Orpheus by Phedon Bilek

Give your audience a personal mentalism experience with Orpheus by Phedon Bilek. Its centerpiece, The Cartesian Q&A, lets you deliver detailed readings in close-up or on stage, with a prop-less approach that keeps attention on your presentation.

The book also teaches additional routines, practical tools, and reading systems. Bilek’s detailed explanations include written accounts drawn from his own performances, giving you plenty to study and adapt to your style.

Key Features

• The Cartesian Q&A: A prop-less Q&A routine designed for one-on-one performance or a larger audience.
• Additional routines: Learn Three Questionable Answers, Hecate, Zodiac & Name, The Timorous Drawing, Murmur, and A Work in Progress.
• Minimal materials: Several routines use little more than borrowed business cards and a writing implement.
• Reading systems: Explore fast-track approaches that require little memory work, along with psychological safety nets.
• Practical tools: The book includes techniques from Bilek’s repertoire, with applications for the routines you already perform.

With material suited to both close-up and stage settings, Orpheus offers ideas to develop across different performance styles. Take your time with its in-depth instruction, then bring a new reading or routine to your next show.