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 "  

An interview with an atypical mentalist, in which Viktor Vincent talks openly with Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier about his career, his aspirations, his ideas... everything that has led him to become one of the most successful mentalists of our time. Not to be missed!  

These exceptional archives will allow you to discover Dominique Duvivier in his early years of professional work. He demonstrates and explains tricks and techniques for our greatest pleasure. Not to be missed under any circumstances!  

Le Double Fond opened its doors on June 1st, 1988. These exceptional archives allow you to discover Dominique Duvivier in his first shows at the Double Fond in 1988 and 1989. These extracts have been divided into 9 parts. Not to be missed under any circumstances!  

Openers: the opening trick. What is a good opener? Henry Evans gives you his theoretical and practical thoughts on this crucial subject for magicians. Ideas to follow to the letter to ensure the success of your act or your show. Golden tips!  

This interview of Claude Rix by Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier is dedicated to the "Fruits d'Or", which is a magic brotherhood created by Claude Rix in 1973. We have seen Fred Kaps, Ali Bongo, Tommy Wonder, Richard Ross, Guy Lammertyn, Léon Chapelier, as well as Franck Garcia and Jean Ludow... And in the last few years, we have always seen: Gaetan Bloom, Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier, Francis Tabary, Devil, Pavel, Horace, the Blackfingers, Piet Forton, Quoc Tien Tran, Marc Paul, Antony Owen, Christopher, Jean Régil, Jean de Merry, Norbert Ferré, Bertran Lotth, Boris Wild... to name just a few! Every year the brotherhood meets for two or three days near Reims, France in the small village of Montaneuf to talk magic, perform magic, drink together, create magic tricks, eat together, exchange magical ideas, drink together, eat, laugh and especially drink a little to celebrate the new "Fruit d’Or" of the year (the new magician elected by the brotherhood)! The induction ceremony for a new member involves quite a ritual, including a rather original "test" since the "candidate" magician has to swallow a knife using a method that has never been used before by all the other members of the "Fruits d’Or".  

Enter the wonderful world of this expert and great French magician. One of his best friends: Fred Kaps, with whom he worked for over 20 years... a reference! Claude Rix lectured at the Double Fond on 11/08/2007, which you can enjoy in five parts. You will discover or discover again among other things the fabulous possibilities of the stacked deck.  

Recommended books that have had a lasting impact on my career. If you read these few books, the impact on your magic can be at least doubled. I give you the main lines of thought from these books and strongly encourage you to get them!  

Howard Hamburg shares an anecdote from his time with Dai Vernon "The Professor" while they were waiting for Ray Grismer outside the Magic Castle one evening.  

The " Fruits d'Or de Montaneuf ": it is a magic brotherhood created by Claude Rix in 1973. For more details, we invite you to watch the " Videocast Rix Fruits d'Or " published on Double Fond TV. Ali Bongo was one of the pillars of the "Fruits d'Or de Montaneuf". Discover, or rediscover this exceptional artist through these four episodes.  

An exceptional archive. These excerpts from this one-hour one man show allow you to discover Dominique Duvivier in one of his performances from the 80s. A succession of mysteries and miracles, punctuated by the famous "Magic Mistery" which was one of his "trademarks". 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!  

Le Double Fond opened its doors on June 1st 1988. This exceptional archive allows you to discover Dominique Duvivier (in the first episode) and Gaetan Bloom (in the second episode) in one of their shows in those days. Not to be missed under any circumstances!  

Pay attention, exceptional archives! Dominique Duvivier performs some card tricks in front of a limited audience. In the first episode, two card magic classics: "The Vietnam card trick" and "Out of this World". In the second episode, his legendary routine: "Running Gag". To buy a “Regular Bicycle Rider Deck” click here.  

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 position of the pockets on 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 various questions posed by Alexandra Duvivier.  

Le Double Fond opened its doors on June 1st, 1988. These exceptional archives allow you to discover Dominique Duvivier and the team in some of their shows at the Double Fond in 1994. These extracts have been divided into 6 parts. Not to be missed under any circumstances!