Your journey through Lyon takes you to the Place des Terreaux. I'll be waiting for you at the foot of the statue.

We start with a simple moment: cold drinks, a few breaths, time to put down your belongings and forget the miles you've already traveled. The square becomes our stage.

Then the cards come into play. Tricks performed up close, just inches from your eyes. You shuffle, you choose, you decide. And yet, the card you hold in your hands is exactly the one I announced three minutes earlier. Close-up magic has this special feature: it leaves no distance to hide behind. That's what makes it unsettling.

Next comes mentalism. Here, it's no longer the cards that speak, but your own mind. I invite you to think of a memory, a number, a first name. Without you giving me the slightest hint, I reveal it. The invisible influence suddenly becomes tangible, and what you thought was chance is revealed as a precise mechanism.

We end with a brief and elegant hypnosis demonstration with volunteers. A few moments of concentration are enough to make your hand seem to act independently of your will. You feel what a state of maximum concentration and total efficiency really means. Some call it suggestibility. I prefer to speak of a fast track entry to your mental resources.

You continue on your way with a certainty: what seemed impossible twenty minutes ago has happened in front of you, for you. The rest of your tour will have a different feel.