\u2019s in my blood. Entertaining and educating is part of my life\u2019s purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Partial proceeds of the Oct. 14 show will be donated to the Canadian Mental Health Association.<\/p>\n

\u201cMental illness is prevalent in our society, and I don\u2019t feel this condition receives the attention it requires,\u201d said Charach. \u201cI\u2019ve personally dealt with depression over the years, and am aware I am not alone. I do my best to raise awareness and plan to do more. I hope the stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, videos and to reserve your seats at one (or both) of the Oct. 14 shows at the Rothstein, visit randytickets.com<\/a> or call 1-800-838-3006. Tickets are $36 (plus service charge).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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