Magic: In entertainment, the
seeming manipulation and
supernatural control of the natural
world for the amusement and
amazement of an audience.
Entertainment magic can be divided into four main categories: sleight of hand, also known as prestidigitation or close-up magic, consisting of tricks done close to the
spectators in which the eye is deceived by the
fast and skillful manipulation of the hands; club or platform acts, in which various apparatuses are employed to create illusions of seemingly
impossible events; escape magic, involving
complicated breakouts from apparently
inescapable situations; and mentalism or mind
reading.