Magic is a form of entertainment that can astonish and captivate huge audiences. Magic is an art that has been practised and performed for hundreds of years now. Magic is the art of illusion, making the impossible seem possible.
Magician Stage Show
A magician is a performer of Magic Tricks and illusions, and can be responsible for entertaining audiences which range from corporate events to sell out theatres and even millions if televised.
The secret to being a good Magician is to perform illusions that both baffle and amaze their audiences, giving the impression that they have just performed the impossible, almost as if the performer has magic or supernatural powers.
Yet all of the time the audience are aware that this is merely an illusion of magic and that it is created entirely by natural means.
Practitioners of this mystery art may be called magicians, conjurors, illusionists or even prestidigitators. Traditionally magicians will perform magic tricks on their own or with help from a beautiful assistant.
Magician's Code of Conduct
In order for magicians to keep on entertaining the public it is important that they follow a strict code of conduct.
The code that magicians follow means that they are never to share their secrets of how there illusions work, unless it is to train a new magician (an apprentice) in the art of magic.
Without the mystery and wonder that a magician creates there would be no need for magicians at all.
Popular Magic Tricks
There are a number of illusions that a magician may perform during the course of a live stage show, some of these magic tricks could be any of the following.
- Card Tricks
- Sawing a Person in Half
- Levitation
- Teleportation
- Conjuring
- Sword Basket
- The Guillotine
Escape Artists
Escapology is a popular part of a magic act and is the practice of escaping from a number of restraints to avoid almost certain death in most cases.
Escape artists (also known as escapologists) escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks and other perils, often in combination.
The art of escapology is a magic trick that is accomplished by means of either illusion or other more genuine skills such as flexibility, strength and daring.