I was a part-time magician for many years. It is my reputation "man MAGIC" Among my friends and colleagues. Since I am not a professional, I never px`lay on stage. What I do is called "Close-Up"..

"The only thing that keeps the audience in their seats is wondering what's going to happen next." - David MametAs you put your coins back in the purse, gather up the four Aces or take a prop out of yo..

"Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult." - Lawrence OlivierWhat does it mean to bring feeling to an effect? Does it mean to weep as you demonstrate ..

"The history of art is the history of revivals." - Samuel ButlerWhen I create magic, I begin the process at a variety of 'places.' One place is with a move that has caught my imagination, a sleight wh..

"Without courage wisdom bears no fruit." - Baltasar Gracian"Never reveal the secret to the trick." This is the First Commandment we each learned, often within moments of learning the mechanics behind ..

"Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead." - Aldous HuxleyThink of the archetype of Merlin the Magician. Can you see him waving a wand o..

"Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it." - Stephen LeacockThe most effective promotion and advertising is a direct expression of ..

All human knowledge take the form of interpretation. - Walter BenjaminAs both a seasoned magician and stand-up comic, I have a relatively unique, first-hand experience of the perplexing relationship b..

There are many reasons why people want to do magic. Some people want the applause; others want to see the look of wonder on the faces of those in the audience. And then there are those people who mere..

Have you ever wanted to try some quick magic tricks to amaze your family and friends? Did you ever think learning these tricks would be too time consuming or difficult? Well, think again! Here are the..

This disappearing trick is one of the best impromptu vanishing acts that I've ever seen. It never fails to get a gasp of disbelief from the spectators, but it does take a lot of practice to get right...

Dice is as old as magic. In fact, dice is associated with magic. In the olden days, when people learnt how to do magic, they also used dice to tell their fortunes. Dice was also popular among fortunet..

The phenomena of Harry Potter is truly a, yes, phenomena. As the world of muggles awaits the arrival of another book of the adventures of the boy wizard, the world of magic is again on the centre stag..

Some card tricks commonly considered magic tricks require fairly good manual dexterity in order to shuffle the deck, palm a card, and do a double lift or a pinky block. Others require careful shufflin..

Magic is a type of entertainment enjoyed by almost all people. There are those who simply enjoy the illusion, accepting it as true magic. Others recognize that it is illusion and enjoy it anyway. Stil..

A magic trick is made up of more than one component. First is the element of the expectations of the audience. If they are told they will see magic, it will help them to believe that anything out of t..

Because magic is always an illusion which, if the illusion is revealed, becomes just deceit, magicians will almost always refuse to reveal the magic trick secret. In fact, the Magician's Oath swears t..

Performing is about your presentation and how you perform in front of an audience, this is what counts your timing and you need to add humor, this is important because you need to distract the audienc..