The “Golden Age” of magic coincided with the heyday of the lithographic poster, and acts involving levitation, decapitation, escapes, hypnotism, and other illusions were lavishly advertised. Illusions ...

‘Magic matters,” says David Copperfield. “It transports people into a world in which the impossible appears possible.” It was magic, after all, that transported him—David Seth Kotkin, born 65 years ...

In this video, I combine my passion for magic and optical illusions with furniture building by creating five optical illusion ...

This ball is on a roll. In this optical illusion, you’ll see a hand place a metal ball at the bottom of what looks like an ordinary slide. However, it immediately rolls uphill, seemingly defying the ...

Magicians have been using the art of illusion to deceive the mind for centuries, yet it appears that even they can fall victim to trickery. In Fish Bowl Films and Magic Castle Entertainment Production ...

Where illusions blur into daring spectacle, these films echo the pulse of mystery and wonder that made Now You See Me unforgettable, each one weaving magic into stories built on misdirection and awe.

At No. 5 would be Angel’s “Walking on Water” which has gone viral, becoming one of the best-viewed magic tricks of all-time on cyberspace. His “100 Disappear” illusion would come in at No. 4, which ...

When illusionist Richard Young, part of the British magic comedy duo Young & Strange, says Champions of Magic is “the world’s biggest touring magic show,” it’s no trick. The show comes to town with ...

In a brightly coloured shipping container in east London, Rubens Filho is asking me to pick a card. “Any card,” he says, fanning the pack out face down. “And don’t worry, you can show me. That’s not ...

In the last 15 years or so, magic has nearly pulled off the one trick it would rather avoid: vanishing from public view. At the turn of the 19th century, magicians were among the world’s most popular ...