Dominique Duvivier gave a lecture tour in Japan in 1986. Here are some excerpts. The emcee is none other than Ton Onosaka!  

Get ready to virtually descend into the mythical hall of the Double Fond; it is March 31, 2005, and you are about to attend one of the most successful shows in our theater: "Intimist" with Dominique Duvivier. "Like a rocket, Dominique has long developed his own spirit of Magic... Some of his favorite shows are called "Intimist". All of them are at the cutting edge of Art and a great source of inspiration... It's simply real magic." Gaëtan Bloom  

This video is an excerpt from one of Dominique Duvivier's shows. Here is the introduction of the routine: "Michel, as promised here is one of the routines I perform in my shows. I'm lucky that you are my friend, but you are also, your true, passionate self: Michel Polnareff. I composed this magical performance that works quite well on the public, which is logical in a way: you are everywhere in it and as everything you do is magical, I can’t take any credit. Your friend Dominique Duvivier "  

"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. "  

The idea is to present works of magical literature and the people involved have a freewheeling discussion about what they think of it. Today, three protagonists: Gaetan Bloom, Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier. The book of the day: "Will Goldston's Exclusive Magical Secrets". Not to be missed under any circumstances!  

The idea is to present works of magical literature and the people involved have a freewheeling discussion about what they think of them. Today, three protagonists: Gaetan Bloom, Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier. The books of the day: “True and False” by David Mamet and « Accidental Genius » by Mark Levy. Not to be missed under any circumstances!  

Open discussion with Gaetan Bloom, Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier. The three protagonists will evoke their memories and anecdotes concerning great "Masters of Magic": Frank Garcia ("The Man With The Million Dollar Hands"), Freddy Fah, Fred Kaps and Philippe Fialho.  

Freddy Fah (1916-1998) is one of the greatest French magicians of the 1950s and one of Dominique Duvivier's mentors. His wife and stage partner, Yvette Fah, made a point of entrusting Dominique Duvivier with some video archives, which you can enjoy exclusively today. Dominique Duvivier himself comments on these very rare images to share with you the thrill he experienced with this exceptional artist.  

Howard Hamburg is a magical legend. Known to be particularly secretive, yet it is with you that he now shares more than 60 years of magical experience. He, who experienced the golden age of the Magic Castle in Hollywood and was a personal friend of Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller, shares many fascinating anecdotes with you. As if you were there! In this episode, he tells you why Dai Vernon always called him Howar! And not Howard!  

Basic Technique: You ask the spectator to choose a card, but you oblige them to pick the one already pre-selected by you. The Cross Cut Force is one of the easiest forcing methods; it does not require any manipulation.  

You are about to discover a tradition of the Double Fond: for many years, all our "event" shows were followed by an informal discussion with the artists. After the curtain fell, the artists would return to the stage to share a simple moment of exchange with the audience. It was a much appreciated moment, which gave everyone the opportunity to ask questions, to glean some professional advice, to learn more about any subject... That's also the magic of the Double Fond! In this case, this discussion took place in 2004 after the show "Intimiste 1" with Dominique Duvivier. After the show, Alexandra had joined her father for this moment of exchange with the audience. Unfortunately the quality of the sound is not good, but the subjects discussed are fascinating. Enjoy the show!  

Exceptional document: Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier at the AFAP Convention in Perpignan in 1999: the show and an extract from the lecture.  

Prize-winning at the FISM World Magic Championships, the Kiss Act is a unique card magic act combining poetry and emotion. Presented in the greatest international magic festivals as well as in TV shows such as "Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde", this musical love story has now become a classic in card magic.  

Unpublished archive! Relive the first years of Double Fond with this show played by Dominique Duvivier in 1995. Imagine: the theatre has existed for barely ten years and already all the special atmosphere of this unique place is there. A wildly enthusiastic audience, cascading laughter and of course close-up magic in real and fully staged shows! For us, it is a lot of emotion to see these images again...  

The deck is shuffled by one spectator and one card is chosen by another. When this spectator shuffles again to lose his card, it is clear that a mysterious card is between two red kings! And then you will think: "No! It's not possible! ». Well, "Yes it is!". It is indeed the chosen card: it is no longer in the deck! Dominique Duvivier shares here with you a particularly baffling technique of his own. Even when we see the explanation, we remain amazed!