Books & DVDs
by Aurelio PaviatoCarte & monete …e altri artifici
(Cards & Coins … and other ruses – In Italian only)
From a Close-Up World Champion Magician a recollection of techniques and magic effects from his professional repertoire.
Enthralling magic tricks and routines for the stage, parlour, and close-up including his FISM award winning routine: “The Losanna Act”.
Mainly devoted to card and coin magic, the stuffs included in this book have been audience tested and refined through many years of study and practice.
Everything is thoroughly explained, going beyond the simple list of moves to be performed: Paviato details the reasons for his choices and solutions and all those nuances that “make the difference”.
The volume is completed by a chapter with two essays and an interview with Arturo de Ascanio, to ponder the art of conjuring.
“A bibliographic jewel with many facets …”
Roberto Giobbi
Studio su La Forzatura Classica
(A study on the Classic Force – in Italian only)
Difficult because it is not the result of proficiency in sleight of hand only but, as the author points out, it is “a living, active technique, which requires to set a relationship with another person”.
Therefore, to make it work the performer needs to reach a skilful balance among manipulative skill, inner attitude, ability to manage and deal with difficult and, sometimes, antagonist spectators, which requires an intriguing mix of perspicacity, shrewdness, subtleties and, not least, the outs for the inevitable mistakes that sooner or later are going to occur.
Aurelio Paviato, a professional magician, retraces in this work the many strategies, advices and ruses that have appeared on this subject from 1584 up to the present days, offering the passionate reader a precious range of information and different points of view on the subject.
Studio su la Carta Ambiziosa di Dai Vernon
(A study on Dai Vernon’s Ambitious Card – in Italian only)
In this study Aurelio Paviato traces its historical origins and, inspired and influenced by the teachings of Juan Tamariz, peruses the Dai Vernon’s routine, which appeared in Stars of Magic, and its refined dramaturgy.
Studio su I Bussolotti di Dai Vernon
(A study on Dai Vernon’s Cups and Balls – in Italian only)
Another AssoKappa Productions
Fantasia di Monete
(Coins Fantasy – in Italian only)
Professional tricks and coin magic techniques.
4 half dollars are supplied with this DVD.
Another AssoKappa Productions