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Flying is an illusion performed by David Copperfield in several magic shows since 1992, in which he flies on stage for several minutes surrounded by audience members. The flight is notable for its graceful motion and unencumbered appearance. The illusion was included in Copperfield's CBS TV special ''The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying—Live The Dream'' (1992), and has been repeated several times during Copperfield's live tours around the world. The method was created by John Gaughan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=John Gaughan Filmography )〕 An essential contribution to make fluid movements was given by his assistant, dancer and choreographer Joanie Spina. ==Effect== During the trick, Copperfield flies acrobatically on the stage, even doing a backflip in midair, and then has spinning hoops passed around him to "prove" that he is not suspended by wires.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Copperfield—Flying (Levitation) )〕 He then floats down into an acrylic glass box, previously examined by 2 audience members, and continues to float inside after the box is covered; an assistant walks over the top, and Copperfield walks upside down moving his feet under the assistant's feet. He then selects a female volunteer from his audience and flies with her in a fashion similar to Superman carrying Lois Lane. The illusion sometimes ends with a falcon named "Icarus" grasping Copperfield by the wrist and flying off stage with him. A blue backcloth is used in the background, and the television version even uses fake clouds hanging from the ceiling, taking advantage of a larger stage than is used in theatrical appearances. The performance is accompanied by an orchestration called "East of Eden Suite" by film composer Lee Holdridge, originally written as the theme music for a 1981 miniseries based on the novel ''East of Eden''. Before performing, Copperfield often declared that it took him seven years to develop it, and showed a video describing for how long men had dreamed of flying, and how many people before him had tried unsuccessfully. Copperfield also performed a much-shortened version of the illusion as the entrance in his sixteenth TV special ''The Magic of David Copperfield XV: Fires Of Passion'' (1993). A different background and music were used, in addition to burning spinning hoops. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Copperfield's flying illusion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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