Street magic

Street magic is a term used to describe a style of demonstrating magic illusions where the magician performs in a public space for an unsuspecting audience (such as on a sidewalk) rather than on a stage or within the context of traditional magic performances. The desired effect of street magic is to give the audience a feeling that what they are seeing is , unrehearsed, and experimental. However, many street magic effects are usually based on much older parlor magic and mentalism principles and techniques. Anthropologists can chronicle street magicians from approximately 3,000 years ago - and there are records of such performers across the continents, notably Asia/South Asia and the Middle East.

Related Topics:
Magic illusions - Parlor magic - Mentalism - Anthropologists - Performers - Asia - South Asia - Middle East

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