MAKING THE ENVIRONMENT MORE MAGICAL!
GREENING THE PLANET ONE MAGIC SHOW AT A TIME
Cyril the Sorcerer enchants, educates and entertains with positive messages about protecting our planet. With environmental shows on recycling, water, energy and other important themes, he helps audiences of all ages understand the magic they have to make the world a better place.
WHICH ONE OF MY
ENVIROMAGIC SHOWS
WILL WORK BEST FOR YOUR EVENT?
WATER WIZARD
RECYCLING IS MAGIC
THE WIZARD'S DUNGEON
MAGITRICITY
WATER WIZARD
WATER WIZARD
WATER WIZARD uses Vegas-level water magic to share important information on conserving and protecting our planet’s most precious resource. It incorporates the master level wizardry that Cyril’s teacher, Master Magician Jeff McBride, used to best Penn & Teller on their TV show “Fool Us.”
RECYCLING IS MAGIC
RECYCLING IS MAGIC
RECYCLING IS MAGIC has been Cyril’s mainstay show for more than 15 years. In a story of monsters, magic & too much trash, a wandering wizard learns that recycling is the best magic to cure the woes of a village beset by messy ogres
THE WIZARD'S DUNGEON
THE WIZARD’S DUNGEON
THE WIZARD’S DUNGEON teaches the importance of discarding household hazardous waste safely through the tale of Cyril cleaning out his own wizard’s workshop. Volunteers play the role of wizards and fairies, bringing this enviromagic fairytale to lifeMAGITRICITY
MAGITRICITY
MAGITRICITY introduces the basics of energy and climate change. It teaches that everyone has the power to save energy, save money and save the planet. It began as a companion piece to an exhibit on climate change at the Yale Peabody Museum.
“He is capable of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary.”
Sharyn Esdaile
ACES
“The positive response was absolutely overwhelming and there is wide consensus that it was among the best TGIFs ever”
Maisah Khan
Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry
“Wonderful performer! Fantastic Show! A Must See!”
Priscilla DeStefano
Energize Connecticut Center
“Cyril casts his spell through his mesmerizing acts and more. He’s Mr. Rogers of today’s magic, bringing all the essential tales of life and good conduct to his young audiences. He weaves a seamless tapestry of magic and narrative leaving his viewers at once both entertained and enriched.”
Roya Hakakian
Award-winning author, poet, journalist and human rights activist.
“Three cheers for a mission-driven magician!”
Rani Arbo
Wesleyan University Center for the Arts
WHICH ONE OF MY
Cyril the Sorcerer is the Merlin of Environmental Magic. He was born and raised in the fabled Land of Aquilon where he began his magical studies. When Aquilon became endangered by misuse of land, pollution of water and fouling of air, he worked to restore the magical balance between humans and Nature. Now he travels the world sharing the ancient lessons that saved Aquilon and, when entrusted to today’s young heroes, will save our lands as well.
THE MAN BEHIND THE SCENES
Cyril John “CJ” May is a sustainability professional, environmental presenter and instructor at McBride’s Magic & Mystery School. CJ received his Masters Degree in Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment and served as Yale’s recycling coordinator for more than 20 years. He currently manages the day-to-day affairs of Cyril the Sorcerer including the logistics of email, website, travel and business so unfamiliar to the wizard . CJ also performs enviromagic, but most often for professionals and other adults in more “TED Talk” fashion than Cyril. Learn about his presentations at Better World Magic.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
Cyril says that he has yet to earn the title of “wizard”. He says that remains a sorcerer for he has much to learn. Someday, when he has learned more magic and, perhaps, passed along enough of his wisdom to young heroes, he might consider himself a “wizard.”
The word “enviromagic” was coined by Master Magician Jeff McBride. It is his name for magical performances which not only entertain but also educate and empower audiences with messages on environmental issues.
As Cyril the Sorcerer says, “magic, by its ability to capture the imagination, can change the world.” Magic not only holds the attention of audience members but also demonstrates the wonder of our natural world as well as the power humans have to remedy the problems we are facing in the 21st Century.
CJ May’s father was an electrical engineer who inspired in him a sense of wonder for what humans can accomplish with dedication, hard work and curiosity. Our ability to overcome challenges is so wondrous it is like magic.
