Cardicians vs Cardists

Mark · 11-14-2010, 07:33 PM

A lot of people don't seem to know the current differences between so called cardicians and cardists, including but not limited to many of those artists themselves. This thread should clear it all up. It's kind of obvious too.

Cardicians are card magicians, which is exactly what the name comes from. They perform magic as if it is actual magic, and so they create miracles. Flourishes may be used to make it all flow or to give it a more professional look but they aren't a must at all and they don't go over the top because they may not give the impression that the artist has super fast fingers.

Cardists on the other hand, perform flourishes and show off dexterity. They may as well perform magic tricks and sleights, but they won't perform it as magic. Instead, it's all sleight of hand and they usually say so too. This means that there isn't any magic in what they do, as it can all be explained with fast fingers.

In other words: cardicians perform magic, cardists perform sleight of hand.

Of course you can perform both yet obviously seperating the different styles from each other too. The most common situations in which cardicians tend to turn into cardists is when they demonstrate gambling sleights.

So what are you and what do you think of both?

11-14-2010, 07:33 PM	#1
Mark Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 935	Cardicians vs Cardists A lot of people don't seem to know the current differences between so called cardicians and cardists, including but not limited to many of those artists themselves. This thread should clear it all up. It's kind of obvious too. Cardicians are card magicians, which is exactly what the name comes from. They perform magic as if it is actual magic, and so they create miracles. Flourishes may be used to make it all flow or to give it a more professional look but they aren't a must at all and they don't go over the top because they may not give the impression that the artist has super fast fingers. Cardists on the other hand, perform flourishes and show off dexterity. They may as well perform magic tricks and sleights, but they won't perform it as magic. Instead, it's all sleight of hand and they usually say so too. This means that there isn't any magic in what they do, as it can all be explained with fast fingers. In other words: cardicians perform magic, cardists perform sleight of hand. Of course you can perform both yet obviously seperating the different styles from each other too. The most common situations in which cardicians tend to turn into cardists is when they demonstrate gambling sleights. So what are you and what do you think of both?