¿Y te vas a quedar acá? | Radagast | TEDxJoven@RíodelaPlata

Summary

In this inspiring talk, the speaker, a magician and performer, shares his journey from childhood dreams of magic to a career in entertainment. He discusses overcoming distractions, embracing his unique style, and the importance of play in his creative process. The speaker emphasizes the value of serendipity, continuous learning, and the joy of performing without constraints, ultimately defining success as the journey itself and the love for what you do.

Takeaways

• 🎓 The speaker's childhood passion for magic and circus arts led him to prepare a story for a school assignment, showcasing his early interest in performance.
• 💊 He was recommended medication for inattention in school, but instead received help from an educational psychologist, which was a fortunate turn of events for his future career.
• 🧙‍♂️ The encouragement from his psychologist, Liliana, to perform a magic trick in class boosted his confidence and led to a successful performance, marking a pivotal moment in his journey.
• 🏆 After impressing his teacher, he was invited to perform at a school event, which he accepted without hesitation, despite not having a prepared show, demonstrating his ambition and adaptability.
• 🎼 He integrated music, magic, and comedy into his performances, reflecting his diverse interests and the unique blend he brought to his acts.
• 🤹‍♂️ The speaker's discovery of juggling and fire-breathing added new dimensions to his performances, showing his willingness to learn and innovate.
• 📍 His move to Buenos Aires to expand his horizons and take various classes signified a significant step in his personal and professional development.
• 📧 The creative approach of acting as his own representative to book shows in Buenos Aires highlights his resourcefulness and entrepreneurial spirit.
• 👶 The birth of his daughter, Bianca, added a new layer of responsibility and motivation to his life, influencing his decisions and work.
• 🎭 His unconventional approach to magic, incorporating elements of comedy and juggling, led to mixed reactions from peers but also to unique opportunities.
• 🎉 The speaker's embrace of serendipity and his openness to new experiences, such as learning standup comedy and using Instagram, has enriched his career and personal life.

Q & A

What was the assignment given by the literature professor to the students?

The literature professor, Elena, asked the students to prepare and tell a story about something they really liked.

What was the speaker's interest at the age of 12, and how did it influence his class presentation?

The speaker was interested in becoming a magician and stories about circuses. This influenced his class presentation as he prepared a story about magic and circus arts.

Why did the speaker visit an educational psychologist?

The speaker visited an educational psychologist to help him pay more attention in school because he was a bit disperse.

What alternative was mentioned for helping the speaker focus in school, and why was it not chosen?

An alternative mentioned was a pill that made kids pay attention. It was not chosen because they decided to send the speaker to Liliana for help instead.

What advice did Liliana give the speaker about performing his magic trick in class?

Liliana advised the speaker not to be a wimp and to perform the trick, assuring him that if nothing happened, it was just a trick and a nice finishing touch to his story.

How did the speaker's performance in the class with the magic trick affect his grade and his teacher's perception of him?

The speaker did very well on that class day, received a very good mark, and his teacher Elena was amazed by what he had done.

What opportunity did Elena offer the speaker after his successful class performance?

Elena offered the speaker the opportunity to do a magic show at a literary competition event in five months.

How did the speaker's approach to his magic show differ from traditional magicians?

The speaker's approach differed as he mixed music, magic, and comedy, focusing on what he liked the most rather than following traditional magician formats.

What was the significance of the business cards the speaker handed out after his shows?

The business cards, which included his name, 'comedic magic,' and his house phone number, served as a form of contact and a way for people to hire him for events, similar to modern-day contacts or social media handles.

How did the speaker's parents influence his decision to move to Buenos Aires and pursue his passion further?

The speaker's parents, with love and generosity, suggested he move to Buenos Aires to dare and experience something new, which led to him taking various classes and continuing his performances in a new city.

What was the turning point for the speaker that made him realize he needed to keep playing and innovating in his performances?

The turning point was when he met a guru-like figure during a season in Villa Gesell who encouraged him to focus on being Radagast and to do what he loved without restrictions, leading to a renewed sense of play and satisfaction.

How did the speaker's perspective on success evolve throughout his career?

The speaker's perspective on success evolved to mean the journey and experiences along the way, rather than a specific destination or achievement, emphasizing the importance of doing what he loves and learning from failures.

What role did serendipity play in the speaker's life and career?

Serendipity played a significant role by presenting unexpected opportunities, such as working in Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela, and meeting people like Federico Cyrulnik, which led to new avenues in his career and personal growth.

How did the speaker's approach to Instagram change his career and personal fulfillment?

The speaker's approach to Instagram allowed him to play without restrictions, reintroducing elements from his childhood and personal life into his performances, leading to a tour and a renewed sense of happiness and fulfillment.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Embracing Creativity and Overcoming Challenges

The speaker begins by sharing his childhood aspirations to become a magician and storyteller, influenced by his love for magic and circus arts. He talks about his struggles with attention and how he was directed to an educational psychologist, Liliana, instead of taking medication. Liliana's guidance helped him focus and inspired him to perform a magic trick in class, which was well-received. This led to an invitation to perform at a literary competition, setting him on a path to create a show that combined music, magic, and comedy. The speaker reflects on his journey, highlighting the importance of pursuing one's passions and the transformative power of creativity.

05:00

🤹‍♂️ The Evolution of an Artist: From Magic to Juggling

The speaker recounts his progression from a young magician performing at various events to seeking new challenges and learning to juggle from visiting performers. He describes how he integrated juggling and fire-breathing into his magic shows, creating a unique performance style. Despite initial boredom and a sense of being stuck in a rut, the speaker's parents encouraged him to explore new horizons, which led him to move to Buenos Aires and expand his skills in clowning, pantomime, and acrobatics. The narrative emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and adapting to keep one's art fresh and engaging.

10:02

🎭 The Pursuit of Authenticity and Serendipity

In this paragraph, the speaker discusses his move to Buenos Aires and the challenges of establishing himself in a new city. He talks about his innovative approach to self-promotion, posing as his own representative to book shows. Despite facing rejections, he eventually found success and began to incorporate new elements into his performances. The speaker also shares his experience of becoming a father and how serendipity played a role in his career, leading him to perform internationally. He emphasizes the value of staying true to oneself and being open to unexpected opportunities.

15:03

🎉 Rediscovering Joy and the Power of Play

The speaker reflects on his journey of self-discovery and the importance of play in his life. He talks about the pivotal moment when he met a mentor who encouraged him to embrace his unique identity as Radagast. This led to a resurgence of creativity and joy in his performances. The speaker also shares how he reconnected with his love for standup comedy and the liberating experience of performing on Instagram, which allowed him to experiment freely. His narrative concludes with the idea that success is not a destination but a journey filled with passion, play, and continuous growth.

👶 The Enduring Spirit of Childhood Imagination

In the final paragraph, the speaker conveys the significance of maintaining a childlike sense of wonder and imagination in his artistic expression. He shares anecdotes from his childhood that inspire his work, such as imagining everyday objects as toys or seeking advice from Batman. The speaker's message is about the importance of play and imagination in both his personal life and artistic endeavors, and he encourages the audience to reconnect with their inner child as a source of inspiration and joy.

Keywords

💡Magic

Magic in this context refers to the art of performing illusions and tricks that seem to defy the laws of nature. It is central to the video's theme as the speaker's journey begins with a fascination for magicians and magic shows. The script mentions the speaker's preparation of a story about magic and circus arts, indicating his early aspirations and the role magic played in shaping his career.

💡Attention

Attention here is the focus or concentration on a particular object or activity. The video discusses the speaker's struggle with attention in school and how he was sent to an educational psychologist, suggesting that attention was a challenge for him. The concept is integral to the narrative as it contrasts with his ability to concentrate deeply on the art of magic and performance.

💡Serendipity

Serendipity is the occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way, often while one is looking for something else. In the script, the speaker describes serendipity as a key to his success, highlighting unexpected opportunities that arose during his pursuit of passion, such as being contacted by a foreign producer and expanding his work internationally.

💡Diversity

Diversity in the video refers to the range of different skills and art forms the speaker has incorporated into his performances, such as music, comedy, juggling, and magic. The speaker's career is a testament to the value of diversity, as he continuously seeks to learn new skills and integrate them into his acts, keeping his performances fresh and engaging.

💡Performance

Performance is the act of presenting a form of entertainment, in this case, a magic show or a theatrical act. The video's narrative revolves around the speaker's various performances, from his school days to international stages. Performance is the medium through which the speaker expresses his creativity and communicates with his audience.

💡Passion

Passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion, in this context, for the arts and performance. The video emphasizes the importance of pursuing one's passion, as the speaker's love for magic and performance drives his life choices and career path. His passion is evident in his willingness to continually learn and adapt to keep his performances exciting.

💡Creativity

Creativity is the use of imagination or original ideas to produce something new and valuable. The script illustrates the speaker's creativity through his unique blend of magic, comedy, music, and juggling. His creative approach to performance sets him apart and contributes to his success and personal satisfaction.

💡Self-Expression

Self-expression is the process of conveying one's thoughts, emotions, and ideas to others. The video's theme of self-expression is evident in the speaker's desire to perform and create art that is a true reflection of himself. His journey is one of finding and refining his unique voice in the world of performance.

💡Challenge

Challenge in this context refers to a task or situation that tests one's abilities. The speaker discusses various challenges he faced, such as the fear of performing and the struggle for acceptance in the magic community. These challenges are integral to his growth and development as an artist.

💡Growth

Growth is the process of developing or becoming more mature, advanced, or emotionally and intellectually developed. The video's narrative is one of personal growth, as the speaker learns from his experiences, overcomes obstacles, and evolves as an artist. His continuous pursuit of new skills and ideas exemplifies his commitment to growth.

💡Play

Play in the video is the act of engaging in activity for enjoyment and recreation, rather than for a serious or practical purpose. The speaker emphasizes the importance of play in his work, suggesting that the joy and freedom associated with play are essential to his creative process and overall happiness. His message is to embrace the spirit of play in all aspects of life.

Highlights

At age 12, the speaker wanted to be a magician and shared a story about magic and circus arts in class.

The speaker was seeing an educational psychologist to help him pay more attention in school.

The speaker险s teacher, Liliana, encouraged him to perform a magic trick to finish his class presentation.

After performing the magic trick, the speaker received applause and praise from his classmates and teacher.

The speaker was invited to do a magic show at a school event, giving him 5 months to prepare.

The speaker combined music, magic, and comedy in his magic show, reflecting his interests.

The speaker realized he had trouble paying attention to subjects he didn't like, like geography and math.

Despite being nervous before his show, the speaker performed well and received positive feedback.

The speaker started getting hired to perform at various events after handing out his business cards.

The speaker took theater classes and learned juggling and other skills to diversify his act.

The speaker moved to Buenos Aires to expand his opportunities and took various classes to improve his skills.

The speaker险s unique approach to magic, incorporating comedy and other elements, was not always well-received by traditional magicians.

The speaker had a daughter, Bianca, at age 22, and continued working as a magician.

The speaker believes in the power of serendipity and being open to unexpected opportunities.

The speaker started playing with Instagram and found it to be a creative outlet to express himself freely.

The speaker values the journey and experiences over the destination, viewing each moment as his best moment.

The speaker encourages others to play and approach life with a childlike sense of wonder and creativity.

Transcripts

Translator: Tomás Guarna Reviewer: Sebastian Betti

When I was 12 years old, Elena, my literature professor,

asked the students in my class to prepare a story,

to tell a story about something that we really liked.

Some chose movies, others chose TV shows,

some rock band, things like that.

I, in that moment, already wanted to be a magician.

I really liked magicians and stories about circuses.

I prepared a story about magic and circus arts.

At the same time, I was going to an educational psychologist

that helped me pay a little more attention in school

because I was a bit disperse.

(Laughter)

There was also another alternative to that which was a pill

that at a time was given to kids that didn’t pay attention,

and it made people pay attention

to those things society wanted them to pay attention to.

Luckily, they didn’t choose that and they sent me to Liliana’s.

That’s where I went. To learn how to pay a bit more of attention at school,

which wasn’t going completely well.

If I had taken the pill back then,

now I’d be the sort of person that drinks very dark coffee,

with no sugar, and is angry at the entire world

because they don’t act the way he wants them to

and Messi doesn’t play hard enough, and all those things.

(Laughter)

Luckily that didn’t happen.

I was at Liliana’s.

Liliana helped me concentrate a bit more at school

and I told her I had to write this sort of story about magic

and that I wanted to finish the lesson with a magic trick,

the most decent trick I had, at the moment.

I didn’t have the guts.

In reality, it scared me a bit.

And her, with the sweetness that characterized her

with her love and tranquility, told me:

-Don’t be a wimp, do the trick, if nothing happens, it’s just a trick,

you do the trick, it’s a nice finishing touch.

I brought myself to do it, told the story, showed my empty hands

showed that a handkerchief appeared from my hand, put it back,

showed my empty hands again,

showed again that the handkerchief appeared

and my classmates and teacher clapped.

(Applause)

I did very well on that class day, and got a very good mark,

and Elena was amazed by what I had done and said to me:

-Look, in five months there’s a literary competition

and in the closing night the school is hosting an event.

We’d like you to do a magic show.

Do you have a show prepared?

-Obviously, I said.

It was obvious, I was 12 years old, I didn’t have a prepared show,

but I did have five months to actually prepare that show.

And in that show, I mixed music, magic, and comedy,

which were the things I liked the most.

I realized that it wasn’t that I had a hard time paying attention to things,

but that I didn’t want to pay attention

to geography, math, physics, basically.

That what I liked was to pay attention to other things.

I was very scared. The day of the show came.

I was feeling very confident, because when I was younger, at eight

I played the drums in a jazz band and did scat singing

(Scat singing)

Very strange for eight year olds, but that’s what we did in Bahia Blanca,

where I lived, there was a jazz band and I played the drums,

sang scat, and was the presenter.

But the day of the show, just before coming out,

those five months passed, the day of the show came.

In a very dark place of myself I wished a catastrophe happened,

that the theatre exploded and killed everyone inside,

(Laughter)

even my mum and dad, who were there watching me,

just not to do that show.

The time came, they said:

-Ladies and gentlemen, Radagast.

I came out to perform and it came out great.

It came out okay, I’m not saying it was...

It was a nice show, really.

A 12-year-old showed up, did some magic, comedy, and some music

that I included because I really liked music.

People asked for my business card after the show.

Business cards, I say this because you’re all very young,

were pieces of cardboard with your name on them.

The equivalent to today’s contacts in your phone

or the handles in social networks.

Damn millennials.

(Laughter)

I had business cards, I had a lot of confidence, I was 13 years old but

to be honest, at 13 years old one is very confident.

I got business cards printed out.

They said Radagast, below it said comedic magic

and my house phone which was 49018.

I handed out the cards and soon enough my house phone started ringing.

They started to hire me to perform at events, kindergardens,

then schools, parties, churches, weddings.

I started to work a lot.

I was very young but I worked a lot.

All the money I won I invested it back in some course I could take,

buy tricks remotely.

There was no internet to study through the internet.

In Bahia Blanca, there were no magicians and I started buying things,

I started doing shows and such.

I started working lots, but I started to get bored

because it was always the same thing:

I made the jokes that worked, the tricks I knew,

I didn’t have much more tools than those,

I couldn’t study magic.

So, my very wise parents told me:

-Why don’t you take some theatre class

or some other thing that will nurture you and such?

I started. This was some time ago.

I started the theatre class and a friend showed up,

a classmate, not a friend, a classmate with juggling cubs.

Something clicked. I said:

-I want to learn how to juggle, I want to learn how to juggle,

I want to learn how to juggle, I want to learn how to juggle...

I want to learn how to juggle.

The kid realized that I was a bit too insistent.

And put me in touch with some guys from Rosario that were in Bahia Blanca

teaching some juggling classes and busking for them.

They had just come to Bahia.

I invited them home. I told them:

-You don’t have a place to live?

You can stay home, my folks won’t have a problem.

I took them home.

One was a Rastafari and another one had half of his face tattooed,

I swear you by my mother.

They were in the living room teaching me how to juggle,

my mum comes in and says:

- Who are these guys?

I go to the kitchen and I tell her:

-Mum, they’re the juggling teachers

that are going to be teaching me how to juggle and are staying at home for some days.

-Perfect.

So, they stayed for some days.

They taught me how to juggle with clubs,

with a diabolo, with balls, I learned how to spit fire

and it blowed my mind, I couldn’t believe it.

I would go to stoplight, and I would do some juggling

and spit fire with my friends.

We’d put up the show in the street and collect donations.

I started to mix that with some magic tricks I knew.

The show started to grow.

It was great, I was mixing things on the way, it was really awesome

and I kept making money to re-invest in what I liked doing.

I started to get bored again.

It started to become automatic again

and just in that moment, my folks

with much love and generosity, told me:

-Are you going to stay here?

Why don’t you go somewhere else and see how it goes?

To Buenos Aires.

Someone could interpret this like they were kicking me out.

Maybe, but no, they were inviting me

to dare do something else.

I moved up here, to Buenos Aires.

I told you guys I get distracted a lot, right?

Sorry. I’m imagining there’s a ninja turtle and a

Teletubbie next to me dancing.

That’s why I’m get a bit distracted.

(Applause)

I moved to Buenos Aires, started taking classes in different things,

clown, pantomime, more juggling, acrobatics and more.

I was waiting for the phone to ring,

that phone nobody had the number of because I’d just gotten to Buenos Aires,

to do events in Buenos Aires.

There was no phone, so I’d go to the cyber café in the corner of my place

and send emails to every producer or event organizer I could think of

so I could keep doing my shows and live on my own in Buenos Aires.

In reality, it wasn’t me sending the emails,

but my representative, who was actually me,

(Laughter)

but I’d sign off with another name.

I thought it was so fun that it was some other guy.

(Laughter)

To me it was much easier to sell someone else’s act than mine:

-You’ve no idea of this show I do, you’ve got to hire me!

And the guy would say:

-No, you don’t know what this guy does!

No, he’s amazing! Nobody has seen him yet in Buenos Aires!

I’d just gotten here, it was obvious.

Nobody called me for a long while.

Emails would bounce back, or they’d say:

-The truth is the market is already collapsed, no, no.

Until I caught one off guard and he hired me.

From that show came others

and I started to work again in Buenos Aires,

looking for new things, new quirks and that sort.

My colleagues weren’t fans of the act, because in reality,

I didn’t really prepare my shows the way magicians usually do

as I had never received proper training.

I thought it up from the side of comedy.

So, my colleagues didn’t love the idea of a guy doing magic

but that screamed and wore clown shoes,

that sometimes sung, that threw juggling clubs or spit fire.

Therefore, I wasn’t well accepted by my colleagues,

but as I had my representative that told me:

-Everything’s fine.

I kept on going.

I just kept doing my thing.

At 22, my girlfriend at that time

tells me she’s pregnant with Bianca.

My daughter Bianca is born.

I kept working as a magician, travelled abroad a lot.

There’s something I really like that’s serendipity.

Serendipity is the word that defines when a fortunate event

happens to you without you expecting it while you’re looking for something else,

as long as your spirit is prepared

for new things to happen.

When’s someone’s searching and searching and searching

serendipities happen that can make you change course.

If I have a clear course to go from here to there

and I only look up there, up there, and only up there,

a lot of things are going to happen around me

and I won’t realize it.

In one of those serendipities I had, a foreign producer got in touch with me,

I started working in Colombia, in Peru, in Venezuela,

lots of things.

I was a father, I should’ve stayed in that place of comfort,

where I had events and everything.

A really good opportunity came up, to be the clown…

You guys know that clown that looks like It,

that eats a lot of burgers?

He has some restaurants,

he’s doing really well.

I went through five auditions.

The last call I told them:

-I’m not a fan of this, I’d rather keep doing my own thing-

I didn’t want to be a 9 to 5 clown, to be honest.

It helped me realize what I really wanted to do,

which was to keep playing.

I told them no and I kept doing my thing,

believing it was going to be alright.

And really things went along fine,

but I was getting bored again.

It happened to me that I wanted to play with

something, I needed new tools, I started looking for new things,

I wasn’t feeling very comfortable.

I did a season in Villa Gesell,

that I shared out of chance with a guy that was like a guru to me

that showed up in my life, that made me... (Sound effect)

And I know a lot more of sound effects to,

the vacuum cleaner... (Vacuum cleaner)

(Pigeon cooing)

(Feline roaring)

And I know a lot more (Applause)

And it kind of calmed my soul

because I was really unsatisfied with what I was doing

because I had heard those colleagues I really admired

tell me:

-But you’re a clown, not a magician

not a comedian, not a musician, so what in hell are you?

Blah, blah, blah.

And he told me: -You’re Radagast,

focus on being Radagast

and focus on being the best Radagast you can be.

What do you want to do tonight?

I was doing shows in that place, in Villa Gesell,

that was a restaurant that had a theatre inside.

I say: -Look, I’d like to do this.

I show them what I did in stoplights in Bahia Blanca

when I was a kid.

I saw: -But this isn’t good, I don’t know…

-No, no, you have to do that, and look,

let’s add it this and let’s do it with a background music you like.

It was doing something completely different to what I had been doing.

That night something happened that was similar to when I did the trick for Elena,

or when I did that first show,

or when my folks told me:

-Are you gonna stay here?

I heard that again and went out to do the scene

the routine I had prepared.

To this day I still do that routine, with some changes in the way.

But that night, when I came out to the stage, my soul exploded.

The applause I received must’ve been the most powerful I’d even heard before,

not because it had been stronger than others,

or before the applause had been very powerful,

but I felt it very powerful because I felt I was back playing,

doing what I really liked doing,

which is to play on the stage without any sort of rules.

I felt very happy. I was truly satisfied.

That’s where everything changed again, I started to play again, to sing again,

I started putting on the kind of shoes I wanted to,

I stopped listening to the masters who said:

-No, no, no, no, no, no.

And I kept doing my thing trying each day to be the best Radagast.

A while ago, once again by serendipity,

three years ago I met a Fernanda, my girlfriend,

and she immediately realized I was unsatisfied,

because time went by,

and I got bored again of what I was doing and said:

-Why don’t you start studying something that you’ve never done before?

Why don’t you learn standup comedy?

-Standup comedy?

No, that thing with a guy with a mic that says:

No, no, no way.

No, I don’t like it, I don’t like it.

-But it’s because you don’t know it because you’re ignorant.

Go study standup comedy.

-No, no. -Go study standup comedy.

I signed you up for a standup comedy class.

I went to study standup comedy.

-Yes, my love.

And I went to study standup comedy.

It blew my mind again.

Obviously, I was trying out a tool I didn’t know well yet,

it was like a new Batman toy,

to take out, to play with.

I started meeting lots of people, I started getting in touch with others,

I took another theatre class, some dancing lessons

I started to sing again, I started to dare to do again,

and in the way I met Federico Cyrulnik,

an Instagrammer I really admire, and he told me:

-You have to play with Instagram, start playing with Instagram.

-You think so? -Play with Instagram.

When I started playing with Instagram, my head was blown again.

I didn’t have a schedule or rules, I could do what I wanted to,

I could play just how I wanted to.

I started to bring back a lot of stuff from when I was a kid

in the carpentry workshop of my grandfather, for example (Horn),

something I did in my grandpa’s yard,

or I’d start to play an invisible flute,

what I did with my brother when he played the double bass

and I didn’t know what to do so I’d do-- (Flute)

and played the flute along.

I started to play again with my daughter,

in reality, to bring back all those games I did all the time with my daughter,

with my folks or with my friends, I started to play again

and I started to feel really happy again.

That Instagram account also brought a bunch of things.

It allowed me to begin a tour all throughout the country

and also abroad, which I had always wanted

and dreamt about. Everything happened.

I’m fortunate enough to be often asked by journalists,

when I’m doing interviews, if I feel I’m in my best moment,

and I always answer that yes, because I have always been in my best moment,

because I always understood as the best moment all that was going on for me,

from putting up posters with my friends with glue,

so that people would come see us in the theatre,

or when we’d go to a corner to juggle and spit fire,

or today acting in a theatre,

or today giving a TED talk here

to a bunch of people that I don’t know why they’re making so much silence

and listening me with so much attention, I thank you very much.

(Laughter)(Applause)

In the field I work in, there’s always a damn word going around, “success,”

and to me, success isn’t where you reach,

what I told you about before, to say

-I want to be there.

To me success is all the way you go through and all that happens on it.

If you do devote yourself to what you love completely,

and this doesn’t mean that you’re always going to succeed,

things will go badly thousands of times,

and this has to happen so you can learn and keep on going forward.

In fact, in a festival a while ago I was yelled at by 150 Colombians

because I made a very unfortunate joke

and I was declared an undesirable person in the world of magic.

(Laughter)

I carry that title, ladies and gentlemen.

(Applause)

When I was younger,

500 people stood up and asked for their money back.

I had made a conceptual act of some Martians

that kidnapped me and took me to a very dark planet

and I had to do magic tricks and comedy for them to set me free.

It wasn’t a good show. (Laughter).

All the media on Bahia Blanca had me on them and read:

"Radagast screwed it up."

(Laughter)

But what was going on with me?

If I didn’t do what wanted in life and devoted myself to doing my thing,

the next day, after failing or having a problem, I’d think again:

what a bummer, this thing I’m doing!

My job is a piece of crap.

Instead, the day after failing with the Martians or in Colombia,

the next day I woke up and kept loving what I did.

Another question they ask to me sometimes is:

-And now that you’ve made it?

I haven’t made it.

I haven’t made it at all.

Being in more theatres or being better known isn’t making it.

To me, making it is grabbing two chips,

go gambling and winning at the casino.

That’s making it rain from above.

And to me, the only things made from above are holes and poop,

those also come from above. (Laughter)

I’ve been going since I was 12 and I love doing what I do

to play and to play for a living.

I love to play, but sometimes I forget,

but luckily, I’ve a lot of people by my side,

my ninja turtles, who are my daughter, my folks, my girlfriend,

my friends, or my work team,

who, when I forget, tell me:

-Play, Rada, play.

So please accept my apologies if I leave playing.

(Applause)

When I was much younger, when I saw my parents

eating with their friends,

I, instead of toothpicks stuck on charcuterie,

imagined they were swords for my Rambos.

Or when I was a bit scared at night

I’d meet up with Batman to chat and he’d pass along some tips.

Or when I saw the snowballs,

that you shake them and the snow inside moves,

I imagined I got inside.

I like, with my acts, to bring back that kid

who is still looking at the world of adults.

Thank you very much.

(Scat singing)

(Applause)