Confluences and divergences between object theatre and close-up magic.

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https://doi.org/10.5965/2595034702322025177

Keywords:

close-up magic, objects, object theatre, acting, character

Abstract

The relationship between object theater and other artistic forms that participate in the objectual dynamics, awakens investigative concerns. This comparative analysis likens concepts derived from object theater with the practice of a branch of illusionism called close-up magic. In it, the artist and the audience interact in an intimate way. The use of everyday objects intensifies the astonishing effect, which is the obligatory purpose of all magic games.
Actor, manipulator, character, person, body and object system are the axes selected to establish confluences and divergences between both artistic specialties.
This article is an advance of a research in progress for the doctoral thesis in Arts of the UNA, Universidad Nacional de las Artes, Bs. As.

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Miguel Nigro, National University of the Arts

Currently a doctoral candidate in the PhD in Arts at UNA (National University of the Arts). He holds a National Professorship in Fine Arts and Stage Design. He serves as a Full Professor and Associate Professor in the Bachelor's degree in Stage Design at the same institution. He actively participates as a juror and director of Theses, and directs research projects and scholarship holders associated with the CIN (National Interuniversity Council). He is a member of evaluation committees for academic publications and a coordinator of panels and presentations at events. He provides advisory services on interdisciplinary work between the Department of Visual Arts and Dramatic Arts at UNA. He is a frequent speaker at congresses, workshops, and research meetings. He is the author and co-author of academic articles published in journals specializing in theatre and art. In the practical field, he creates designs, stage design projects, and direction for opera, straight theatre (prose theatre), children's theatre, illusionism (magic), puppets, and animated forms, utilizing various production systems. His work has earned him awards and mentions both in Argentina and abroad. He regularly participates in national and international festivals, cycles, and meetings related to theatre, illusionism, and visual arts.

                                                                                                   

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2026-01-12

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NIGRO, Miguel. Confluences and divergences between object theatre and close-up magic. Móin-Móin Magazine - Studies in the Art of Puppetry, Florianópolis, v. 2, n. 32, p. 177–195, 2026. DOI: 10.5965/2595034702322025177. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.udesc.br/index.php/moin/article/view/27223. Acesso em: 26 jan. 2026.

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Vol. 2 No. 32 (2025): The Stage of Celebration: Rituals, Festivities, and Community

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Artigos fora do Dossier Temático

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