Dynamo, TV talent, video tutorials: magic is back with new tricks

Once upon a time revealing a magician's secrets could get you blacklisted, now anyone can learn an illusion or two

Magicians have been around since 2700BC when the father of the art, Dedi, shocked an audience in Egypt with his ball and cup routine. Now, with the advent of talent TV shows and social media where those who dabble in the art of magic have amassed millions of followers, their popularity has reached new heights.

With this has come the rise of tutorial videos showing anybody at home how to pull off their own routines. It was not always this way. For one thing, revealing the secrets behind the world of magic would get you blacklisted.