“Dan Harlan is a true creative genius. His personal guidance offers a unique chance to gain essential skills that will last a lifetime.” -Jeff McBride

“Having spent my entire life in magic and serving as the International President of the I.B.M., I’ve seen a lot… and this is the finest I’ve encountered.” -June Horowitz

“It’s fantastic to welcome you back for another lecture. The variety is astonishing. In a word – wow!” -Gene Anderson

What Will You Learn?

Emergency Card Act:

Nate Leipzig’s Double Reverse: In this routine, both the spectator and I select cards from our halves of the deck. After switching and returning them, the deck is reassembled in a unique order, and with a single hand movement, everything aligns perfectly except for the two chosen cards.

Poker Demo: I showcase four aces and a king, demonstrating how to deal from the bottom. After reassembling the deck, I deal again quickly, ultimately revealing a royal flush.

Win/Win: Two spectators each think of one card from a selection of fifteen. Points are awarded based on whether they see their card, and in the end, both cards are revealed based on the points earned.

Four Forces: A spectator identifies the aces by pointing to one in a face-down fan. As I deal from the bottom, the last ace magically changes.

Counting On You: A spectator tracks the number of cards with their fingers, yet my cards always total four, which ultimately become the four threes.

Kenner Switch

Harlan’s Collectors: Five signed cards are returned to different parts of the deck and shuffled. One by one, the four aces vanish and are revealed face-up in the center of the deck, interlaced with the five face-down cards.

Dr. Jacob Daley’s Last Trick: Alternating red and black aces are shown. I place two of the same color face-down on the spectator’s palm while holding the other two, and the aces switch places.

Immaculate Connection: Three cards are folded with their centers torn out. One card links to the other two, is unlinked, linked again, torn off, and then “restored” back into rings.

Who Is Dan Harlan?

Dan Harlan is the host of Penguin Live and the creative force behind the Tarbell and Every Trick in the Book series.

He has developed numerous effects including Hover-Card, All-Seeing Eye, Stash, Vortex, SpeakEasy, The Awakening, Card-Toon, Crazy-8, Color-Mixer, Hold It Buster, Hot Crossed Ones, Missing, Think, My Word!, Red Rover, Royal Oil, Switchblade, and many more. His remarkable routines feature Cheez Wiz, The World’s Saddest Trick, Starcle, Tight Rope, Burnt to the Core, Horror Matrix, Now U Z It, Rising Dough, and countless rubber-band effects.

In this Emergency Card Act, he shares intriguing concepts and lesser-known principles that underpin his work.

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