You may recognize Mr. Bentley if you have seen the recent episode of The Defenders (Whitten v. Fenlee), James Bentley was one of the charismatic trio of magicians that explained the "Trade Secretes Act". James Bentley is a very well known magician as well as an actor. You can even notice from this video that he is a very accomplished escape artist. Here he is doing one of Houdini's most well known escapes outside the Magic Castle. Enjoy!
I've been fascinated recently by escape acts. Where is the line between magic and endurance? What separates a demonstration of physical prowess from an artistic statement. Shockingly, it seems that I'm not the first to ask those questions. Introducing Peter Snow [1], a street performer, escape artist, magician and performance artist. [1] http://petersnowmagic.com/
For those of you who've had enough FISM talk, here's something a little different: Ali Cook's rendition of The Water Torture cell. Thanks to Ali for sending in the clip, I'm becoming a big fan. ;) Here's a personal plea from me to all of you out there. I'm always looking for new, original routines and classic performances from the greats. If you find something you want to see up here, let me know! Send suggestions to magicvideos@itricks.com Thanks!
Sure that old lady Susan Boyle gets all the credit during this year's edition of Britain's Got Talent, but in this video, escapologist Merlin Cadogan performs an inverted straight jacket escape. With fire!
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