He is an actor playing the part of a magician.

I can do feats of magic.

Keith Barry does brain magic

Arthur Benjamin does Mathemagic

We go to magic shows in order to be fooled.

Would you deny the professor a display of my art?

It was at the children's party here, and there was a magician.

That's why we pay to go to magic shows and things like that.

I walked into the New York Times offices and did card tricks to everybody.

When I do a trick at a party that person will immediately pull their friend over and ask me to do it again.

Before that I was a vaudeville hoofer, wrestler, and a magician's assistant.

Thus the truth was upheld, and the falsehood that they practised was exposed.

So the truth was proved and their works were disproved.

So the truth came to pass, and false was proved what they were doing.

Thus the truth prevailed, and that which they had brought vanished.

So the truth came to pass, and what they were producing came to nothing.

Thus was the truth established, and their doings proved in vain.

Thus was the Truth vindicated and that which they were doing was made vain.

So the truth came out, and what they had wrought was reduced to naught.

So, the truth prevailed and what they were doing was annulled

So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.

Thus the Truth prevailed and their false art was banished.

So the truth was established, and what they did became null.

Thus the truth prevailed and what they had produced came to nothing

Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect.

I need a volunteer from the audience for another trick.

I present you with the levitation of the Princess Ayisha, an illusion taught to me by an ancient vegetarian in the mountain fastnesses of Tibet.

And then performing arts high school.

The greatest magician will now perform for you!

First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw dropping feats of brain magic.

Egypt s Monster in the Making

Brain magic. What's brain magic all about?

Naturally, but, Madam, your husband is no less than The Magician!

Also rodeos, carnivals, ballets,

Dear magician, please do some more magic. What would you like?

The cube has animated moves in progress or the demo is running. Please wait or click on the cube to stop the demo.

The socalled art of acting is not one for which I have a particularly high regard.

I shall give the art of acting back to the performing seals,

So the type of magic I like, and I'm a magician, is a magic that uses technology to create illusions.

Well, in magic circles we call it the disappearing cabinet.

Don't turn the light on!

Ben Cameron The true power of the performing arts

This is more exciting than stage swordplay

I play the Faust character. You play the Devil. It'll have stature, importance.

But if you look at creative practice as a form of research, or art as a form of R D for humanity, then how could a cyber illusionist like myself share his research?