Tayvoodoo is real confirmed !

Last night, Thursday, May 9,Taylor Swiftrecommenced The Eras Tour in Paris after a two-month break. She surprised fans worldwide with a lot of keychangesto her show — including literally levitating down the stage!

As part of her newThe Tortured Poets Departmentset, Taylor performed “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” — which includes the lyrics, “So I leap from the gallows and I levitate down your street.” And Taylor took those lyrics literally!

In the middle of the first verse, sheappearedto levitate off the stage, rising above her dancers.

Like magic, she floated above the stage. But she didn’t remain stationary. She moved up and down the stage.

She even spun around!

Obviously, Taylor isn’t actually magical (at least as far as we know), but thanks to my middle school friend’s magician phase, I’m pretty sure I know how she accomplished the optical illusion — mirrors!

There’s a science to it. On an episode of hisImpossible ScienceYouTube series, world champion magician Jason Latimer used a similar illusion to deter porch pirates.

In the video, he attached mirrors to a table, making the packages inside it appear invisible. Here’s the full video if you want to watch him build it and explain it more in-depth:

So, essentially, I’m fairly certain Taylor was raised up on a platform made of mirrors, so it appeared invisible beneath her.

Now for how it moved around like that…that might just be actual magic (or maybe it uses a technology similar to the trackless rides atDisneyParks, likeRemy’s Ratatouille Adventurein EPCOT).

Honestly, it should come as no surprise that Taylor made such big changes to The Eras Tour post-TTPD. In her 2020 Netflix documentaryMiss Americana, she said, “Everyone’s a shiny new toy for two years. The female artists that I know have reinvented themselves 20 times more than the male artists. We have to, or else you’re out of a job.”

Naturally, theSwiftieshave been OBSESSED with Taylor’s “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” performance.

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You can watch the full clip of Taylor’s “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” performance onChris Olsen’s TikTokhere.

Taylor floats above the stage, singing, as dancers gather around

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Taylor floats above a circle of dancers onstage

in a flowy dress, Taylor rises above the stage

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Taylor floats down the runway

Taylor spins as she floats, pointing at dancers

Taylor on raised platform on stage in a flowing dress printed with music notes, performing with a microphone, dancers in background

Jason puts a package inside the table hatch

Taylor Swift performs onstage in a white dress with sheet music print, backed by dancers

A ride at EPCOT

Taylor singing in a dramatic pose on her levitated platform with dancers behind her

Tweet from The Eras Tour Singapore announcing "The ERAS ROOMBA, the moving stage" with emojis

Text in image: "I shouldn't be the only one who wants to get on that ride and levitate like taylor it seems so fun" - social media comment

"you just know as soon as Taylor recorded “i levitate down your street” she said ‘i want to levitate across the stage so we need to figure out a way to make that happen’"

Taylor on levitating platform on stage singing into a microphone, wearing a dramatic, flowing dress with sheet music print