Le Double Fond opened its doors on June 1, 1988. These exceptional archives offer a glimpse of Dominique Duvivier during his early shows at Le Double Fond in 1988 and 1989. These shows have been divided into three episodes. Not to be missed under any circumstances!  

Basically, “Hand Mucking” is a gambler's technique for secretly exchanging one or more cards during a card game. Applied to card magic, these techniques allow you to magically transform one card (or several) into another (or several others). This version allows you to secretly exchange four cards for four others. To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

Michael Ammar welcomes you to his "New Frame of Mind". He explains the importance of how objects are held in the hands. He illustrates his point by describing the different ways of secretly holding coins in the hands: finger palm, classic palm, and thump palm. You can see other publications from this collection by Michael Ammar by searching for: A new frame of mind”. To buy some standard Half-Dollar coins click here.  

Dominique Duvivier demonstrates a new Eddy Taytelbaum wonder (no explanation). A nut and a small solid block magically swap places! Yet another masterpiece from the master of magic! You can see more of Eddy Taytelbaum’s wonderful works by clicking on the category “Dominique Duvivier => Taytelbaum”.  

“Princess Card Trick” is one of the greatest classics of mentalism with cards: a card is thought of in a small packet of cards—no forcing! Without any indication from the spectator, the magician makes the card disappear! This version uses only a regular deck of cards! A true miracle. To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

Michael Ammar welcomes you to his "New Frame of Mind". It explains two applications of the finger-palming technique: first, how to mysteriously produce a coin from inside a pen cap, and second, how to make the coin pass through a pants pocket. You can see more of that Michael Ammar’s Set by clicking on the category “ Coffrets => A new frame of mind”. To buy some standard Half-Dollar coins click here.  

Step into the wonderful world of this great magician. Ray Kosby lectured at the Double Fond on May 22, 1997 (unfortunately, the ending is missing here). You can enjoy his magic in seven parts. You’re about to discover a fabulous artist who will share with you mainly his card secrets (including his famous one-handed version of the “Ambitious Card”!), but also a trick with an apple that changes color, a can of Coke that closes itself after being opened, a coin trick… True artistry!  

Two cards are selected and lost in the deck under laboratory conditions. Despite these strict conditions, the magician finds both cards, and everything is handed out for examination! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

After shuffling the deck himself, a spectator chooses a card under laboratory conditions. Despite these strict conditions, the magician finds the card, and everything is handed out for examination! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

A card is chosen and lost under laboratory conditions; during this process, the cards are thoroughly shuffled several times by the spectator himself. Without asking any questions, the magician places the cards one by one on the table, while the spectator mentally spells out the name of his card; the magician senses when the spectator reaches the last letter and stops right then! And when he turns over the card he’s holding, it’s the spectator’s card! A true miracle! To buy some regular decks of cards click here.  

Michael Ammar welcomes you to his "New Frame of Mind". Here, he gives a “mini-workshop” explaining how to practice and rehearse to perform a fake coin transfer from one hand to the other as naturally as possible (technique, movement, intent, body language, etc.), which will completely blow your audience away! You can see more of that Michael Ammar’s Set by clicking on the category “ Coffrets => A new frame of mind”. To buy some standard Half-Dollar coins click here.  

Dominique Duvivier demonstrates a new Eddy Taytelbaum wonder (no explanation). A string runs straight through a cube with a hole in it. The entire setup is shown from all angles. A spectator holds both ends of the string, and despite these impossible conditions, the magician frees the cube! You can see more of Eddy Taytelbaum’s wonderful works by clicking on the category “Dominique Duvivier => Taytelbaum”  

Michael Ammar welcomes you to his "New Frame of Mind". He explains how to practice and rehearse to perform the basic coin palms in coin magic (fingertip hold, Classic Palm, Thumb Palm). You can see more of that Michael Ammar’s Set by clicking on the category “ Coffrets => A new frame of mind”. To buy some standard Half-Dollar coins click here.  

1-3+2=0 This equation seems to make sense… but let’s illustrate it: in an empty room, one person enters. Then three people leave?... Then two people enter… and that makes zero—meaning there’s no one left in the room? The magician demonstrates this magical paradox using sponge balls! A true miracle! To buy a this special sponge ball set click here.  

The two red Kings are set aside. A spectator shuffles the deck. The two Kings merge—there is now only one card, even though this card “contains both Kings”! A card is freely chosen and lost in the deck. The single King splits in two, and the chosen card mysteriously appears, sandwiched between the two Kings! Everything is handed out for examination! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

The two red Kings are set aside. A spectator shuffles the deck. A card is freely chosen and lost in the deck. The chosen card mysteriously appears and disappears several times between these two Kings!Everything is handed out for examination! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.