Copperfield declined with a whisk of his hand and summarized his take on his art form.
"I'm not really interested in doing that type of act again. The act wouldn't be improved by making a bigger building disappear. Improvement is when you come up with something entirely new and develop a style that is unique and personal." Portal culminates in an act that makes 13 members of the audience disappear as a group and then reappear in unexpected locations. There's also a section that involves Copperfield's grandfather, but of course he wasn't letting on to what it involves. All he said was that it worked in Beijing.
Performance Notes
What: David Copperfield's "Portal"
When: Tonight, 8pm; Tomorrow, 1pm, 4:30pm, 8pm; Sunday, 1pm, 4:30pm, 8pm; Aug. 16, 8pm; Aug. 17, 4pm, 8pm, Aug. 18, 1pm, 4:30pm.
Tickets: NT$1,200, NT$2,000, NT$3,000, NT$4,000
Where: Linkou Gymnasium, 250 Wenhua Rd., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan County (
Free shuttle bus: Call (02) 2720-8724 to make reservations. Buses leave from Taipei City Hall MRT Station and Yuanshan MRT Station one hour and a half before performance time
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