A spectator takes half the deck. Magician and spectator each choose a card from their half, and lose it in the other half. The cards are placed half face up, half face down... and mysteriously, everything comes back in the same direction, except for two cards: these are the chosen cards! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

How the leader of a gang of thieves can con his accomplice out of a share of the loot: maximum money for him, minimum for his accomplice. To buy some regular half-dollar coins click here.  

A classic card magic trick. The four Aces are lost one by one in laboratory conditions. One by one, they are found! To buy a “Regular Bicycle Rider Deck” click here.  

Paul Curry's famous "Out of this World" trick is considered one of the greatest tricks of all time. Dai Vernon considered it to be "the trick of the century". This new version, conceived by Dominique Duvivier, is quite striking and will mystify the most discerning audience! Success guaranteed! To buy a “Regular Bicycle Rider Deck” click here.  

A card is chosen and lost in the deck. The magician shows the different shuffles that exist all over the world, particularly in China, where the cards are shuffled face up, face down. A magic blow... and all the cards end up face down, with the exception of the chosen card, which ends up face up in the middle of the deck! A true miracle! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

Here's a special technique for making a coin disappear, and then reappear again! This technique is a classic of coin magic, but it's no less devilishly effective! Tobuy a half dollar click here.  

The magician shows the four Aces. He places the two black Aces on the table, and keeps the two red Aces in his hands. Mysteriously, the cards change places! Indeed, it was very fast; the magician agrees to repeat the effect… but it remains incomprehensible to the spectators. The magician then agrees to explain the trick… but in the end, he ends up fooling them once again! Success guaranteed!  

The Cups and Balls Trick is one of the oldest magic effects. Three little balls travel mysteriously from one cup to another. With this version of the trick, which is very easy to perform, you can astonish your audience, who will think you're a great manipulator. To buy the trick click here.  

A card freely chosen and signed by a spectator mysteriously travels into the magician's pocket! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

The magician borrows a ring, and a shoelace is handed out for examination. The two objects are well separated, and covered with a handkerchief; the two ends of the shoelace are always in full view. Despite these extreme laboratory conditions, the ring is mysteriously threaded onto the shoelace! A true miracle! To buy the trick “Mechanic’s Nut” click here.  

The magician takes out nine cards: three jacks, three queens and three kings and alternates them, jack, queen and king. They are put back on the deck. With a wave of the magic wand, the couples are instantly separate: all the jacks are reunited, all the queens and all the kings. It's amazing! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

Basic technique: named after its inventor, Elmer Biddle, this count allows you to count 4 cards, but secretly extract one of them. At the end of the count, spectators will think you've still got four cards in your hand, when in truth you've only got three - the fourth is hidden under the deck. A maelstrom of effects that will leave your audience completely stunned! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

This extract from the DVD “L'Ecole des Cartes - Volume 1” is Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier's presentation of the program.  

Four pieces of bottle cork magically travel one by one through the table. A superb trick, ideal for the end of a meal!