Magic Tricks
Performance art of illusion — sleight of hand, misdirection and stagecraft to make the impossible appear possible.
What is Magic Tricks?
Magic — 'conjuring' or 'prestidigitation' — is the performance art of creating illusions through sleight of hand, misdirection, mechanical devices and psychological manipulation. Modern theatrical magic dates from French clockmaker Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (1845), the 'father of modern magic'. FISM (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques) runs the World Championships of Magic every three years across nine categories.
Quick facts
Category
Party Games
Type
Individual
Players
1–1
Where played
both
Country of origin
🇪🇬 Egypt
Estimated origin
Ancient origins (Dedi of Egypt c. 2700 BCE); modern stage magic since Robert-Houdin (1845)
Olympic
No
Popularity
global