NAH DRAN

Dizzyingly Nimble Fingers

Helge Thun is right there: Right there with the audience and even closer to himself. Right there with the perfect trick and even closer to failure. Right there with what he’s always wanted and even closer to what he’s always feared. Close to a cozy evening among friends—and even closer to a heart attack from the adrenaline.

The seven-time German champion of card, comedy, and close-up magic doesn’t play it safe—he certainly takes risks. Because only then can he show what he himself would love to see. It’s the thrill of the trick—the one no one else can do—that fills him with a tense yet relaxed sense of anticipation.

The anticipation of the audience’s enthusiasm, which, as if by magic, transforms into the artist’s own inner euphoria. But of course, he doesn’t let on.