It is one thing to hear of a great magician or of something magical, but to see with your own eyes a true master magician at work is something very, very special. Performing artist Cyril is taking the world by storm ? amazing all that see him perform.

Cyril is quickly establishing himself as one the hottest new stars in Japan. In June of 2004 Cyril completed his third two-hour magic special in just two years for TV Tokyo and the response to his shows has been phenomenal. In his latest magic special Cyril blew away viewers by bungee diving headfirst off a Las Vegas Hotel, sword in his hand, to successfully pierce a previously chosen card floating amongst a full deck in a pool of water below. Incredible ? not to mention a bit crazy! Television audiences were once again treated to a visit by Cyril's magical relative, the charming Grandpa Cyril, perhaps the oldest professional performing magician. Viewers also met one of Cyril's magical friends, the talented but annoying Dero. Cyril's magic is original, highly visual and stylish in its presentation and he is envied and admired among his magician peers.

Cyril does not limit his cutting-edge work to Japan. In the US Cyril is a member of Magic X Live, a group of 10 of the hottest young magicians in the world who quickly rip apart the outdated image of the rabbit and top hat magician and are changing the way we look at magic. Check out Magic X Live at www.magicxlive.com

Members of Magic X Live have recently collaborated to create a mind-blowing new television program, T.H.E.M.Totally Hidden Extreme Magic. Airing in the US, Australia and the UK, the program features the group of young magicians, or "THEM", baffling unsuspecting bystanders with wild magic and illusions all while being secretly filmed with hidden cameras. The show mixes Candid Camera with the world of magic and the first two episodes have had awesome reviews.

Born and raised in Hollywood California to an Okinawan father and French-Moroccan mother, Cyril first encountered magic at age 6 when a family friend took him to Las Vegas to see a magic show. He was immediately hooked and began to practice magic everyday, often to the dismay of his parents and teachers. As a young teenager Cyril was accepted into the youth program at California's famous Magic Castle where, surrounded by his magic mentors, he began to gain skills that would help him to become a professional performer.

Cyril is an award-winning magician of the highest order. In 1994 F.I.S.M.(Federation International Society du Magique) awarded Cyril top prize in the Grand Illusion Category. It was this prestigious award, in what is known as the "Olympics of Magic" that broke Cyril onto the international stage.

In 1997 Cyril met his partner, choreographer and dancer Jane, and together they began to develop a new act. Jane admits that "magic threw my whole notion of dance and performance on its head" as the unpredictability and intensity of magic presented her whole new set of challenges. The result of their hard work is stunning. Together on stage, Cyril and Jane are on the cutting edge of performance art. Their fusion of dance and magic in finely choreographed routines is groundbreaking.To see them together on stage is to watch moving poetry of wonder.

In 2001, all the hard work paid off and Cyril and Jane captured the highly coveted Golden Lion Award at Siegfried and Roy's World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas.

Cyril is constant demand for live appearances all over the world and he carefully plans and crafts shows to fit the particular demands of each venue and the clients with whom he works. Close-up, Parlor Magic, Grand Illusion shows, he does it all.

In our modern technological world we encounter special effects and visual tricks in the media daily. What remains timeless is the sense of awe one experiences when presented face-to-face with phenomena that defy the laws of nature. The magic of Cyril inspires this awe.
Cyril has many new exciting projects up his sleeves ? the best is yet to come!