Stage illusions are large-scale magic tricks. As the name implies, stage illusions are distinct from all other types of magic in that they are performed...
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of illusion, stage magic, and close-up magic, among others, is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by tricks, effects, or illusions of...
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Pepper's ghost (redirect from Pepper's ghost illusion)
an illusion technique, used in the theatre, cinema, amusement parks, museums, television, and concerts, in which an image of an object off-stage is projected...
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Metamorphosis is the name of a stage illusion invented by John Nevil Maskelyne, but most often associated with famous escape artist Harry Houdini and performed...
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Zig Zag Girl (redirect from Zig Zag (illusion))
The Zig-Zag Girl illusion is a stage illusion akin to the more famous sawing a woman in half illusion. In the Zig-Zag illusion, a magician divides an...
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refer to: Metamorphism, a geological process Metamorphosis (illusion), a stage illusion invented by John Nevil Maskelyne Shapeshifting, a common theme...
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generally shared by most people. Illusions may occur with any of the human senses, but visual illusions (optical illusions) are the best-known and understood...
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Origami is a magic stage illusion with a Japanese paperfolding theme, designed by Jim Steinmeyer. It was originally performed in 1986 by Canadian illusionist...
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The frequency illusion (also known as the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon) is a cognitive bias in which a person notices a specific concept, word, or product...
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classic stage illusion in which a performer appears to be impaled on or by a sword or pole. The name is most commonly associated with an illusion that was...
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the "Sphinx" illusion created in London in 1865, the installation is based on an optical illusion using mirrors. The popular stage illusion of the same...
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collated. The title derives from the novel's fictional practice of stage illusions having three parts: the setup, the performance, and the prestige (effect)...
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The Devil's Torture Chamber is a magic stage illusion of the classic type involving a female magician's assistant in a large box and is probably best categorised...
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"Dream-Children". Lamb's fondness for stage drama provided the subjects of a number of the essays: "My First Play," "Stage Illusion," "Ellistoniana," etc. "Blakesmoor...
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large-scale stage illusions. In his early childhood, Peter Marvey was fascinated with any form of flying, whether the flight of birds, stage "flying" or...
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features Méliès and Jehanne d'Alcy performing a trick in the manner of a stage illusion, in which D'Alcy disappears into thin air. A skeleton appears in her...
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Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on September 17, 1991, the same day as its counterpart...
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The Radium Girl is a stage illusion of the classic type involving a female assistant in a large box and is probably best categorised as a penetration or...
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P. T. Selbit (section Subsequent career and illusions)
instinct and he is credited with creating a long list of successful stage illusions. His birth name was Percy Thomas Tibbles and he was born in Hampstead...
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In visual perception, an optical illusion (also called a visual illusion) is an illusion caused by the visual system and characterized by a visual percept...
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Alice Cooper (category Musicians with fictional stage personas)
spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, Cooper is considered by many music journalists...
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three-dimensional shapes at the nanoscale Origami (magic trick), a stage illusion with a Japanese paperfolding theme Project Origami, an early codename...
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Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is a 2012 platform game developed by DreamRift and published by Disney Interactive Studios for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the...
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The Aztec Lady is a stage illusion designed by British magician Robert Harbin. It is a classic "big box" illusion that involves an assistant in a cabinet...
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live stage illusion for the film's climax, featuring a body switch between Carell's and Buscemi's characters. Scardino insisted that the illusion should...
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Dismemberment is a stage illusion, designed and patented by the magician Edward M. Massey in 1935. The illusion, as described in Massey's patent, involves...
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Copperfield has performed a levitation illusion in several magic shows since 1992 in which he appears to fly on stage for several minutes, while surrounded...
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A levitation illusion is one in which a magician appears to defy gravity by making an object or person float in the air. The subject may appear to levitate...
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an illusion of massive speed, and fans created clouds of dust. The critic for The Illustrated London News described it as "a marvel of stage-illusion" that...
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Bullet catch (redirect from Bullet Catch illusion)
The bullet catch is a stage magic illusion in which a magician appears to catch a bullet fired directly at them — often in the mouth, sometimes in the...
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