At dark , Le Double Fond is a charming Parisian bar where the whole class can bask collation and drink with a side of witching tricks . During the Clarence Day , however , the venue transforms into a school day for the next generation of magicians .
Though Dominique Duvivier and his daughter Alexandra have been training students by twenty-four hour period and entertain patron by night since founding the establishment in 1988 , they just reach a new level of condition : France ’s Ministry of Labor has recognized Le Double Fond as an officialmagicacademy .
allot toReuters , the certification lift the institution to the floor of other perform arts schools and legitimate it as a form of post - gamy schoolhouse education . For 18 - class - old Thomas Bioret , the prospect of a diploma was the reasonableness he decided to enroll in the three - calendar month course of study instead of continue on a course to becoming a professional croupier .
Before join Le Double Fond ( which translates to “ The False Bottom ” ) , Bioret practiced magic in his spare time and even organized high school production . Now he spend 35 hour a week in the basement of the restaurant learn magic antic , the history of magic , pragmatic management skills , and more .
“ It ’s really engrossing — you do n’t notice the 24-hour interval go by , ” Bioret evidence Reuters . “ Sure , it ’s 35 hour a hebdomad with deal of travel , lots of homework , but the time eliminate at softheaded speed . ”
With Le Double Fond ’s new standing as a authorities - spot mental institution comes opportunities for public financial support , which will hopefully help alleviate the financial load on aspiring magicians who ca n’t afford to bear for the three - calendar month grade , which costs a trivial over $ 16,500 .
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[ h / tReuters ]
