"performed a trick" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an action involving a special skill, such as a magic trick, that is intended to amuse or impress someone. For example: "The magician performed a trick, which amazed the audience."
In the first, Jones performed a trick which made it seem as though he read the minds of celebrities on the talent show panel.
This was in 2002, and she had recently been to a friend's wedding, where a magician performed a trick for her alone.
Ms. Jones got the idea for Theater for One after standing close to a magician as he performed a trick at a wedding reception — he pulled her nine of hearts out of his mouth.
In one of the "moments" of the evening, Petit performed a trick on the winner's podium, making a coin disappear before balancing Marsh and Chinn's trophy on his forehead.
Then there were complaints about the runner-up, a magician called Jamie Raven (because if you're not actually an animal, you have to be named after one to stand a chance with the British voting public), who had performed a trick involving finding a banknote in a lemon.
Shown footage of himself giving a concession speech Tuesday night, as well as footage from the campaign trail over the past 15 months, Mr. Romney smiled, laughed and shook his head, and then performed a trick with his hands where he appeared to remove his thumb, after which he laughed, applauded, wrapped his arms around himself in an apparent self-hug, and said: "Let me say this.
Two deaf children performed a magic trick, making a minder's wristwatch vanish and reappear.
To finish his talk, he blindfolded himself and performed a magic trick.
She said Mr. Lewis had performed a magic trick of "turning a villain into someone so human and someone we feel so deeply about".
Congratulations, you have performed a magic trick!
Its long-term memory allows it to perform a trick after at least three months of non-performance.
