当今时代十位顶尖的魔术师回目录
当今时代十位顶尖的魔术师
编译：不辣的peter
在2006年，魔术城堡的米尔特 拉森在《综艺》上刊载的故事中列举出了史上十位最顶尖的魔术师。
在他所列的名单中，按照他个人的观点，他鉴定除了二十世纪最优秀的魔术师。他的名单鼓励我去追赶当今时代那十位最优秀的魔术师。
经过仔细的考虑，这是我评选出的十位顶尖魔术师，依次是：
1.大卫·科波菲尔
大卫·科波菲尔无疑是世界上最知名的魔术师。在他的许多电视专题影片中他表演过很多的创新魔术，同时他还继续着自己的全球巡回演出，为现场观众表演魔术。他天资极高，而且是个技艺娴熟表演者，实际上他一直在随着时间的迁移而改变，并且将都魔术赋予了以下特点：如梦如幻，操作而且还有特写镜头。在他的职业生涯中，时常受到和摇滚歌星一样的热烈欢迎。
2.道格·亨宁
道格·亨宁通常以作为20世纪70年代一种戏剧艺术的复活魔术而享誉世界。他在百老汇的舞台上担任过主演，带着巨大的舞台和他自己的电视专题影片中的大众化魔术开始了巡回演出。
3.西格弗里德和罗伊
以和狮子老虎的魔术而著名，这对知名的搭档不仅仅是拉斯维加斯最成功最知名的表演者，他们就是拉斯维加斯。今时今日每一位在拉斯维加斯表演的魔术家都要感谢西格弗里德和罗伊。
4.兰斯·伯顿
一位在自己的表演中出名的拉斯维加斯明星，兰斯·伯顿赢得了国际魔术联盟的认可并且在他自己的电视专题中公开露面。他是一个技艺娴熟的魔术师，同时也是一个杰出的表演艺术家。
5.里基·杰伊
一位受人尊敬的魔术历史学家，作家，有着娴熟的魔术技艺，同样还有他骗人耳目的魔术手法，里基 杰伊成名与他自己的现场近景表演。
6.马克·威尔森
在电视机刚刚出现之时，马克·威尔森就率先在电视上的一个挑战性的周刊系列节目中开始了魔术表演。他同样在自己的拉斯维加斯表演中出了名，并且担当了大量的电视表演的魔术顾问，还主演了许多电视魔术专题影片。
7.佩恩&特勒
这对才华横溢的搭档在拉斯维加斯进行自己的现场表演，同时也主演了Showtime系列节目。对于很多学到了去做一些棒极了的事情的人来说，机智敏锐的佩恩和特勒可能是在公共视线的眼前最受人尊敬的魔术师。
8.哈里·安德森
最知名的电视明星，哈里·安德森在喜剧表演和夜总会中创造并且呈现了欺骗人的角色，而且主演了他自己的电视专题影片。
9.杰夫·麦克布莱德
表演者，教师，杰夫·麦克布莱德是一位受人尊敬的魔术专家，擅长操作，他进行了自己的环球巡演，并且常年在拉斯维加斯表演。他不断给作为剧场艺术的魔术表演来带了改革与创新。
10.西里尔·高山
我将会公开表白自己的见解，将最后一个名额留给西里尔·高山.我之时通过YouTube上的视频看见过他的魔术表演，但是他是一个多才多艺的表演家，他创造了一些富有想象力的精妙绝伦的魔术。当我想看一些有创新性的新鲜魔术时，我只要去搜索西里尔就行了。
你最喜爱的魔术师在上面的名单里吗？你可以在下面进行评论。
下面是一些观点。
前面的五个选择很容易产生，但是后面的五个就很难斟酌了。尤其是当我在选择第十个人选的时候，我仍然在考虑如下的表演家：马克·坦皮斯特, 大卫·布莱恩, 克里斯·安吉尔, 弗兰兹·哈拉里, 麦克·金, 小布莱克斯·托恩,以及马韦恩·罗伊和卡罗尔。
可能最具有争议的是克里斯·安吉尔，他在他的电视系列节目MindFreak进展的非常顺利，但是评审团仍然怀疑他是否能够在拉斯维加斯满怀信心的去现场表演。大卫·布莱恩同样在电视节目上获得了巨大成功，但他并不是一位优秀的现场演员。
无可否认，我的名单过于倾向了美国的表演者们，因为我最熟悉他们的工作。因此。像保罗·丹尼尔斯和韦恩 ·杜布森这样的演员就不会出现在我的名单上面。
我同样希望列举出一些为人民大众所熟知的魔术师，名单上划掉了像戴·弗农, 约翰·卡尼, 约翰尼·艾斯·帕尔默, The Pendragons 以及更多这样的名人。
在米尔特·拉森的名单中，他列举了史上最伟大的魔术师，但是他将终点放在了二十世纪的魔术师身上。在我的名单中，我尝试着去鉴定评审当今时代的十位顶尖魔术师。这样得到的名单就包括了这些伟大的名字：哈里·霍迪尼, 哈里·布莱克斯托恩, 简·尤金·罗伯特-豪丁, 亚历山大·赫曼, 斯拉斯顿, 大卫·戴温特, 卡迪尼, 斯莱蒂尼, 哈里·凯勒, 约翰·内维尔·马斯克莱恩, 丹特还有其他一些人。
The Top Ten Magicians of Our Time回目录
By Wayne Kawamoto, About.com
Las Vegas
In 2006, the Magic Castle's Milt Larson named the top ten magicians of all time in a story that ran in Variety.
In his list, Larson identified, in his opinion, the finest magicians of the twentieth century. His list inspired me to come up with the top ten magicians of our time.
After careful thought, here are my top ten magicians, in order:
1. David Copperfield
David Copperfield is easily the best known magician in the world. He has presented innovative magic in his many television specials and continues to tour and perform for live audiences. He's an immensely talented and skillful entertainer who has effectively changed with the times and does it all: illusion, manipulation and close-up. At times in his career, he’s had the popularity of a rock star.
2. Doug Henning
Doug Henning is often credited with resurrecting magic as a theatrical art in the 1970's. He starred on Broadway, toured with a large stage show and popularized magic in his own television specials.
3. Siegfried and Roy
Known for their magic with big cats, the well known pair were not only the most successful and best known entertainers in Las Vegas, they were Las Vegas. Every magician who works in Las Vegas today can thank Siegfried and Roy.
4. Lance Burton
A Las Vegas star who headlines in his own show, Lance Burton has won FISM and appeared in his own television specials. He is a skilled magician and an excellent entertainer.
5. Ricky Jay
A respected magic historian and author and highly skilled in magic as well as the methods of cheats, Ricky Jay stars in his own live, close-up shows.
6. Mark Wilson
When television was in its infancy, Mark Wilson pioneered the presentation of magic on TV in an ambitious weekly series. He also headlined in his own Las Vegas show, acted as magic consultant for numerous television shows and starred in television magic specials.
7. Penn & Teller
The brilliant pair star in Las Vegas in their own live show, as well as a Showtime television series. For a couple of guys who learned to do a few cool things, the edgy Penn & Teller may be the most respected magicians in the lay public's eyes.
8. Harry Anderson
Best known as a television star, Harry Anderson created and presented his con man persona in comedy and nightclubs and starred in his own television specials.
9. Jeff McBride
Performer and teacher, Jeff McBride is a respected magic expert and skilled manipulator who tours in his own show and appears regularly in Las Vegas. He constantly brings innovation to the presentation of magic as a theatrical art.
10. Cyril Takayama
I'm going out on a limb here and giving the final slot to Cyril Takayama. I only know his magic through YouTube videos, but he's an accomplished performer who creates bold and brilliant magic. When I want to see creative new magic angles, I simply search for Cyril.
Did your favorite magicians make or not make the list? You can comment below.
Some thoughts.
The first five choices were easy, but the final five were difficult to whittle down. In particular, when I was down to my tenth slot, I was still considering the following entertainers: Marco Tempest, David Blaine, Criss Angel, Franz Harary, Mac King, Blackstone Jr., and Marvyn Roy and Carol.
Perhaps most controversial, Criss Angel has done well with his MindFreak television series, but the jury is still out on whether he's able to carry a live show in Vegas with Believe. David Blaine has also accomplished great things on television, but he's not a live performer.
Admittedly, my list is slanted towards American performers because I’m most familiar with their work. As a result, performers such as Paul Daniels and Wayne Dobson did not make my list.
I also wanted to list magicians who were well known to the general public, which ruled out such notables as Dai Vernon, John Carney, Johnny Ace Palmer, The Pendragons and many more.
In his top ten list, Milt Larson listed the greatest magicians of all time, but his list emphasized twentieth century magicians. In my list, I attempted to identify and justify the current top ten magicians. This took out big names that included: Harry Houdini, Harry Blackstone Sr., Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, Alexander Herrman, Thurston, David Devant, Cardini, Slydini, Harry Keller, John Nevil Maskelyne, Dante and more.
参考文献回目录
http://magic.about.com/od/biosonfamousmagicians/a/topten.htm
http://www.yeeyan.com/articles/view/52181/58844
