Towernaar

Afrikaans word for sleight-of-hand, or the art of illusion or stage magic (i.e. a performance by a Kulkunstenaar or stage magician). Literally translated: "the art that deceives".

Viewed as a theatrical performance for the purposes of this encyclopaedia.

See also Magic

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