Close-up magic
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Sleight-of-hand, also known as prestidigitation ("quick fingers") or léger de main (Fr., "lightness of hand"), is the set of techniques used by a magician to secretly manipulate objects.cite-ref-2[2] Coins and playing cards are the most commonly used objects, but any small item can be used such as dice, bottle caps, sugar cubes, sponge balls, pebbles, pens, and cups and balls.cite-ref-3[3] A magician may use more than one kind of object in a single trick.
Another form of micromagic is micromentalism, mentalism performed in an intimate session. This form of mentalism involves purported examples of telekinesis, extrasensory perception, precognition and telepathy. Most cold reading takes place in such an intimate session, as do most theatrical séances.
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Famous performers
• Canuplin
• Ali Cook
• Daryl
• Dedi
• Fakir of Ava (Isaiah Harris Hughes)
• Brother John Hamman
• Fred Kaps (Abraham Pieter Adrianus Bongers)
• Igor Kio (Igor Emilievich Renard Kio)
• Al Koran (Edward Doe)
• Gérard Majax (Gérard Fater)
• Max Malini (Max Katz Breit)
• Ed Marlo
• Alain Nu
• Okito (Tobias Bamberg)
• Jacob Philadelphia (Jacob Meyer)
• John Scarne (Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia)
• Alan Shaxon (Alan Arthur Howson)
• Teller
Micro magic tricks
References
cite-note-22. ↑ Tarr, Bill. Now You See It, Now You Don't!: Lessons in Sleight of Hand. Vintage. 1976.
cite-note-33. ↑ Fulves, Karl. Self-Working Table Magic: 97 Foolproof Tricks with Everyday Objects. Dover Publications. 1981.
cite-note-44. ↑ citerefhugardbrau-fleming2015Hugard, Jean; Braué, Frederick; Fleming, Paul (2015) [1999]. The Royal Road to Card Magic. Mansfield Centre, CT: Dover Publications, Martino Publishing. ISBN 978-1614278603.