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{{Performing arts}}
'''Magic''', which encompasses the subgenres of [[illusion]], stage magic, and [[close-up magic]], among others, is a [[performing art]] in which audiences are [[entertained]] by tricks, effects, or illusions of seemingly impossible feats, using natural means.<ref>Foley, Elise (3 May 2016). [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-magic_us_56e84adce4b0b25c91837454 "Do You Believe In Magic? Congress Does"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615023719/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-magic_us_56e84adce4b0b25c91837454 |date=2016-06-15 }}. ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. Retrieved 22 May 2016.</ref><ref>Gibson, Bill (18 March 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/david-copperfield-is-the-magic-force-behind-a-must-read-congressional-resolution/2016/03/17/eb0dde44-ec42-11e5-a6f3-21ccdbc5f74e_story.html "David Copperfield Is The Magic Force Behind A Must-Read Congressional Resolution"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527124950/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/david-copperfield-is-the-magic-force-behind-a-must-read-congressional-resolution/2016/03/17/eb0dde44-ec42-11e5-a6f3-21ccdbc5f74e_story.html |date=2016-05-27 }}. ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Retrieved 22 May 2016.</ref> It is to be distinguished from [[Magic (supernatural)|paranormal magic]] which are effects claimed to be created through [[supernatural]] means. It is one of the oldest performing arts in the world.
Modern entertainment magic, as pioneered by 19th-century magician [[Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin]], has become a popular theatrical art form.<ref>{{cite act |title=Recognizing magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure|type=H.Res|number=642|date=March 2016|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/642/text}}</ref> In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, magicians such as [[John Nevil Maskelyne]] and [[David Devant]], [[Howard Thurston]], [[Harry Kellar]], and [[Harry Houdini]] achieved widespread commercial success during what has become known as "the Golden Age of Magic", a period in which performance magic became a staple of [[Broadway theatre]], [[vaudeville]], and [[music hall]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Steinmeyer|first=Jim|title=Hiding the Elephant|date=2003|publisher=Da Capo Press}}</ref> Meanwhile, magicians such as [[Georges Méliès]], [[Gaston Velle]], [[Walter R. Booth]], and [[Orson Welles]] introduced pioneering [[film techniques|filmmaking techniques]] informed by their knowledge of magic.<ref>King, Susan (19 Nov 2013). [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2013-nov-19-la-et-mn-magic-film-academy-20131119-story.html "A look at the magicians of cinema"] ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]''</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Gress|first1=Jon|title=Visual Effects and Compositing|date=2015|publisher=New Riders|location=San Francisco|isbn=9780133807240|page=23|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9XrjBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA23|access-date=21 February 2017}}</ref><ref>Buffum, Richard (20 October 1985). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-10-20-me-14080-story.html "Magic Loomed Large in World of Orson Welles"] ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]''</ref>
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