11:11:49 ... This master of time spins his yo-yos (transformed into pocket watches) in all directions, speeding up and slowing down time at will. He deftly wields the small objects at lightning speed, even twirling two yo-yos at once as if they were the spinning hands of a clock.

When this dapper lad takes the stage and brandishes a simple Yo-Yo, you can't help but wonder what kind of simple filler performance you're about to receive. But let me assure you this is far from play-time; we're far from "Walking the Dog" and "Around The World" here. You're watching 1A and AP World Champion Tomonari "BLACK" Ishiguro who left his highly successful yo-yo competition career to focus on performing arts. He managed to impress Cirque du Soleil during an audition back in 2009 and here he is, living his dream, in Kurios where Ishiguro is nothing short of phenomenal!