Just as many performers, sales people, entrepreneurs, etc. have a niche, so do magicians. Magicians tend to gravitate toward, and market themselves with what they are best at.
Of course most magicians learn a little bit of everything, but focusing on and excelling at one particular area may make you exceptionally marketable! Here are some of the different areas of magic to choose from. Which do you gravitate toward?
Slight of hand tricks are tricks that involve skilled hand movements where objects (many times everyday objects) seem to appear and disappear right before the spectators eyes. The beauty about slight of hand tricks is that they can be performed anywhere and everywhere. Most magicians use props such as coins, cards, balls, or everyday object. Some even use live animals. One of the most popular slight of hand tricks is the cups and balls routine where the spectator guesses under which cup the ball has been placed. It seems so easy in the spectator’s eyes but the magician gets them every time.
Illusion magic is probably the most incredible of all types of magic. Thinking big is required for a magician to master the art of illusion. This is where the seemingly impossible becomes possible. Illusion includes acts such as sawing a woman in half, levitating, making people appear and disappear, and making animals appear and disappear. David Copperfield is one of the best-known illusionists. He doesn’t do much on a small scale! The bigger the better, and illusionists are always attempting to outdo themselves the next time around with bigger and better illusions.
Escape magic is just as it sounds! Thank to Harry Houdini, this form of magic has become a part of the family of magic tricks. Magicians have become famous for their escapes from straightjackets, tanks of water, sealed coffins, suspended from ropes, etc. You name it, magicians find a way to escape from it. Escape magic really brings in to play people’s emotions because there is a genuine fear for the magician’s well being. That’s probably why it’s so poplular.
Mentalism is another form of magic that some magicians call their niche. This experiments with mind reading, and foreseeing the future. This magic amazed audiences, and requires no props usually!
There are many other wonderful forms of magic out there. Deciding where you want to focus will begin your path to a world of wonder and amazement.
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