Price$32.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedJun 10, 2006
Tivoliland
Arthur Tivoli
(Based on 1 review)
Youssoupof Three-fly - Once again a story helps the magic, justifying every move and making this coins across effect less impersonal thus more effective.
Mono-gobelet - A workable one cup routine that fits in a pocket(without deforming it). The Japanese topic adds mystery and fun to this classic effect.
Josie the Mouse - a balloon animal comes to life. He is the hypnotized and begins to levitate behind a scarf. A great magic act for children that also fits in a pocket.
Rodin - In this routine, Arthur associates cards, mentalism, balloon sculpture and a lot of laughs.
Puzzle - A single card is torn and restored in a very clean way. The card is in full view from the beginning to the end of the routine.
Tivoli's Bill Switch - Perhaps one of the most visual bill-switches. It makes possible to transform in full view a bill into another bill, a coin, a casino chip or just to make the bill disappear.
Clement Ader - A torn and restored cigarette paper routine that can be done completely surrounded. The hands are shown empty during the entire routine.
William Tell - A signed bill vanishes and then reappears in an apple. It becomes a true play with spectators participation...and the bill remains clean!
Running Time Approximately 1hr50min
Reviews
(Top ▲)
Your appreciation for this DVD will depend greatly on your expectations as you sit down to watch it. If you’re looking for new sleights, new plots, or new principles, you will be largely disappointed. Most of the material on here (versions of the gypsy thread, three fly, torn-and-restored card, signed-bill-in-apple, chop cup, close-up zombie, the bill switch, etc.) has been hashed and rehashed a thousand times. And while Mr. Tivoli has irrefutably personalized every one of these (which I applaud), I don’t feel he has upgraded them in a way that justifies selling them to other magicians.
If, on the other hand, all you’re looking for is new presentations, you will certainly find a few original ones here, the most dynamic being “William Tell,” a signed-bill-in-apple routine that gets two spectators on stage and incorporates a bow-and-arrow made from animal balloons. But whether or not these warrant thirty of your hard-earned dollars is open to debate.
Finally, if you just like watching other magicians work for laymen, you will have the opportunity to see a 35-minute performance segment (prior to the explanations) featuring a man who cares greatly about getting an audience to invest in his magic, but struggles a little during this show, at times with his English (which is absolutely forgivable), once with an audience member (which should have been edited out), and throughout with his pacing (there is far too much dead time during every one of these tricks).
Having said all that, in addition the presentational framework for “William Tell,” there are two items I found of interest on this DVD. The first is “Rodin,” a unique mental effect wherein the magician invites a spectator to choose an animal without revealing it, then brings out a brown animal-balloon that has been inflated and twisted so much it looks like tangled intestines. In an attempt to divine the spectator’s animal, the magician chips away at the balloon using a real hammer and chisel, popping various segments and modules, until finally the balloon resembles an animal. The spectator’s selection is then shown to match.
The second is “Josie the Mouse,” a cute (if basic) close-up zombie routine with a balloon-animal mouse that might be of interest to children’s entertainers.
Other than that, while I would have no trouble recommending Mr. Tivoli for a real-world show (he’s friendly, interactive, and performs strong magic), I’m less inclined to recommend his DVD.
David Acer
If, on the other hand, all you’re looking for is new presentations, you will certainly find a few original ones here, the most dynamic being “William Tell,” a signed-bill-in-apple routine that gets two spectators on stage and incorporates a bow-and-arrow made from animal balloons. But whether or not these warrant thirty of your hard-earned dollars is open to debate.
Finally, if you just like watching other magicians work for laymen, you will have the opportunity to see a 35-minute performance segment (prior to the explanations) featuring a man who cares greatly about getting an audience to invest in his magic, but struggles a little during this show, at times with his English (which is absolutely forgivable), once with an audience member (which should have been edited out), and throughout with his pacing (there is far too much dead time during every one of these tricks).
Having said all that, in addition the presentational framework for “William Tell,” there are two items I found of interest on this DVD. The first is “Rodin,” a unique mental effect wherein the magician invites a spectator to choose an animal without revealing it, then brings out a brown animal-balloon that has been inflated and twisted so much it looks like tangled intestines. In an attempt to divine the spectator’s animal, the magician chips away at the balloon using a real hammer and chisel, popping various segments and modules, until finally the balloon resembles an animal. The spectator’s selection is then shown to match.
The second is “Josie the Mouse,” a cute (if basic) close-up zombie routine with a balloon-animal mouse that might be of interest to children’s entertainers.
Other than that, while I would have no trouble recommending Mr. Tivoli for a real-world show (he’s friendly, interactive, and performs strong magic), I’m less inclined to recommend his DVD.
David Acer