Igor Kio

Igor Kio Emiljewitsch ( born March 13, 1944 in Moscow, † 30 August 2006 ) was a Russian magician and illusionist large.

Career

Igor's father, Emil Kio Theodorowitsch (* April 11, 1894, † December 19, 1965 ) was the founder of the dynasty of the illusionists Kios. The illusion show was after the death of Emil Kio Sen. jun by his two sons Igor Kio and Emil Kio. , Who participated from childhood in the show of the Father, from 1966 (mainly with the repertoire of the father) at home and abroad continued and further developed later. Both sons were in their own illusion shows on separately.

Igor Kio gave his first independent shows in the circus as a 15 -year-old when he had to replace the diseased father in 1959 in the Moscow Circus. For over 40 years, he continued his father's legacy. First, as a pure acquisition of paternal show, later in the creative development of the proven concept. So he built a professional ballet and other artists in his program. His first major independent artistic work as a circus artist, writer and director were the Chosen program -77 in the Leningrad Circus 1977 and the Illusion Show One-Two - Three.

Igor Kio developed a number of new illusions, such as fashion, Aquarium, The wings in the air, Houdini's Chest, The appearing bear cubs The Lion in the air and others. He expanded his field of activity Circus to the theater stage. His father was denied by authorities arbitrariness of this heart's desire.

1985 celebrated Igor Kio program without illusions in the Moscow Estradentheater premiere. On television, he was in the 80/90er years with more consignments present, of which the six-part series All awards must be emphasized.

1991 spectators Igor Kio show were shown at six clock in the evening after winter and the children's program The golden orange in the Moscow Kremlin Palace before thousands. 1994 produced Igor Kio occasion of the one hundredth birthday of his father in the Great Moscow Circus and later in Moscow Estradentheater the gala show The Wizard of XX. Century.

1994-1995 were from him at the Moscow Estradentheater the programs it speaks and creates Kio and the children travel programs with Kio Kio and travel with 2 produced. His illusion shows were not pure number programs. The shows had a connecting plot, in which Igor Kio, increasingly, artists in other genre omnibus.

Kio also celebrated successes in North America, Japan, France, Britain, Germany and many other countries.

Private

Kio 's first wife was the daughter of Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev Galina Brezhnev, with her he was married all the 10 days, rather they had to be separated in a pressure Brezhnev.