Nanyi Wang performing magic for an audience

A PERSONAL PRACTICE

MAGIC

Outside research, I enjoy performing magic. It is a space for curiosity, timing and shared surprise.

BEYOND RESEARCH

Why magic

Magic is a personal practice I return to outside academic work. Repeated movements and careful preparation become a light, surprising moment when they are performed.

I enjoy the path from practice to presentation and the sense of surprise, mystery and imagination it brings to everyday life.

PERFORMANCE ARCHIVE

Magic performances

Waste Paper to Flowers

Dove from Empty Hands

Jumping Coin

Solo Stage Magic Show

Rubik's Cube to Candy

Human Body Cutting Illusion

Silk Scarf Through the Screen

The Changing Four Aces

Cola to Sprite

Floating Rose

Ring Through Finger

Spinning Playing Card

A Tribute to Graduating Classmates

Crazy Coins

Moving Smiley Face

Moving Tattoo

Cards from Empty Hands

Color-Changing Playing Card

Self-Turning Screw

Banknote to Playing Card

Banknote to Coin

Close-Up Magic Compilation

My Team's Performance Highlights I

My Team's Performance Highlights II

Rubik's Cube Restoration

Changing Chinese Yuan

Changing Chewing Gum

Transforming Playing Cards

Flat Print to Object

Phone into Playing Cards

Playing Card Changes Again and Again

Playing Card to Money

Vanishing Card Box

Card to Coin

Card Box to Cards

Object to Flat Print

Instant Card Change

Jumping Ring

Advanced Sleight of Hand

Practice

Patience, repetition and precise timing behind each effect.

Performance

Turning technique into a moment shared with an audience.

Wonder

Keeping a playful sense of curiosity in everyday life.