Siro-A

**Siro-A** was a video projection dance group act from Season 1 of Fantasy's Got Talent. They came 4th Place.

## Background

SIRO-A is a seven member Japanese entertainment performance group from Sendai, Japan. Their name SIRO-A (SIRO = White, colorless in Japanese) means "belonging to no group, impossible to define as anybody." SIRO-A fuses mime, groundbreaking visual effects, and a techno soundtrack to create a whole new entertainment "Technodelic & Visual Show."

The group was formed in 2002 in Sendai. Following their success at Venezia Young Art Performance in 2004, they received the Bronze Award at GEISHA#7 the next year.

In 2008, they performed at AMUSE 30th anniversary memorial project, “Tokyo Theater FES `08” as representation from Sendai and won second place. In 2010, they performed at “Summer Sonic 2010”, which was followed by their performance to 30,000 people at “Expo 2010 Shanghai China”.

In 2011, SIRO-A won the prestigious “Spirit of the Fringe” Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and received international media exposure. Their international success was followed by their first European tour in German, Denmark, Austria, and France 2012. In 2013, they performed in the long-running Leicester Square Theatre in London. [1]

Shin previously appeared on *Penn & Teller: Fool Us* in seasons 2 and 4, fooling Penn and Teller both times.  His first appearance in the show's second season went viral, with over 50 million views on YouTube.

## Audition

Their audition in Episode OUT05 Siro-A's audition in Episode 1001 consisted of dancing and moving in response to video projected onto five blank canvases. Effects included overlaid colors and cloned dancers. Redwhaley gave them a Golden Buzzer for their performance.

## Quarterfinals

Their performance in Episode OU14 consisted of dancing and moving in response to video projected onto five blank canvases. The members created optical illusions including elongated body parts, flight, duplication, and rainbow colors. Raynard, Hwacha and RedWhaley14 gave them a standing ovation. They received enough votes to advance to the Semifinals along with Shin Lim.

## Semifinals

Their performance in Episode OUT16 consisted of dancing and moving in response to video projected onto multiple blank canvases. Projections portrayed musical instruments, various shapes, the faces of the three judges, and 4-6 letter words. They danced to an instrumental version of Lenny Kravitz's "Are You Gonna Go My Way." Raynard, Hwacha and RedWhaley14 gave them a standing ovation. They received enough votes to advance to the Finals in Episode OUT16 instead of Kodi Lee and Jabbawockeez.

## Finals

Their performance in Episode OUT18 consisted of dancing and moving in response to video projections of different colored rectangles. Projections helped the group portray duplication and flight optical illusions. They danced to an instrumental version of Calvin Harris's "Summer." ,Raynard, Hwacha and RedWhaley14 gave them a standing ovation.

## Finale

For the finale in Episode OUT19, They did aa routine with fellow contestant Light Balance and Dancer Derek Hough. They received enough votes to advance to the Top 5 instead of Light Balance. They finished 4th place ahead of Mat Franco