Alexander de Cova

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Alexander de Cova (born November 7, 1964 in Munich ) is a German magician .

He became known in German-speaking countries through his numerous books, instructional DVDs and seminars for learning magic.

biography

De Cova started magic at the age of 7. At the age of 21 he turned his hobby into a profession and became a professional magician. In the following years he gained extensive stage experience through many European-wide appearances. In 1992 he won the silver wand at the Festival of Magic in Monte-Carlo with his trick "Samurai Magic Act".

De Cova received the title "Doctor in Magical Arts" from the Italian magic school Silvan Magic Academy in 2001 . In the following years he taught there for three semesters, together with other well-known magicians such as Michael Ammar and Roberto Giobbi . In addition to his teaching activities at seminars and workshops, he created over 40 video and DVD productions, some of which were produced in English.

In his magic tricks and in his training, his focus is on simple, uncomplicated routines that produce "strong effects that are easy for the audience to understand".

In 1994/95 and 2015 de Cova was honored by the Magic Circle of Germany with the title of Writer of the Year . He is the first person to be awarded this title twice.

Works (excerpt)

German-language DVDs

  • Keep it Simple Vol. 1 - 11
  • Basic card technology
  • Close-Up Session No. 1 - 5
  • Card Practice 1 - 7
  • Coins - made easy 1 & 2
  • The ring game band
  • Ropemare
  • Robing
  • Stand-up routines 1 - 5
  • Chink a chink

Books

  • Incorrect counting methods
  • A professional unpacks
  • Secrets No. 1 - 2
  • Pokerama
  • Better than resin 4
  • Burners 1 - 6

Digital magazines

  • New Avantgarde Magic (2012 - 2014)
  • Scrapbook Magazine (2014)
  • Solidmagic (from 2019)

Tricks and tools

  • Universal holder
  • Symbolicus
  • Add-X Card Shelf

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Portrait at trickproduction.com ( Memento from August 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Alexander de Cova. In: Zauberzentrale.de. Accessed December 30, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 8èmes Grands Prix Magiques de Monte-Carlo 1992 ( Memento of October 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Silvan Magic Academy , Speakers 2003 ( Memento from February 15, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) (via archive.org )
  5. ↑ From the foreword to Better than Harz 4
  6. ↑ Alexander de Cova - Writer of the Year 1994/1995. In: mzvd.de. Magic Circle of Germany, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  7. ^ Writer of the year 2015: Alexander de Cova. In: mzvd.de. Magic Circle of Germany, December 26, 2015, accessed on December 30, 2018 .
  8. ^ NAM - New Avantgarde Magic. In: mzvd.de. Magic Circle of Germany, November 9, 2012, accessed on May 6, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Book Description. In: www.staunen.at. January 28, 2015, accessed May 6, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Alexander de Cova's "Scrapbook" Magazine. In: Forum The Magic Cafe. January 17, 2014, accessed May 6, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Universal holder according to de Cova ( Memento from June 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ↑ Forum post about Symbolicus
personal data
SURNAME Cova, Alexander de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German magician
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich