Here is Dominique Duvivier's magic podcast. To the rhythm of the episodes, recorded in the form of interviews, this magician specialist of close up opens the doors of his universe to us. He tells us the secrets of what makes the life of a magician. A precious testimony of a life devoted to this visual art, this podcast will interest professionals, amateurs and laymen passionate about magic.  

A technique that you have to practice in order to produce aces and create many other effects during complete routines.  

One of Dominique Duvivier's favourite techniques. It looks like a simple flourish, while it keeps the deck in order. Very effective!  

The cards are spread out higgledy-piggledy on the table, face down. The magician names a card, and the spectator must touch the back of a card, the bet being that it must be the right one. For good measure, the process is repeated two more times by the spectator and the magician. The three cards are shown: they are the right ones! Easy to do, huge effect!  

"Against adversity, see you every day at 10am for a little well-deserved escape! ". This is what Alexandra and Dominique announced as soon as the lockdown was put in place in March 2020: for almost 100 days, daily videos were published. "Their goal was not to lose contact with the viewer, to communicate. " one could read in "Le Figaro" (newspaper in France). Alexandra confided, "As artists, we almost have a duty to show that we are always on deck. "  

A TOTALLY automatic trick, with just a paper and a pen. A number is determined by a spectator following a neat and tidy protocol. However, this number was predicted in advance!  

Basic Technique: How to hold the deck in such a way that you can control it perfectly. This technique is complementary to the Biddle grip, which explains how to hold the deck with the other hand.  

Basic Technique: How to hold the deck so that you can control it perfectly. This technique is complementary to the Deal grip, which explains how to hold the deck with the other hand.  

Basic Technique: To control a card in a deck. An easy and practical alternative to the Classic Pass.  

Technique de base : comment donner l’illusion de mélanger un jeu de cartes en effectuant une série de coupes, mais en réalité, le jeu se retrouve dans le même ordre qu’au départ. Un faux mélange simple et convaincant.  

Basic Technique: One of the fundamental techniques of card magic, which allows you to transform one card into another.  

Basic technique: Named after its inventor Alex Elmsley, this count allows you to count 4 cards, but hide one of them. It is the most commonly used false count.  

Every great artist has his truth... Before understanding the secret of his magical art, discover Jérôme Sauloup in this presentation video which will allow you to learn more about him and his specialty.  

Basic technique: make a nice torsade with 2 balloons. Allows to visually embellish some sculptures.  

Basic technique : to inflate a balloon backwards. Very useful for example to put a balloon inside another one.  

One matchbox is full of matches and the two others are empty. The purpose of the game: to find THE matchbox full of matches, of course... well, it's not that easy!