When I think about hypnosis, I think about the classic image of a pocket watch swinging from side to side in front of someone’s face while the hypnotist says “You’re getting verrrrrrry sleeeeeeepy…” ...

Stage hypnotist Rich Guzzi has learned to expect the unexpected. In one memorable performance, he instructed 15 hypnotized audience volunteers to compose and perform a rap song onstage — in Chinese.