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Samuel Catoe Inner circle South Carolina 1268 Posts |
I have had a chance to review the newest brainchild of Paolo Cavalli, Sigma. For anyone who has read Paolo's previous works this is, of course, a required purchase. For those who have not met Paolo's work before, I am sorry you have come to the station so late. One or two of the routines in here build on ideas presented previously. However, you should have no problem with any of the other routines. I am not going to break down each and every routine in the table of contents. I will, however, provide a summary of the contents and the style of the book.
First, the text is of sufficient size to prevent eye fatigue. Even so, I would not recommend reading the entire book in one sitting. You should give time to digest what you are going to read in this book. The content is heavy in the use of equivoque. It is found in the methodology of more than a quarter of the routines. As such, the reader should give thought to learning the proper application of this technique before attempting those routines. Mr. Cavalli does a good job breaking down the use of this technique in the explanations of several routines and discusses the verbal handling of those routines. This technique is one that has the potential to be devastating when performed properly but is horribly transparent when used poorly. One (new to me) idea that has some very strong potential is the E.C.P. principle. Mr. Cavalli uses this principle in a routine that many before him have worked on and adds, in my opinion, a very unique twist to the idea. With just a little thought (and the needed items) most performers should be able to use this principle to build a routine that plays very strongly. During some of the explanations, Mr. Cavalli does not fully explain his methodology. Instead, he uses the equivalent of "use your favorite method" when explaining how to perform some of the work within. This is not a bad thing though. This will encourage the reader to put more of themselves into the routine. My belief is that any seasoned performer will have no problem with the material if they decide to introduce it into their act. Any performer who is familiar with mentalism and has experience performing for lay audiences will find there are many routines that can fit into a mentalist's program. Heck, Mr. Cavalli solved a problem with Martin Lewis's Technicolor Prediction that I have been working on for about two months now. This book would not be a good book for a beginner but for an experienced performer, I recommend it. I don't think you will be disappointed. Four Stars(****) and two thumbs up.
Author of Illusions of Influence, a treatise on Equivoque.
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brehaut Inner circle kentucky 2531 Posts |
Anyone know if this is still available? Thanks
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Nicolino Inner circle 2893 Posts |
Contact Paolo, he will have a copy for you.
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pollysukemaru Regular user Canada 142 Posts |
I'm also interested in getting a copy.
How can I contact him? Thank you. |
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