An encounter with a mentalist. Fabien Olicard shares with us his inspirations, his conceptions... everything that has led him to become one of the most successful mentalists of our time. Not to be missed under any circumstances!  

Alexandra Duvivier interviews Alain Choquette. In this informal chat, Alain Choquette shares his experiences in magic. This interview is in four parts. Not to be missed!  

Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier interview Richard Kaufman. In this informal chat, Richard shares his experiences and memories as a magic lover, magician, author, illustrator and publisher of magic books and magazines. This interview is in three parts. Not to be missed!  

Bertran Lotth is one of the best magicians of great illusions in Europe and he is French! He was awarded the "Baguette d'Or" in Monte-Carlo and twice the "Mandrake d'Or", and has twice received the award for best magic show of the year. He has been performing exclusively for the Futuroscope for almost 20 years and has been working for the Puy du Fou (voted best amusement park in the world) for 30 years. An exemplary career from which every magician can draw inspiration.  

Boris Wild describes in detail his method for building an act that is unique, creative, and will uniquely identify you to your audience. It is through this method that he conceived and developed the "Kiss Act", his award-winning act at the FISM World Magic Championships, and which he has performed at major international magic festivals as well as on TV shows such as "The World's Greatest Cabaret".  

The principle: some pictures are shown, and the people present have a freewheeling discussion about what it evokes in them. Today, three protagonists: Gaetan Bloom, Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier, who share their memories, anecdotes and real-life stories about these great figures of magic. The main pictures of the day: Juan Tamariz, David Roth, Paul Daniels. Not to be missed under any circumstances!  

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.  

Through this discussion, Jerome Sauloup opens the doors of his universe to you at the frontiers of reality: how and why he became interested in magic at six years of age, what his training was, how he approaches his magic, what he has contributed to our art through the tricks he has created, how he designed magic sets, tricks and books for beginners, which have been distributed all over the world… A very personal journey for this talented magician.  

The idea is to discuss quotes, and the people involved have a freewheeling discussion about what they think of them. The three protagonists are: Laurent Beretta, Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier. Not to be missed under any circumstances!  

Fred Razon introduces us to this art form, which is an adjunct to magic and can be a wonderful complement to our own performances. He breaks down his pickpocket act element by element, and gives us the keys to integrating this art form with magic to complete and enrich our performances. These explanations are split into seven parts. - Part #1: In this preamble, he draws our attention to the fact that it is better to approach these explanations on pickpocketing in the order of the videos. - Part #2: He presents the main lines that will be developed in the following chapters, and he shares his own journey with us, as well as his list of his favorite pickpockets. - Part #3: How to "steal" a watch. - Part #4: How to manage the "steals" based on the disposition of the pockets in the spectator's jacket. - Part #5: Description of his stage act, which consists of 3 steps, plus the final step. - Part #6: Continuation of part #5. - Part #7: Answers to miscellaneous questions asked by Alexandra Duvivier.  

The "elders" thought that magic could only be divided into 3 families of effects: appearance, disappearance, transformation. In the last century, Winston Freer revolutionized magic by discovering 17 families. Dominique Duvivier developed the concept and today, his work is based on 30 families! In this video, Alexandra Duvivier highlights the importance of this concept and explains how she takes it into account to enrich her performances and make them more attractive.  

« Hiding the Elephant » is a book written by Jim Steinmeyer that traces the history and "wars" between magicians when magic became the entertainment of choice for the general public before the advent of movies. He describes the creative process in magic, the notion of keeping a secret in magic, etc... through the great magicians of the time (Thurston, Selbit, Devant, Maskelyne, Kellar, Robert-Houdin, Buatier de Kolta, Houdini...) and the illusions they created. A fascinating and essential book!  

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.