John Bannon lectured at Le Double Fond on October 23, 2023. It was an unprecedented encounter with a great artist who gave us the best of his art. The Ace of Spades from a deck of cards is placed under a stem glass, and the Queen of Diamonds on top. The two cards are about to change places! Superb! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

A spectator names a four of a kind at random. The magician pulls out these 4 cards, betting that they'll travel invisibly into his pockets... in a fraction of a second. And guess what? It works! No gaffed cards or gimmicks for a clean, straightforward effect! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

A chosen card is neatly lost in the middle of the deck on the table. A snap of the fingers, and all the cards turn face up, except for the chosen card. Another snap of the fingers, and all the cards have turned red... except the chosen card! To buy: - a regular deck of cards click here. - a double-backed red/blue single card click here. - some regular single cards click here.  

The magician produces 2 half-dollars, which are immediately transformed into a one-dollar bill in an ultra-clean fashion. Nothing to hide or to palm at the end! With a detailed explanation of the “Muscle Vanish Technique”, this incredibly simple and effective coin vanishing. To buy some half-dollar coins click here.  

A card changes value several times. The magician shows the Ace of Diamonds which changes at sight into the 4 other Aces, one by one... To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

A double sandwich during which the magician never touches the cards... and ends with an instant transposition! Enjoy your meal! To buy: - a regular deck of cards click here. - some single double-faced card click here.>  

A coin disappears cleanly and is found into the center of the deck... on top of a chosen card. No gimmicks, no gaffed cards! The disappearance of the coin is simply brilliantly simple, and has fooled many experts! To buy: - a regular deck of cards click here. - a half dollar click here.  

Here's a nice simultaneous production of the four Aces from the deck. To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

Four kings are placed face down on the table; four Aces are in the magician's hand. Instantly, the cards change places! A real killer! To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

Like ACAAN, this effect is considered the Holy Grail of card magic. This version is completely impromptu, is performed with a normal deck, and the icing on the cake is that the “predicted” card is freely chosen by the spectator at the beginning of the trick! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

A card is first placed in a spectator's hand. Another spectator chooses a card, which is clearly placed back in the middle of the deck. The magician shows that a card has turned face up in the middle of the face down deck ... but it's not the spectator's chosen card... And when the first spectator turns over her card, it's now the one that was in the middle of the deck, while the latter has turned into the chosen card! To buy: - a regular deck of cards click here. - one regular card click here.  

JeanLuc Bertrand shares his version of the “Card in the Cigarette”, an extremely powerful finale to your close-up performance. He explains his very personal way of setting up the trick, the simple techniques he uses, and his presentation. To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

A fast-paced routine in which a chosen card disappears and reappears on numerous occasions, in places as different as they are unexpected... Each time, spectators will blink and wonder: did I see what I saw? To buy: - a regular red back deck of cards click here. - a blank face blue back deck click here.  

A superb routine with a succession of astonishing effects: a borrowed pack of cigarettes is transformed into a deck of cards, then four chosen cards are transformed into four Aces, which disappear one by one and reappear. Finally, one card is chosen by a spectator, and another spectator guesses it! To buy: - an ordinary deck of cards click here. - a one way forcing deck click here.  

The magician borrows a ring and makes it disappear in a flash of fire. It ends up on the stem of a wine glass! You'll also learn how to make a real rose appear! To buy: - some Flash Paper click here. - one Finger Flasher click here.

The magician places a small cloth purse on the table: this is his prediction. He asks a spectator to recall a trip she has taken in the past, and to choose one of the countries she visited. The purse is then opened; and it contains a coin from that country!