Cyril's growing experience

Cyril takaya was born in California on 1973. My father is from Ryukyu (Okinawa, Japan), my mother is a French Moroccan, and my parents are beauticians. Cyril felt that his dexterity came from his parents' work and needed the skills to operate small things.

At first, he visited his grandmother in Ryukyu every year. His parents divorced long ago. His father married another stepmother who was engaged in wedding planning in Los Angeles. Through this link, Cyril entered the magical world. When he was only six years old, his stepmother's clients, a Japanese skating champion couple, fell in love with him as soon as they saw him and took him to Las Vegas for their honeymoon. There, he met a magician for the first time in his life. Cyril couldn't remember the name of the magician; During our conversation, it became more and more clear that what he saw at first should be Barclay Shaw, Tropicana's Folies Bergère show. For months, he believed that the magic he saw was real, and he spent countless hours trying to do it himself. Then, a clown went to his school and performed a stunt of turning a tree with a rolled-up newspaper. Cyril himself came up with a way: it turns out that magic can be achieved through methods.

On his tenth birthday, the kind skating couple gave him another gift: a magician named Anckers La gave him ten magic lessons. In addition, he got several videos of Japanese modern magic TV special programs: Noam Nelson, Teru Shimada Teru Shimada, Mr. Zoco, kevin james, Christopher Hart, Scott Cserven and Larry Clarke Dove), James Dummer and Joseph Gabriel who impressed him the most. He watched these videos hundreds of times until they were worn out and could not be used.

Two years later, he found a primary magic course in the magic castle. He created a set of close-up magic and participated in the audition. But that course has stricter standards than that of adult members, and he was rejected. It is conceivable that he was angry, but it also became the driving force for him to step up his efforts. He bought some pigeons and found some decorative items from his stepmother's warehouse to create a stage show. Six months later, he used this program to knock on the magic castle. This time, he successfully passed the audition. The course of Magic Castle accelerated his progress. During this period, he watched many special TV programs of david copperfield and became more and more familiar with another source of inspiration: lance burton's works. He also attended the magic classes of Professor Doug malloy and Professor Loren Christopher Michael. In addition, he was paid for the first time, but at school, he had behavior problems. So, when he was fourteen, his parents confiscated his props. But such punishment is useless. He began to play truant, sometimes attending a magic meeting, and 15 was expelled from school. Another school with stricter discipline did nothing for him. His father thought there might be some hope through the discipline of his grandparents, gave him 2000 dollars in bank deposit and sent him to Ryukyu. But Cyril thought it would be as boring as going to jail, so he stayed there when he changed planes in Tokyo.

He found his father's former apprentice, so "living" is not a problem. But a few weeks later, Cyril went bankrupt. /kloc-started performing arts at the age of 0/6, and shuttled between bars in Shinjuku, the world's highest bar density, to earn tips. He became Isolo (literally a parasite, but more like a gypsy), and for several months he could only eat one meal a day, usually a cheap bowl of Lamian Noodles. He tried to contact the Japanese magic circle several times. However, as an outsider (especially he is very strange), he met all kinds of reactions. He said briefly, "I can't find my stage." At the age of seventeen, Cyril met a wealthy businessman named Ito, who owned a lot of real estate. He was deeply impressed by the talent of this young American guy, so they decided to sign a cooperation contract. Ito is responsible for Cyril's daily living expenses for three years, while Cyril performs at parties, weddings and hotels, including walking performances four to five times a week. Within two months, he created a stage play and began to perform. Ito was surprised that he made such rapid progress. He can supplement his magic education by sending him to attend magic conferences in America and Germany. He also began to participate in various magic competitions.

199 1 entered the finals at the SAM (American Magicians Association) conference held in Las Vegas in July and won the Ben Ming Jie kleiman Incentive Award. The following year, he was awarded the mysterious Kriging "Magic Nova" trophy by IBM (International Brotherhood of Magicians). 1993 He entered the final of the competition held by IBM in Quebec City, Canada. In September of the same year, Serial magazine described him as "wearing a fashionable tuxedo, ... performing an operation procedure with a fast pace and considerable skills". In the summer of the same year, he won the "Best Newcomer Award" by milburn Christopher. At the end of this summer, he won the second place in the PCAM (Pacific Coast Magicians Association) stage competition held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

199 1 year, FISM announced that the 1994 conference would be held outside the European continent for the first time. This venue is actually Yokohama near Tokyo, Japan, and the meeting time is 1994 in the summer. He made a battle plan and persuaded Ito to invest a lot of money to develop an illusion performance for the competition. At that time, Cyril met Lisa Teru Shimada, who was helping his father finish a famous performance in Tokyo. They met in Los Angeles a few years ago, and now they can discuss magic in a more mature way. Cyril praised Luna for helping him invent new methods about theme, plot and meaning. He summed it up like this: "Let me get rid of trick-trick-trick. 」

At the age of twenty, Cyril actively participated in the rehearsal of his performance in FISM. Because the props were so huge, they had to dig a hole in the ceiling of the rented warehouse to make the floating go smoothly. The set is too big to stand in the rehearsal space, but it must be stored in another place. If nothing else, this performance is really ambitious. A team of 30 people must set up the stage quickly and correctly within the time stipulated in the competition.

This is the content of the performance:

In the sound of rain, light enters the complete scene arranged in the room. Cyril came in and took off his raincoat; He is wearing a formal long skirt. When the soft jazz piano music began to play, he went behind the shoulder-high curtain and changed into a bathrobe. He spent some time teasing the parrot in a cage. He covered the cage with a poster on the wall with "Neverland" printed on it, and then dimmed the lights, and a blue light appeared in the darkness. He climbed into bed. Then there was a thunder, which scared him to hold the poster above his head. When the spotlight hit the poster, fantastic music began to sound.

Suddenly, the whole room spread out and rotated outward, showing a large number of tropical leaves around a mountain. Cyril's sofa was deformed and became like a basin made of stone. He climbed out and changed into a suit of clothes, dark pants, a shirt with a big knurl on his chest and wide sleeves. In a dreamy voice, he began to explore this new environment. On a cliff near the mountain, his parrot stood on the wooden crossbar. He climbed up and picked it up. But for some reason, in this fascinating world, there are more possibilities: he stopped the bird in mid-air and opened a big cloth in front of it. When the cloth was torn, the parrot had been replaced by a woman, wearing the same color as the bird feathers and floating in the air. Smoke and many small water columns appeared under her body. She floats up and down. Then the water receded, and she began to move, floating beside the magician and turning around the magician's body twice. Then, the small water column appeared again. She changed her sitting position and continued to float there when Cyril left and walked down the hill. Slowly, she descended until she sat on the edge of the cliff.

The magician went to the front and used magic to let the woman fly over and lean on his shoulder. They walked forward together. He gave her a rose after a short duet. When she hesitated to accept it, he wrapped a cloth around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. Suddenly, she disappeared. The lights dimmed and the scene of the apartment reappeared. This time, the light came through the middle window. We saw Cyril's silhouette standing outside. The light came on in an instant, and suddenly there was movement under the sheets. Cyril-sat up in his robe again and woke up from his dream. Finally, he took the cloth from the birdcage, and we saw a parrot and a rose in it.

Quite a lot of content, all crammed into 9 minutes 5 1 second. The audience applauded loudly. He won the second place (the first place in the Great Illusion (1994) was missing). But it is quite controversial. Some people accuse Cyril of copying another performer's Gone with the Wind, but it is actually an independent invention of two people. But there are also stronger protests that it is unfair for contestants to have such extravagant funds. Besides winning the game, he still feels excluded, even more so than before. His situation has become more complicated, and the cooperation with Ito has made him feel more and more bound. He still performed at the wedding, but he was depressed. At that time, although there were only six months left to complete the contract, he demanded to break it. The process of parting ways was calm and gentle, but there was a price: he had to give up all the scenery, props and costumes. Therefore, at the age of 20, Cyril found himself back to the starting point, with no performance opportunities or even a home. He became Aesop again and had to rely on performing arts to feed himself.

Slowly, but surely, Cyril developed new contacts. He made up a new program and performed it at banquets and company activities. 1997 got a six-week stable contract for the one-hour dinner show at Tokyo Bay Hotel and performed with rented props. He got two dancers and assistants through the audition. One of them is Jane Shepardson from Australia. She not only joined the program, but also entered Cyril's life. On and off the stage, they are still partners today.

[Hidden] The performance was very successful, which enabled him to perform more advanced works as an illusionist. Now they are a group of four-himself, two dancers and a technician. 1998 he found the agent Satoshi Maruyama, and they have been working together until now. Satsuki's company Magic Theatre Co has five employees and the number is increasing. In 200 1 year, Cyril and Jane participated in the World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas and won the Golden Lion Award, which was awarded by Siegfried and Roy (Siegfried &; Roy) issued. Everything went well, but Cyril always felt that he was tied down in Japan. Although all his contacts are here, he is still considering leaving Japan. Maybe it's time to explore new fields, he thought.

Then in 2002, just as he was about to leave Japan, the opportunity came. Five years ago, david brian's TV special was broadcast on ABC TV network in the United States. In the next few years, TV producers all over the world are looking for their local versions. Cyril accepted an invitation from a medium-sized TV station, Tokyo TV. The producer asked him if he could combine Brian's performance with the giant illusion performance to construct a two-hour special program, and Cyril replied, "No problem. Then comes the difficult part: how to realize this promise. Four months of planning and preparation once again exhausted all his funds. Next is a two-month shooting period. His task is to produce exciting content to meet the expectations of producers: to have the same influence as Brian, but with different styles and unrepeatable magic!

Cyril was a very international person. His father is from Rope County, Japan, and his mother is a mixed-race French and Moroccan. But he grew up in America and now lives in Japan. Therefore, he is naturally proficient in English, French and Japanese. Liu Qian communicates with him in English and Japanese. Fortunately, he lives in Hollywood, Los Angeles, close to the magic shrine (magic castle). Growing up in such an environment means being surrounded by countless top magicians in the world, so he began to perform in many commercial occasions when he was 16 years old.

Speaking of Cyril's name, all Japan knows it. In addition to superb magic, handsome appearance has also fascinated many fans. When I came here this time, I thought I could witness the appearance of this God. I didn't expect Cyril to appear as an old woman in the program, which surprised the reporter a little. What makes the reporter dumbfounded is that Cyril has been completely involved in the role during the whole interview and has been answering questions as Cyril's "grandmother", which makes the reporter have to modify the question on the spot and aim the question at the "grandson". Finally, he felt a little crazy.

Cyril studied magic hard and taught himself many magic skills. /kloc-at the age of 0/5, Cyril became a member of the Hollywood magic castle and performed in it. The magic castle is called "the holy land of magic", where many top magicians gather. Performing there is the supreme honor of all magicians. /kloc-When he was 0/6 years old, Cyril's father hoped that he could go to Okinawa to find his roots and learn more about his Japanese culture, but because Okinawa was too rural, he decided to go to Tokyo alone. Maggie seemed a little emotional when talking about this past: "Cyril never told anyone about the difficulties and challenges he faced in life." After he arrived in Tokyo, he got a job in a bar and lived on tips. He was only 16 years old at that time. What a crazy thing! "

Cyril continued to learn magic while working. He gradually got to know many Japanese magicians and found that they were more focused on magic skills, which prompted him to keep trying technical magic performances. In addition, he also participated in various magic seminars and competitions, which further improved his skills. Around the age of 27, Cyril's talent finally attracted attention. He was invited to participate in a special program of a TV station, which was very popular and became a household name in Japan. Up to now, he has participated in the Japanese 16 prime-time special program and performed in local, Malaysian, Chinese mainland, Taiwan Province and South Korea.

Maggie said: "magic can transcend language barriers, and Cyril enjoyed the experience of performing in various countries very much;" He loves Asia and has lived here for nearly 20 years. He won't want to leave here and go back to America. " He paused, suddenly sneezed, and a ball of fire came out, which surprised the people around him again. It is difficult to perform street magic at close range because the magician can't control the audience's reaction. Maggie said: "When Cyril performs in the street, some people will be too enthusiastic and keep asking him to perform magic tricks. One day, he was filming in the streets of Osaka, and people pushed each other from all directions to see the magic show, forcing him to interrupt the performance. In the past few years, street magic has been very popular, and some famous street magicians such as David Bryan and crisan Geer have appeared in the United States. What did Cyril think of these peers? Maggie replied, "Cyril never wanted to compete with anyone." He thinks that magic should belong to everyone in the world. He really appreciates all magicians and their performing arts for the world. " At this time, Maggie took a video from her assistant and took it out of the box. Unexpectedly, it suddenly caught fire, which made people around you dumbfounded. Magi continued to smile on her face and casually put the recorded video back in the box to continue her interview.

In view of the fact that some people posted the secrets of magic on the Internet, Cyril hoped that the public would not think about how magic was made, but relax and enjoy the magic show. "It's like in the movie, you don't care how the stuntman landed safely without a parachute, you just enjoy watching the movie. Once you know the secret, magic is not fun; We need to leave room for fantasy. " In the interview, Maggie revealed that "grandson" likes watching movies, especially comedies and suspense movies. "His closet is full of such movies." If Cyril were not a magician, he might become a cook.

"He loves cooking and likes to cook Asian food. He loves to invent new dishes, and cooking reflects his attitude towards life-constantly looking for the boundaries of life, creating new dishes and new magic. Cyril once held a party and prepared a five-course meal for his friends. In addition, he printed out the menus, burned off their edges with fire, and tied them with small ribbons. He really knows how to party, haha. "

Through magic, villagers and orphans began to contact each other. At the end of the interview, the reporter asked the magician Cyril, what was his most magical experience? He pondered for a while and told a touching experience in Phuket, Thailand. At that time, he visited an orphanage where children were either abandoned by their parents or died of love. These orphans are excluded by the surrounding villagers, and their lives are very hard, so they can't go to the same school as other children. Cyril became good friends with these orphans. He performed magic in the village first, and then invited the villagers to the orphanage to watch the performance. Villagers and orphans began to contact, and people from two different worlds began to communicate, which made Cyril full of pride now. "Maggie." Whenever magic affected others, Cyril felt great satisfaction. Through magic, he not only provides entertainment, but also has a great influence on one's life and brings joy to others. "