The award-winning magician, composer, and author Tristan presents “The Magic of the Rubik’s Cube” on the TEDxUniversityofCrete stage, exploring the theme of “Facets”! An object with countless faces transforms into a stage spectacle, where logic meets imagination and magic takes on a whole new dimension!
The acclaimed artist Tristan (George Arkomanis) boasts countless performances and presentations. He has released six music albums, two books, a documentary, and magic tricks distributed worldwide by top companies and magic shops! Recognized as one of the most talented contemporary magicians, Tristan was even given the legendary nickname “The Maestro Magician” by the iconic American magician Michael Ammar!
I struggled to settle on the topic of my talk, since magic has taught me that the facets of this life are truly countless, and the ways we interpret them are equally innumerable! I had more options than I wanted… Until one night I saw—or rather, noticed—it… Standing right before my eyes: The Rubik’s Cube! That will be my talk! A talk that was written and designed with incredible patience and love (about six months!).
I want to thank all the people on the TEDx University of Crete team! You are all amazing! All the speakers who shared experiences and knowledge! I thank, from the bottom of my heart, my dearly beloved Eleftheria Rizou, Alexandros TheMagician, Perseus Arkomanis, and Andreas Ermis Giannakopoulos for their invaluable advice and help! A big thank you to the wonderful Spyros Kamarianakis for his assistance that day, as well as to George Zakris and Nikolaos Smyrnakis for the lovely company I so desperately needed! Finally, thank you to Antonis Dimitras, who taught me the magic of the Cube!
Enjoy the video, and I look forward to your comments!” Tristan
