Illusionist David Copperfield breaks down the origins and evolution of four iconic illusions in magic: sawing someone in half, levitating, great escapes and spectacular vanishes. Pioneering magicians like Percy Selbit, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin and Harry Houdini influenced Copperfield with their groundbreaking illusions and inspired him to take their ideas one step further. Copperfield, who is known for making the Statue of Liberty disappear, surviving the Death Saw, and escaping from a straitjacket over burning spikes in his Fires of Passion, pays homage to these famous magicians and is committed to preserving the legacy of magic for future generations.
His book, “David Copperfield’s History of Magic,” is available wherever books are sold.
00:00 Intro
00:41 Sawing in Half
- Percy Selbit, 1921
- Horace Goldin, 1921
- Dante the Magician, late 1920s
- Richiardi, 1973
- David Copperfield, The Death Saw, 1988
02:59 Levitation
- Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Ethereal Suspension, 1849
- John Nevil Maskelyne, The Floating Woman, 1884
- Harry Kellar, The Levitation of Princess Karnac, 1890s
- Howard Thurston, The Levitation of Princess Karnac, 1930s
- David Copperfield, Flying, 1992
04:51 Great Escapes
- Harry Houdini, Handcuff and Straitjacket Escapes, 1900s
- Harry Houdini, Water Torture Cell, 1912
- David Copperfield, Fires of Passion, 1993
07:09 Spectacular Vanishes
- Harry Houdini, The Vanishing Elephant, 1918
- Milbourne Christopher, The Vanishing Elephant, 1967
- David Copperfield, The Vanishing Airplane, 1981
- David Copperfield, The Vanishing of the Statue of Liberty, 1983
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9 июл 2024
