Tabary, Francis: The Award Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary ©2000 A-1 Magical Media, CA Hardcover, w/dj, 265 pages

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Comments: Edited by Jean-Pierre Hornecker of Magix Unlimited, Daryl, and Michael Maxwell; Translated by Todd Karr.

Contents:

i Preface (Jean Ducatillon)
ii Foreword (Daryl)
iii Acknowledgements

2 How To Use This Book
3 The Rope
5 The Story of a Rope Routine

11 Chapter 1 The Basic Routine
13 The Routine as Seen by the Audience
23 The FISM Routine: The Secret
24 1 Opening
26 2 Appearance of Three Ends, then Four Ends
30 3 Transformation of a Rope with Four Ends into Two Ropes
35 Thoughts on the Transformation of the Rope with Four Ends into Two Ropes
36 Fusing Two Rope Rings into a Single Large Ring
39 Thoughts on the Display of Two Ropes and More
40 5 The Vanishing Knot
46 6 Transformation of a Rope into a Rope Ring
50 7 Dematcrializing a Knot
52 8 The Traveling Knot
56 9 Move No. 2
58 10 Transposition of the Ends and the Center
62 11 The Visible Voyage of the Ends
68 12 Appearance and Vanish of a Knot
76 13 The Unbroken Circle
78 14 Opening the Unbroken Circle
82 15 The Cut and Partially Restored Rope
86 16 The Fusion
93 Descriptions and Commentaries on the Various Effects

99 Chapter 2 Ring and Rope
101 A Ring and a Rope
103 The Routine as Seen by the Audience
110 17 Pseudo-Release of the Ring (with a single rope)
114 18 Genuine Release of the Ring (with a single rope)
116 19 Aerial Link (with two ropes)
120 20 The Bite Release
124 21 Bluff Link of the Ring (with a single rope)
127 22 Toss Link (with a single rope)
128 23 Final Release of Ihe Ring
131 Descriptions and Commentary

135 Chapter 3 The Close Up Routine
135 The Close-Up Routine
148 24 Move No. 2
150 25 Reversal of the Ends and the Center of a Rope
152 26 Appearance of Two Ropes
154 27 Restoration of Two Ropes into One
158 28 The Wandering Knot
162 29 Dematerializing a Knot
164 30 The Traveling Knot
168 31 Second Vanishing Knot
170 32 Instant Appearance of Four Knots
172 33 Instantaneous Vanish of Four Knots
174 34 Appearance and Vanish of a Knot on a Rope Ring
180 35 Square Knot Cut into “Half-Knots”
182 36 Instantaneous Linking of Two Ropes
184 37 Voyage of a Square Knot and Stealing the Short Rope
186 38 Cutting the Long Rope in the Center by Addition of the Short Rope
190 39 Doubling a Knot
192 40 Two Equal Ropes Become Unequal, then Three Ropes
194 41 The Three Unequal and F-qual Ropes
196 42 Two Ropes Become Equal by Fusion
200 43 Fusion of the Rope Ring into Another Rope
210 44 Final Restoration of the Rope
213 Descriptions and Commentary

221 Chapter 4 Miscellaneous
224 You and The Stage
230 How do you end a routine?
238 Studies in The Professor's Nightmare
238 A Making a "Single” Long Rope
239 B Ending with One Long Rope and One Short Rope
240 The Cut and Restored Rope: Alternative Presentation
242 Thoughts on the Unbroken Circle
242 A Making an Unbroken Circle
244 B Handling and Presentation of the Unbroken Circle
244 The illusion of Turning the Circle
246 Placing the Unbroken Circle on your Arm
247 Picking up the Unbroken Circle from your Arm
248 Tossing the Rope in the Air
250 The Floating Knot
254 The Card Sword with a Rope
261 How To Learn from Digital Video