This one of those you hope doesn’t get out to the masses. The video is about 30 min. High quality
teaching by Dan Harlan. Which if you have been to any lecture or bought any of his effects you’ll
know that he goes over everything and anything plus leave an opening to you to make it your own.
He’s very good at going over the nuisances of the effect. As far as learning the effect a solid
couple hours for your working magician to get down the handling and patter, a few more for your
hobbyist, and a few more for the beginner. As an opener or a closer it’s worth adding to set. This
is not a toss in the drawer and forget about it effect. 5 stars all around. Quality of ropes,
teaching, and will I use it or not use it.
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I love the quality of the presentation. This is a strong effect that can be used in a professional
stage show. The training video is top notch. This is not a pop out of the box and use the next night
in your show effect. You want to take the time to learn the ropes and become smooth with the
handling. I give it a four because I’m finding it hard to get the ropes to fluff up as the
instructions tell you to. They continue to want to remain flat and not take on the round shape and
trying to get them shaped right is becoming annoying.
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I watched the video last night. Dan Harlan’s routine and teaching are outstanding. Received the box
today and didn’t take much to pickup the routine. The ease of change with the gimmick provides
endless possibilities. I am a late comer to magic, but each Dan Harlan created product I have
purchased has received goods & Awakening is no disappointment. Ease of use, great instructions - you
will like this one - I sure do.
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Finally! I now know how it’s done. I used to perform professors nightmare all the time. But it
slowly faded out of my shows. Then I saw Dan doing this live at the P3 magic theater and I got the
itch to bring it back out. Not knowing what His secret was.Thinking “ I’m an Eagle Scout I can
figure this out.” I practiced over and over but just couldn’t understand the way he did it. Dan did
it… He gave me my child like wonder back. This is going straight into my show. I highly recommend
you pick this up. You will not regret it.
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My set of ropes is arriving today and I can't wait to start working with it. I've watched the
tutorial a dozen times while awaiting the package. It's a fantastic routine and I'm certain it'll go
straight into my act. Dan Harlan is an exceptional teacher. He explains every step in detail several
times and covers nuances that'll enhance your performance. Plus, his true appreciation for the
effect makes watching the video a pleasure. I think I've watched the tutorial several times just to
see his performance of the effect again.
Do yourself and your audience a favor and buy this one.
It's a worker.
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Dan has done it again. Such a simple addition and you have a real fooler. Thank you.
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Love this effect, and Dan teaches it so well and so clearly.
Can I give it a few more stars?
Just give it the practice it deserves before showing it. As Dan says get it to the point it
happens by it's self.
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Ooooo I get to leave the first review. I bought this at a Dan Harlan lecture many years ago and just
reordered from Penguin cause I lost the ropes and I like the video instruction. I was in a room full
of magicians all giggling at how wonderful this looked. Just watch the performance. I admit I’m not
sure that for lay people its is significantly better than a standard professor nightmare and the
ropes can not be handed out for examination but it’s a wonderful trick and not hard to do. Unlike
some demos, it’s all there for you to see.
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The best 3rope illusion I've ever seen and or performed by. I highly recommend to anyone who does
rope magic. Thank Mr. Dan Harlan for coming up with this Great rope illusion, you're da Man!!!!
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I have been doing Prof's. Nightmare for years and have blown minds away! The "Awakening" blew my
mind away. I have been searching for this for years! When I was around fifteen years old, I saw a
magician around my age on T.V. that performed a Prof's. Nightmare that allowed him to display three
single different lengths of rope to seemly magically stretch into three equally lengthy ropes and
then he display each single rope in full lengths.
But what puzzled me all those many years
ago...was when the young magician actually handled the Participant watching, two of the long ropes,
one in each of the Participant's hands! And the magjcian held one equally length of rope in his
hand.
Wait..
Three separate lengths of ropes!
That image played in my mind for
years and I search for the secret without success.
Until...now!
And that is what Dan
delivers in
"Awakening."
Alast my search is over!
I don't know if Dan uses the
same method as the young magician that I seen all those years ago.
But, to be able to display
three separate equal lengths of rope that was different lengths in the beginning, leaving the
audience with that image, is why I highly recommend this effect.
The handling and method is
easy as well as mind blowing!
Everything that you need comes in the shipment including the
special gimmick.
A download of Dan teaching step-by-step how
to perform this amazing
effect.
It can be done surrounded and great for close-up and stage performances.
You
don't want to miss out on this one!
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