Flamenco is the long-awaited sequel to Juan Tamariz’s Sonata and Mnemonica, and the third volume in his Bewitched Music series. Filling its pages are central pieces of the Tamariz repertoire: tricks and routines that have been honed and perfected over decades. And within this treasure trove from a master’s repertoire are invaluable lessons in psychology, showmanship, and the structure of deception that can elevate the level of astonishment and impossibility in your magic to new heights.

Flamenco presents a variety of material that includes new effects with cards, coins, color-changing knives, and interactive pieces for live and broadcast performances. Just as Paco de Lucia brought superb innovation and bravura to flamenco, Juan Tamariz brings these qualities to today’s magic and presents them to the world of conjuring within the pages of Flamenco.

There is true virtuosity in the compositions explained in these pages—cunning orchestrations of effect, method, psychology, and entertainment.

•White pocket knives change to colors called out by spectators.

•Freely chosen cards rise from a shuffled, freely handled deck while it is held at the fingertips, then while isolated in a clear bag, and finally while in the hand of an audience member.

•Multiple coins appear between cards although the magician’s hands are seen unquestionably empty. The coins then change color and size in a bewildering and surprising fashion.

•The performer’s act comes to a conclusive end when the deck of cards suddenly vanishes and is proven to be undeniably gone.

•Centaurs and mermaids mingle and mate to a song of the sea that ends sweetly.

•A deck, thoroughly shuffled by audience members, magically sorts itself by color, then by suit—and finally the cards arrange themselves in numerical order.

These are just a selection of notes sampled from the magical flamenco of Juan Tamariz, performed with the elegance, playfulness, artistry, and grand mystery of a world master, for your use and enjoyment.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket
7 x 10″ Trim Size
264 Pages