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drkptrs1975 Elite user North Eastern PA 452 Posts |
I just though of something, or just notice. Many of these performers are refered to as a Magician and Illusionist. Is there a difference between a Magician and Illusionist, if so, what is the difference, or are they really the samething.
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Billy McComb V.I.P. 1922 - 2006 57 Posts |
To the layman I think it's the same.To a magician the illusionist is also a magician, but he uses bigger effects like box tricks, Asrah. Backstage illusion, Zigzag etc.,with smaller tricks front-cloth in between so's they can set bigger tricks full-stage behind.
Billy
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Dave V Inner circle Las Vegas, NV 4824 Posts |
I remember David Copperfield joking about this on one of his Tonight Show appearances. He said if he called himself an illusionist he could charge more.
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sniper1 Veteran user malta eu 343 Posts |
I like the other aproach . that is a magician is someone who twists and contorts the fabrics of nature to produce strange effects ect ect { real magic hehe}
while an illusionist is someone who appears to be producing the same effects but utilising trickery { hence ilusions }
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tgcramer38 New user Longview, WA 35 Posts |
For me the destinction has always been that Magicians
do close up, parlor magic and illusionists do stage magic. That's putting very simply, but there ya go. |
Whit Haydn V.I.P. 5449 Posts |
"Illusionist" is short for "Grand Illusionist." Grand Illusion is that part of magic that deals with a person (cut in half) or an animal bigger than a dog (Vanishing Elephant). That's the way it was explained to me. There are other areas of magic, such as "Stage," "Close-up," "Cabaret," "Manipulation," etc., etc.
Grand Illusion is meant for large audiences and big stages for the most part. |
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