Editing Escapology (section)

==Forms of escape performance==
*'''Hidden''' is a style of escape performance popularised by the late [[Harry Houdini]] that involved much of the performance taking place behind some form of screen or inside a cabinet in order to protect the secrets of the performer. This style of escape performance was popular with the majority of escape artists until the end of the 20th Century and is still preferred by many performers today. Its disadvantage is that audiences may wrongly believe a concealed assistant to have released the escapologist, whom they may not have seen struggle.
*'''Full View''' is a form of escape performance that was popularised by [[Norman Bigelow]] Sr. during the 1970s. He presented his escapes as pure tests of human skill and endurance and the audience could actually see everything from start to finish. His signature escape, "The Doors of Death," inspired many escape artists to adopt this style of performance in their own shows.  One performer, Jonathon Bryce, took the full view approach to the Buried Alive escape and with the encouragement of Norman Bigelow Sr., made the world debut of Buried Alive in Full View at the Music is Art Festival in Buffalo, NY with the help of Goo Goo Dolls bassist, Robby Takac. Mark Nelson, "The Great Markini" also performed Full View with his Electrified Mummy Lid Torture Board Escape. 
*'''Escape or Die''', the form of escape performance originated by Houdini, is the standard for top-of-the-line escapologists. There are at least three possible ways for an escapologist's life to be at risk from the possible failure of this escape. These are '''death by drowning''', as in the water escapes Houdini pioneered; '''death by suffocation''', as in escapes from airtight enclosures containing no water, such as coffins; and '''death by falling''', as also originated by Houdini, in a straitjacket escape hanging high above the earth as when Houdini hung from cranes and buildings upside down in a strait jacket where falling would mean certain death. UK escape artist [[Alan Alan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishpathe.com/video/burning-rope-escapologist |title=Burning Rope Escapologist - British Pathé |website=Britishpathe.com |date=2014-04-18 |access-date=2017-02-26}}</ref> took this further by hanging from a burning rope hundreds of feet in the air. This type of escapology does fail, and its failures have resulted in escape artists getting hurt or losing their lives.  Others who have done this type of escape include [[Dorothy Dietrich]], [[Antony Britton]], Jonathon Bryce, and Mark Nelson "Markini The Worlds Youngest Professional Escape Artist" highlighted '''death by electrocution''' with his "Electrified Mummy Lid Torture Board". Escape was required in under 60 seconds or a fatal charge of electricity would be passed through the chains holding him to the board.