Learning Objectives • Bonus • Course Design • Challenges • Safe space • Workload • Contributions • Venue • Satisfaction • Extra events • Teachers • Expectations • Value • Changes • Future • Final comments
Contributions
I am satisfied with my own contributions in the work during the course. Please give examples of how you contributed in the group.
1: I do not agree at all / 10: I agree completely
Comments
I am very happy to be brave enough to perform at the open stage. My performance on Saturday was OK. I would have wished to have more time on Friday to get help and feedback from the other participants.
I enjoyed working with the other students. I felt I was able to add to some of the projects such as using a ball and bucket during the motion vectors task. I think that each lesson was completed as a group and not as one person deciding what we would all do.
I’m happy for my contribution. I tried my best to be as good “classmate” as possible and participate without being a class clown.
Always room for improvement so 8/10 for me.
I am not entirely satisfied with my contributions however this is no fault of the course, the intensity of the activities really helped to bring out a more creative side and pushed my abilities to places I did not know and I am grateful for that.
I contributed by socializing with a lot of people, and shared my own experiences. Because of that, other people shared their experiences with me.
Since English isn’t my first language, I sometimes feel that the difficulty in finding the right words hinders me in theoretical discussions. This also applies to the practical parts, where we needed to quickly reason through the tasks to solve them in the best way possible.
During the group exercises, I always tried to share my knowledge to accomplish the task. I think the maximum application of this was the presentation on Saturday morning, which prompted me to work in couple, together with Hannes Freytag, to propose a piece outside my comfort zone but, at the same time, very instructive and stimulating.
I would have liked to contributed more. I contributed giving ideas in team work and brainstorming. With some props for my team and others. Some comments in the sessions about honesty. Sharing recordings with peers. Watching some of the videos I noticed the idea was good for us in the stage, but not so clear for the audience.
My satisfaction with my contributions during the course followed a distinct arc. For the first day and a half, I felt quite discouraged. I struggled to contribute meaningfully to the team exercises, which made me feel like I wasn’t measuring up to the group’s standards. This initial period was challenging for my self-confidence.
However, a turning point came when I had the opportunity to perform the first part of my “magic mirror” trick. This moment was pivotal for me. It allowed me to showcase my unique skills and approach to magic, which differed from the more traditional sleight-of-hand techniques that had dominated the earlier exercises.
After this performance, I experienced a rapid boost in my self-confidence. I began to recognize the value of my distinct perspective and abilities within the group. This newfound assurance likely became quite apparent during my “final exam” performance on the stage on Saturday.
Looking back, I’m satisfied with how I navigated this journey from initial self-doubt to confident contribution. While the start was rocky, I’m proud of how I persevered, found my footing, and ultimately made meaningful contributions to the course. This experience taught me valuable lessons about resilience and the importance of staying true to one’s unique strengths, even in challenging learning environments
I think I could have contributed more, but for being the first time in Sigtuna and having to speak in my second language, I’m totally fine with that.
I participated in all activities and contributed examples of how it can/has been used in past magical environments that I have witnessed.
Since I was in a course where everyone was just starting and I quickly realized that I already had more basics, I was always afraid of overwhelming others with my objections or thoughts.
Sometimes I wasn’t able to approach the tasks with as much of an open mind as I would have liked.
I came into this with a lot less skill and practice and number of tricks up my sleeve magically than most. So I came into every group situation with less close up or sleight of hand or card magic than the majority of the people I was working with. I was able to bring my skills as an actor, dancer, musician, story-teller, and improv actor to the table, which a lot of the magicians didn’t have. So it made the group work extra fun (for me at least). Because I haven’t studied as much magic as most, I often have to think outside the box and try and come up with my own ideas of how to complete an effect. Often someone who has studied magic more is able to provide a better solution. But nearly as often the solutions I came up with, not knowing the standard go-to solutions, were just as effective and also new and different and offered a fresh take on magic problems.
I am satisfied and believe I could have done more. Traveling to the venue, baggage limitations and planning details tend to affect the items I can and do bring to the class. Last year, I wished I had brought more and this year I did bring more items, however It feels like I did not bring enough. this year was better than last year and I look forward to next year being even better.
Some stuff I did was pure crap (in my opinion) but also did some good stuff . It was high and low – as it should be 🙂 – but I am satisfied
I worked with many different artists in the group exercises and proposed a lot of ideas, which were often used. Especially our exercise with Tomaj and the coins through the table came out very well. It simply started out by an attempt to create “a shower of coins” in the style of Mercedes Talma. I hope that we can further experiment with this idea more. I was also excited to share my magic history research with the women. This time I spoke about a female magician who performed for the elites in 1400s in Köln, Germany. She had performed torn and restored fabric and broken and restored glass tricks, which after she was accused of practising witchcraft. She was not Christian (probably Jewish), which worsened her situation. However, she demonstrated perseverence and negociating skills in front of inquisition. She escaped the inquisition and with help pf her lover moved closer to the French border and kept up her independent life-style.
I was expecting better result from myself. It’s probably due to my perfectionism. :/
I could have contributed a bit more
– My improv training came in handy with the speed of creating performances. I felt I could contribute multiple ideas based on what the group was thinking.
I was happy with my how I did and I really enjoyed the group projects and contributing to the exercises felt very rewarding.
Tried to think differently than the others
I feel I could have taken more photos when we were working, but this is not something I do naturally outside the course, but it might help me to keep more ideas and allow me to share with others. I really enjoyed the “back stage” work on the open mike night
Yes, both regarding to being present at the lesson, my output as well as my work for the last day/assignment.
I gave ideas, listened for others’ ideas and made compromises. I think I am pretty good in combining multiple ideas into a working combination.
Yes, I feel very satisfied. The C course felt better than the B course actually. Don’t know exactly why, but that’s how I feel. Perhaps we managed to come up with better pieces, it felt more concrete this time around. I feel proud of being able to add small bits and ideas to other peoples work, knowing that it will benefit someone else. In the group exercises I was able to find solutions to the tasks and quickly suggest a path to go down. In the short time frames, just selecting an idea and going for it is vital. I think that is something I’ve picked up from previous course. I believe I was able to contribute to the overall learning experience through openness, collaboration and sharing.
Because I was occupied with helping with the open mic, the presentation of Exploring the Act, and the course presentation, I felt I lost a lot of time working on my act for the presentation. However, I was very happy with my input in the group during the exercises.
I usually force myself to come up with something new on the course. I really enjoyed the creative process last year, but this time I just could not feel the vibe.
I felt that I brought something new,.. ideas e.g. for the excercises. And others could use those and learn something new. Probably something they might even use some day in the show.