Magician Or Illusionist

Often you hear people talk of "Magicians" or "Illusionists" as one in the same type of profession. You will hear people say that if you watch one do a trick then they are performing and illusion. On the other hand they will say an illusion is bigger than a trick because it takes more work to make a crowd see or hear something that is not there.

Vitelli is a Magician-Illusionist who is performing out there with some of the other names like David Blaine and Kriss Angel. He too provides an intense, exciting and elegant show that will have you speechless and wanting more. So what is it about magicians that draw us to their shows?

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One of the things that have always made us smile both young and old is a magic show. For a brief time, while the show is going on this person has our undivided attention and it is a welcomed relief to enjoy something so entertaining. It makes you feel young again. We know it is not real and yet we play along enjoying the moment. It is when they want a volunteer, we shy away and hope they do not see us, because in some weird way we want to see the show and not be the show.

If we look and see what the definition is then a magician is considered to be an entertainer and someone skilled in producing illusions. When you read what illusionist is you will read that they are a magician who creates illusions, as by sleight of hand, or a visionary. In other words the terms are synonymous and can be exchanged to mean the same.

Thinking about what was just said above, let us go back and see what the difference in definitions of a "Trick" and "Illusion" would be since they are considered different things. Here is what you will read: a trick is a maneuver, the art of doing something skillfully, a practical joke, or an optical illusion. An illusion is a false or misleading impression of reality, being deceived, or the state or condition of being deceived. This came from the dictionary, so really an illusion is bigger just like thought in the beginning.

Magician Or Illusionist