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.  

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".  

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!  

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!  

Le Double Fond opened its doors on June 1st, 1988. These exceptional archives allow you to discover Dominique Duvivier and the Double Fond team in some of their shows at the Double Fond in 1988 and 1989. These extracts have been divided into 6 parts. 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 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!  

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 "  

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.  

Howard Hamburg shares a special moment he had one night at the Magic Castle, at Dai Vernon's table, with Charlie Miller, Ray Grismer and Michael Skinner.  

The Moment: Part 2. Howard Hamburg shares another special moment he had one night at the Magic Castle at Dai Vernon's table, this time with Jimmy Grippo. The discussion was about "The Card in the Wallet" vs "The Card in the Sealed Envelope." High level considerations by great masters of magic!  

How to write a show and create your character? What to tell and how? How to make this character evolve from show to show? How to tell it differently ? So many essential questions to which Eric answers you without any detour. From Plato's philosophy, which he draws his inspiration from, to his admiration for Derek Delgaudio, he will give you the keys to his world. An interview rich in discoveries, with the complicity of Duvivier, which will reveal what is behind the scenes of this great star of magic.  

Some theoretical reflections on the magician's position. Why and how we should think about what we are doing, far beyond pure technique?  

A discussion between father and daughter! Alexandra questions her father to understand how he became what he is.  

Howard Hamburg shares with us a subtlety from Dai Vernon for the execution of this technique for "Triumph". The effect is greatly enhanced!  

Open discussion with Laurent Beretta, Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier. The three protagonists will discuss different themes, subjects, ideas, etc... magical or not.  

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!