wow, what an amazing way to tell a story. That would be a show hard to ever forget.

Amazing :)

Nice: They laid them asleep while departure... adorable :)

this is just weird, but I know... it's because I don't understand it

This is pretty amazing. I can't imagine what it would be like to bump into something like that on the street.

I have not heard of this before, but it's so interesting. The face of the Little Giantess is so expressive.

woah! thanks for sharing this! i'd never heard of such a thing!

Awesome! really makes me stop breathing...

AMAZING!!!!

Interesting performance.. Thanks for posting..

Wow, very cool

Okay once again I'm terrified of what Germans do when they get together in large numbers

nice picture..

So amazing! Just proves if you dream big, you can make anything happen. I would have loved to have been able to see it in real life.

So....France sent Germany an 'giant' statue to move throughout the city. Wasnt there a similar situation with a giant Trojan Horse?
But really, great pics. I love this site. Keep them coming!

Very nice!

wow....that's nuts!

sad pics

Amazing! Love it...

Interesting...............

Wonderful

Kind of a weird performance... but nevertheless nice shots!

Awesome. 24 almost brought a tear to my eye.

Weird. Cool, but weird. I also can't stop imagining the Big Giant breaking free and running rampage through the city, kicking over buildings like a movie monster. But that's just me. :-)

Is it just me or does that little giantess look really creepy?

ISN'T this like BIOSHOCK videogame FOR XBOX360,? the big dady and the little sister just made giant.

The French have public monies to put on this type of spectaular show only because they're not interested in invading the Middle East and stealing oil. Thanks for showing us how money should be spent.

Is anyone else a bit freaked out by the girl??? Very interesting...

Absolutely amazing. Each Royal de Luxe performance seems to top the last.

@11, that`s funny.

Number 20 the giant looks as if he could use a Coke. : )

human creativity never ceases to amaze me... incredible

A great and imaginative (and wonderful) way to tell a story. Great images too, and the last one is just so sweet :-)

Very intriguing performance! That would have been very cool to see in person! Thank you for the great photos. I like the photo of the little foot behind the giant's foot (#30). #16 is just too cute in her "little" slicker and 23 (with the hair) looks so real!

Like the Sultan's Elephant, La Princesse et al. I wish Royal de Luxe would produce films of their 'happenings'. They create the most beautifully crafted events in the world EVER! Bar none.

I'm not really a theater guy, but I'd definitely go watch this show.

A good way to tell a story about Germany. These Giants are like Germany: devided and reunited.
To Ted Ferguson: "So....France sent Germany an 'giant' statue to move throughout the city. Wasnt there a similar situation with a giant Trojan Horse?"
No there wasn't. There was a similar situation when France sent to the US the Statue of Liberty. Remember?

I saw the first show in Nantes (France) in June. Very spectacular ! Tens of thousands of peole following it in the streets ! I'm a bit jealous of the pictures seen here :)

creepy, but I can appreciate it.

#4 looks painful. That had to hurt.

Surprisingly intense and touching. Amazing photography

reminds me of City of Lost Children. somehow a very french aesthetic to the whole thing...

Love itttttttttttt :D

Its Bioshock!

Does anybody here understand that the reason for the celebration was the tearing down of the Berlin Wall? Does anybody have enough understanding of history to know what that even means? Berlin exists as a free, united city (and the German nation as well) because the US, along with a handful of lesser allies, stood in the path of the Soviet army at the end of WWII and resolutely refused to give it up for over FORTY YEARS!. Ever hear of the Berlin Airlift? Ever read a history book?

"Nice, wonderful, cool, amazing", I red in these comments. That's not exactly the truth : I'm a lucky citizen of Nantes where the Royal de Luxe Company stays. All of their shows are absolutly unbelievable and give us so many emotions that when you've seen that you're not the same person anymore.

If you want to see some pictures of the French show "La géante du Titanic et le scaphandrier" (quite the same story), in Nantes in June, it's here : http://www.jccaron.com/photos/arts-spectacles/79-la-geante-du-titanic-et-le-scaphandrier.html

@44 whats a berlin?

This was so awesome I wanted to see how they actually moved. Here's a video on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umX0FgAQQeM So lifelike. This was such a great post, Alan. Thanks again for all your constant good work. There is such a great mix of serious and light in your postings.

I saw their performance at Nantes, it's one of the greatest things i've ever seen! I was in the verge of tears when they finally reunited...
This performance, adapted to the history of the Berlin wall, Wow! it must be so touching to people who actually where separated from their families during those years!
There's not enough room for walls! Never again!

BIZARRE!

@DaveS. I'm sure everyone here gets it, thanks. Just because some commenters chose to react with humor, instead of reverence and awe, doesn't at all diminish the performance. Relax.

I think the Germans are fast approaching the Japanese in their level of weirdness.

Oooh - I'm so sad that I missed their Berlin performance. They did one in London called The Sultan's Elephant which was absolutely magical. All Londoners left their usual cynicism at home, walking around instead in a child-like wonder trying to spot the little Giantess having a nap in St James's Park (she snors!) or the elephant, accompanied by the Sultan and his court, walking down Picadilly. I guess it's one of those 'you had to be there moments', but absolutely wonderful.

http://www.thesultanselephant.com/

i love this style of art / puppetry at such a HUGE scale. and on pic #29; check out those monster cymbals ! wonder how they sounded...

Great shots.
To me, It just misses some pictures of REAL people, and their reaction/emotions to this show.

I saw it in a TV reporting, and you often see ADULTS literaly crying.
This brings so much emotion !

So very beautiful.

And I envy you Richard (#45).

#51: Except this is a *French* theater group. Maybe all us Europeans are just nuts ;)

Absolutely beatiful, historical story. Visually stunning. History brought to life! Loved it!

sweet!!!!

I'm from Germany and saw parts of the performance and I just didn't get it until I just saw these photographs. Beautiful! Well done!

Very European. Requires large commitment, money, time & community. New Yorkers would want more action & explosions. The comments are not revealing enough. More people should comment; it's part of the experience.

Too many similar shots. Whole series could have been reduced to about six pictures.

If you want more pictures about Royal de luxe (others spectacles...) http://zonelibre44.free.fr/index.htm
or
http://zonelibre44.free.fr/royal_de_luxe.htm

If you enjoy street theater, their elephant is not to be missed either :-)
http://www.nantes.fr/ext/royal_de_luxe_2005/vendredi2.php

Pure magic. Thank you for the pictures of the performance. It was beautiful and I wish I could have attended.

It makes me sad to think that so many people view the fantastic as something odd.

great pictures! thank you!

Simply amazing & beautiful done. I am always overwhelmed by Royal de Luxe. The costumes of the Lilliputians are also very nice.

@44. Don't ruin the beauty of these pictures with your ranting.

culture at it's best ...
you don't have to be interested in art or have to have any status in society, this is a simple story, which becomes huge not only by the measurements of the string puppets but by the amazing gestic & facial expression people can create with them....
it was such a great performance, many people almost cried when the little giantness & the big giant finally hugged in front of the no. 1 symbol for reunion...
even watching this on TV made this experience unforgettable.

Absolutely Amazing. I can certainly imagine that this was quite an emotional experience. I got emotional just looking at the photos!

I never could have that such a performance could exist. Extraordinary. Thank you to all the photographers and artists.

This show, with the giant girl, came in my home town (Le Havre, France) in October 2006. I've never seen another so beautiful, wonderful and poetic show.
Photos on demand ;-)

So very beautiful.

And I envy you Richard (#45).

Ubelivable...cogratulation to company for made this, and congratulation to Berlin

Cheers from Brazil !

Interesting!!!!!!!!! I would like to have seen puppets on such a massive scale.

Everybody knows the marionettes are giants because of global warming - sorry couldn't resist! Just trying to make this like every other Big Picture post comment- quick, somebody add a atheistic comment bashing organized religion and it's impact on giant puppets who collect government funding...hahahahaha

As a European from France, those beautiful pictures brought tears of joy and pride in my country (Europe feels like one nation in those occasions), because of the power of this symbol: 65 years after WW2, a nation of this continent does not care if the theater company hired to celebrate its own most important event of the century comes from their former worst enemy (remember WW1...) 1.5 million people just enjoyed together this fantastic and beautifully symbolic show... It feels the same as when Jessye Norman sang the Marseillaise for Bastille Day on the Champs-Elysees in 1989 for the bicentennial of the french revolution. To see a black american woman singing the french hymn meant so much to me and was such a great symbol of the values and hopes brought by the Revolution and the Enlightenment...

Liked it in real in France and re-like it now in pictures, such a great theatre company!

Beautiful. Beautiful. Literally. Symbolically. Emotionally. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to learn and see something I could never have imagined. Bravo to everyone involved in this art. My world is bigger and better tonight because I seen the Big Giant and the Little Giantress.

It's the little things like this that give me a bit of hope there is still something worthwhile saving about humanity.

Thank you for taking the time to share this.

Hats off to the people of Berlin, they have much cause to celebrate!
A classy display of European style!

Cheers from Canada

Wonderful.

I'm sure glad I didn't run into them in Rapture.

wow that looked like a real girl at first! then i was like wait a minute..haha this is breathtaking

Such a beautiful performance. And to think that I had to stay put at home because of a nasty cold while about a kilometre away this stunning spectacle was happening. I hate you viruses!!

And thanks to France and the artists who brought us such a nice and unforgetable experience. Politicans and their interchangable speeches grow dim compared to this ...

@53, how nice of you to assume that Londoners left their 'usual cynicism' at home for the Sultan's thing. Do you tar everyone with the same presumptuous brush?

No sir, THIS Londoner was thoroughly infuriated and therefore justifiably cynical about his encounter with The Sultan's Elephant as the crowds it drew around Piccadilly Circus made him late for a date.

Bloody French.

Anyone else extremely creeped out? And what is it with the Germans and this build-a-man mentality?

It puts the lame-o Macy's parade with those dumb balloons to shame.

Wow! What a show! Is there more to it, though? Are they trying to prepare the puplic for a return of the Nephilim????? Hat is off to #44.

This isnt a massive waste of energy or anything is it?

this is why, the french remind you, they are better than you

This is absolutely adorable...and yet terrifying. I hate puppets, especially human like puppets. I think if I saw these HUGE ones, I would die, haha.

Alive I tell you, them creatures that blink and look like they don't really see you, but they do. They go into large crowds carefully, walk as guided, slowly absorbing the breath of your souls while you watch. Then sleep,

Beautiful... the theme, the presentation and the photography... are all awesome...

What a masterpiece!!!

EXPECTACULAR!!!!

Wonderful that people still conceive of great and dramatic and artistic events...and are allowed to make those dreams reality!!!!

Amazing! It is awesome!

Chill out #44. I'm a Historian for the USAF, and the Berlin Blockade (Airlift) wasn't until 1948. That is nearly the same legth of time after the war that America spent in the war. I don't know why you are ranting. Everyone is commenting on the awe and beauty...not their lack of understanding of the events. Furthermore, to say that other allied forces are "lesser", that is an insult to the Millions, not a typo...MILLIONS of Soviets (Russians) that gave their lives. Plus the UK lost as many as we did (give or take) and their population in 60% smaller than ours. Not to mention the UK and the USSR spent 2 long years fighting and getting bombed, REPEATEDLY, for 2 years prior to our official entering of the war. Don't take away victory from the allied nations. It makes you sound like an idiot.

i kept my tears in my eyes when i saw the picture where they met and hug each other! OH MY GOD :'(

thats one beautiful story depicted in a beautiful way...

Wondrous. How profound, a simple change in scales.

oops! thar''s really so cool how they did it? and what's real story between big giant and loli of giantess. (Form China Beijing)

The Big Daddy and his little sister. The first thought which came to my mind was: Bioshock has come to germany!

It is a beautiful show, though i find it a bit difficult that the puppet-makers / the circus gets supported not only by french tax-payer's money but also by right-wing nationalist Jean-Marie Le Pen. So no surprise they made this 'Reunion' show in Berlin.

so amazing & meaningful!
wish I was there!

Wow! Awesome..

#53, "bloody French"? in which century do you live to come up with such a stupid comment? AND if you have to rant at somebody, check who in London ask the French company to come for the show...they didn't invade London I presume, though that could be nice once in a while to remove some sticks out of some stiff asses like yours.
#86: few people will creep out because they used their brain and realised a French company manufactured the puppets. Use yours too.

Merci France!

Roland de Berlin

Astonishing and inspiring!

Hats off to everyone involved!

'Lesser Allies'. Nice. Guess who wrote that?

amazing..absolutely mind blowing !!!!!!

Hi every one ! i'm french and so proud about this masterpiece. This company "Royal de Luxe" is one of the most creative and ingenious founder of the "spectacle vivant" in the world. You should see that by your own to understand not just looking pictures. Nothing compare to live !
Trust a F....... french guy ;)
PS : I'm amaze by some "post" sometimes i feel happy to live far from you !

Just cool stuff!!

Astonishing and inspiring!

Hats off to everyone involved!

Very impressive! But the german government should have better used the money that was spent on this event for supporting a kindergarden or a school in Germany, where many are in need for new rooms, books and even teachers!

Wonderful.

Thank you for those beautiful pictures. I had only seen the performance on tv, quite touching nevertheless. Here are some more pictures, video and information: http://www.riesen-in-berlin.de/en/start.html

@44/DaveS: In fact, the western Allied Forces traded an entire state for West-Berlin: the Free State of Thuringia, at first liberated by the US and GB, but then put on the plate of the Soviets. But thanks for spreading your propaganda and spitting in the face of the poor people of Thuringia, who had to endure being locked in the GDR instead.

extraordinarily good and wonderfullllllll

come on, its not the Reichstag anymore its the Bundestag. Third Reich is over !

Отличная реализация!

This is absolutely adorable...and yet terrifying. I hate puppets, especially human like puppets. I think if I saw these HUGE ones, I would die, haha.

Nice Post as always...

One Correction.. Letter "L" is missing in the word "Parliamentary" in the description of # 14. Thanks. Gaurav

video and whole story
http://3quarksdaily.blogs.com/3quarksdaily/2007/03/royal_de_luxe_t.html

so amazing

Fanbulous !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is a man made Miracle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lilly Donatelli Ristic

MujerArgentinaUsa@yahoo.com

@120: It is still the Reichstag.

Good photo's, well done France!

#26 The French government had no economic/political benefit from invading Iraq. They were Iraq's largest trading partner with a lucrative oil for food program, and were also happily supplying arms to the county for years. Iraq owes the French $6 billion in arms debt from the 70's and 80's alone. Maybe this is how they have the public monies to pay for this wonderful spectacle.

Royal de Luxe almost came through New York with this show, but it fell through because of financing. Anyone who wants the show in their town, please rally, call your politicians, your arts councils, foundations and tell them you want Royal de Luxe!!! They're ready to come over!!!!

Wow!!! Must be something to watch closely!!!

What the heck has the French got to do with the fall of the Berlin Wall? And again what the heck has this rather strange street show with a deep sea diver and rather ill looking girl got to do with the fall of the Berlin Wall?

A story to remember! It describes just a small piece of the pain this Wall caused for many generations, but it is a unique way to touch feelings of people, no matter they have witnessed this madness or not. I deeply regret for not being there when it took place.

I was trying to imagine this happening in the USA. Ha. We have no cultural heritage or respect for it, nor do we have any interest in the arts. We've been so dumbed down, it's kind of embarrassing. Impressive show.

These came to London in 2006 - it was absolutely amazing! Surreal and bizarre.
http://www.tanya-n.com/?p=41

Where did they come form? :)

@120

it's still the 'reichstagsgebäude' or 'reichstag'

Why are we looking at just still photo's?
No one had a video camera?
It would be more impressive to see them in action!

@ Comment 48
Thanks for sending a link to the YouTube video. The photos are amazing. Seeing the Giant and Giantess in action was breath-taking.

What an extraordinary display! I would love to see something like that in my town of Indianapolis, IN, U.S.

these pictures remind me of "La Princesse" in Liverpool
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/la_princesse_in_liverpool.html

No kidding, THE Greatest 'Big Pic' post so far. What the world needs now is fantasy, sweet fantasy.

This is incredible!
I had never heard of this festival.
This staff is the best!
Many thanks to the Boston Big Picture.

I love our european "Country"...

rather kitsch

Wonderful, wonderful artistry and great photos too! I love this "Grand Scale" street theater idea - I wonder when it'll come to America. It's already been in France, England, and now Germany...

--S

@44 @131 remember that the US president and congress absolutely did not want to do that, and had to be begged for weeks by the British and French to do it, and that for the first 10 years, more than 80% of the troops at the gate and along the wall on the German side were actually French, until the German's reconstructed army took over under the American command.
Besides, the French were the ones who were invited by the Germans to actually pull down most of the wall, in recognition to them convincing the Americans to save the city from the Soviets!

I think it's YOU that needs to read a good history of American military presence in Europe.

I don't think you need a German professor of history to tell you this - your own textbooks should tell it to you! I lived through it all, here in Berlin, myself, and remember the French tanks rumbling back and forth in front of our apartments for years as a child.

This is like Bioshock! For Real!

Where will they be performing next? I want to see Royal de Luxe live!!

Impressive Poppets

I'm impressed by the scale of the objects from an engineer's perspective. Can't get my brain around the emotion associated with the spectacle however. Might be the smallness or stillness of the pictures contrasted with the subject.

And to Dave S., commentor #44, better check the supplies at your cabin in the woods. I'm certain the Trilateral Commission has your number. Better yet, go there. Stay there. And please, stay off the internet.

Sheesh, what a moron.

WCC

@ 47 - It's a jelly donut

reminds me of bioshock...

As a Padi Advanced Open Water Diver, I found these photos to be very eerie.
Wish I had been there in person. I'm diving the Red Sea in Egypt on a bi-monthly basis in Dahab.

Mister Bubbles.......!

Put 'em in a New York City parade, it would be a nice change from our same ol' same ol'.

The thing that makes Royal de Luxe's productions special is the way that they're designed to be stumbled upon and seen in fragmentary ways -- the intention is that everyone will take something different away from what they see, shaped by their imaginations.

That's why they've avoided filming them: you can watch a DVD of the Sultan's Elephant in London, but it doesn't convey, for instance, the experience of a commuter encountering the giant marionettes in the course of an ordinary day. As that link says, it inspires a remarkable emotional investment from people whose daily lives are briefly part of a fantastic story.

Simply beautiful! Thanks to the French and the Germans. I am beyond overwhelmed!

Such a magnificent, yet tender symbol of this great family returning to each others' arms.

With much affection from your American cousins,

-David

BIOSHOCK COMES TO LIFE, BIG DADDY LIVES lol this is great

# 24 - True Father Daughter relationship

how beautiful. i cried as i looked through each photo.

With 1.5 million people in the streets, you can merely "stumble" upon the giants : you're weaving through the crowd to try and see them! However, it was amazing and of course a beautiful symbolic moment, the audience was really excited and marveled as the troupe was approaching. Here are some photos of the crowd i took : http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/robinmas/gallery/20th-anniversary-German-Unity-Day-in-Berlin/G0000tjLQB9MEkj0/

Needs more action and explosions.

I'm from Minnesota but have lived in Berlin for four years now. Last Saturday I thought the whole thing was a pretty stupid waste of tax money - that is, I kept asking myself what these two gigantic figures had to do with the Reunification Anniversary as they held up traffic and made it impossible to get around the city by foot. But after reading the captions under some of the most amazing photos of Berlin in this article, I definitely get it now. I wish the information in these captions had been publicly known or at least published in one of Berlin's newspapers before the event took place.

When you go to Berlin there is a brick line through the city almost like the freedom trail, except it is the line of where the wall once stood. Riding over it on a bike tour, our guide stopped and said "look down; people were shot and killed every other day for 28 years trying to do what you just did." It is quite humbling and something I will never forget. Can you imagine if the freedom trail evoked such bad memories. What an amazing way interpret the reuniting of Berlin, it really is a giant part of their life.

cripe that blows my mind

#1 on reddit because of your great way of displaying images compared to other newspapers. Keep up the good work!

#61: Yes, you're so right. *No* Thanksgiving Day parade in New York would be complete without massive explosions, gangstas firing off a round into the crowd, hookers writhing around in bikinis on top of floats, and a ritual animal sacrifice or two. We Americans are so uncreative and have such short attention spans, that absolutely nothing of cultural or artistic merit has been produced in the history of the nation, right? Ugh...can't you just appreciate the art and allow others to appreciate it without the gratuitous and irrelevant America-bashing?

No 120, that is not correct. In today's usage, the German term Reichstag or Reichstagsgebäude (Reichstag building) still refers to the building, while the term Bundestag refers to the institution.

These things have nothing to do with religion and don't generate profit. Wont happen in the United States.

beautiful! a couple of years ago, the little giantess came to chile and was a huge hit. hundreds of thousands went out to the streets just like the germans. great idea. great execution. great to see it again.
and, please just stick the comments to the subject.

This is unbelievable, Berlin at it's best and the reason why Europe and specifically Berlin is way ahead of us in the realm of Art's and Culture.

I have mixed emotions about this. Yes, this took a lot of hard work and devotion. But I think I would be fascinated by it for about 5 minutes and then turn and walk away. They're just big puppets, right? Or am I missing something? I find it odd that people are wasting such valuable resources during a time when we should be helping the environment. I just think of all the trash that will end up in a landfill somewhere....and for what? Oh yes...big puppets.

I thought it was brilliant, amazing and I would have loved to have seen it in person

How very wonderful! I only wish my puppetry students and I could have been in Berlin to have seen this spectacle of artistic splendor and hope.
Danke

# 145

Pathetic!

They looked so real...nice job.

MARAVILLOSO

#44 got ponned!! But #145, you really have an uncontrollable need to correct people. Just accept the fact that #44 is a brainwashed, desensatized puppet. From a psychologist's point of view, you are the pathetic one.

@78 yrs old and counting i remember the young girl telling me how naieve the US was as a young country when I mistook what i perceived as "Short Time?" as one of the unmentionables??? Smiles, I see it all quite clearly now>>>>>>>>>>>

What a great idea! We should do that in the US with Sponge Bob and the Cheetos Cheetah. That would be awesome!

Jesus..............How cool is the human race when they are putting thier minds to something creative and artistic as opposed to self destruction.......thankyou Courtney L Mullen.........x

People around the world are starving to death yet this is the sort of sh*t we waste our energy on and accept as the dominant culture in the world. What a messed-up world.

Cool art all the same.

The Big Picture always comes up with beautiful or astonishing topics. This was so fanciful and fun, especially after such tragic topics. The crowds really turned out. Thanks for the trip to Berlin!

This is amazing! We should never take our Freedom for Granted!!!!!!!!!! It made me think about all the people that died there,and also the men and women serving in our armed forces every day,puting their lives on the line.Be proud of them!!!!

truely amazing!!

I hate puppets, and I hate performance art, yet this is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

It's really amazing! Hope we could also have that kind of magnificent event in Panmunjeom, Korea... celebrating its reunion someday.

it's amazing........
Ty

Can you say....Bioshock? This looks almost exactly like a big daddy and little sister. For all of you commenters who don't know, check out Bioshock to see how similar this is? I wonder if the person who came up with this idea has ever played the game....

The puppets are amazing. It is an art form different from those we have developed in our country. Although we enjoy many smaller forms of puppetry, this has been taken to a grander scale. There are so many sides and views to see with regard to life, war, art, culture, and humanity. Gulliver's Travels was a book about the Lilliputians who trapped him by staking the giant to the ground...and it was symbolic of large governments and the worlds around us and how the various countries with many stages of social systems including various languages, clothing, slavery, emperors, kings, czars, sheiks, presidents, generals, and dictators all from varying levels of honesty, religion, respect, and or, lack of it. This is a statement of the celebration of freedom from bondage....and although this control and slavery and child and gender abuse still exists in all cultures, the culture in America is a composite of democracy, freedom, and still has many poor hungry elderly, and young as well as fallen heroes who are homeless and hungry. To make a world statement like this is monumental. Now, if they could just disarm the weapons of mass destruction which hang over us all, perhaps we could get back to the art of theater, puppetry, music, composing, dancing, painting, sculpting, welding, designing and respect each other. If the worlds could all stop the propaganda and lies that make us question our very existence all the philosophies and lose respect for nations whose total purpose is to destroy every Christian, Catholic, and Jew in the world in every country where we live besides every beautiful flower, honey bee and church in our country...think about life without apple pies and bbqs, no baseball or football, or fireworks....And before you know it freedom will ring.... but it takes faith, love, respect, honesty, kindness, dignity, morality, generosity and acts of kindness to recognize the art around us and help rebuild and free those enchained people still under the control of the giants who lie and hate their own.

That's just weird, but then I think Macy's parades and other pomp is weird too.

Perhaps we could enjoy watching them light up at Burning Man one day?

Hard to believe that it's been 20 years. #78 written by Moli pretty much expresses how I feel about this. Wonderful.

WOooooooooooW so giant GIIAANTTSS
From art point of view : really a masterpiece
A true combination of technology and art

From Economic point of view : not sure if it generatae money
but if it didnt then truly a waste of money and energy

well human feelings have no logic

and even dumb items used by celebs get sold for millions
atleast this is better

Dont know we should promote these or not

AMAZING!!!!

i ve never seen something like this ever before.

They'll be performing in Santiago Chile at the end of January, most likely

I watched on TV, it was wonderfull.
das war sehr schöne..

I am stunned! Incredible!

Great pictures, wish i was there...

Looking at the picture reminded me when I was 10 yeas old running the streets in a country deep deep in the heart of Europe..
The air is different in Europe, even the air, even the air....

I will share it with my friends in America
MESMERIZING.....

... ( breathless !!! ) ...

Incredible artwork! People complaining about he "resources" spent here: Man does not live on bread alone. We waste plenty of money on less significant, less beautiful things (unfortunately). I wish I could have been there to see them move!

What took 3 years of discovery, 3 months of logistical planning, weeks of preparing in Berlin resulted in 2 days of awesome performance. It was a the biggest present we could ourself.

Its alive.....its alive !

I'm British, live in Berlin, but was in France and only saw this on Arte, the Franco-German cultural TV channel. Try as I might no to, I cried. To the few on here who don't get it - try to see a video, especially the Arte 30 min. long programme. Look at the reactions of the crowd: Berliners, Germans, visitors from everywhere who came just to see it. Or: just consider the "slowed-down" emotions, the playing out of simplicity, closeness, separation and reunion. And the Lilliputian helpers, perhaps representing us all? Then if you still don't get it…

absolutely beautiful, incredible work, inspiring story...GREAT WORK!

AWSOME!!!!!!

wat moet dit wezen

It was truly amazing! I was there on saturday, 3rd october among the crowd watching it. Wonderful event. I believe the puppets were made in Nantes, France where my son's girlfriend is from and she was very proud of that fact on the day. wonderful show and so fitting for the 20th aniversary of the re-unification of Germany after the wall came down.

Astonishing and very fascinating!I wish I can see it in person. :)

As a Canadian I respect this effort to impress upon the world the terrible sacrifices Europeans went through during world war 2. These puppets are absolutely inspirational. The originators deserve a Nobel Prize for Art or Peace. OR BOTH!!
I can not beging to express how wonderful this tribute is but I can say my heart was deeply touched.

BIG BIG BIG.............. EVERYONE IS FASCINATED WITH BIG OR WE CAN SAY GIANT ONE.REALLY AMAZING. IN INDIA ALSO ELEPHANT HEADED GOD CALLED GANESHA ........WE ARE VERY MUCH INTERESTED IF THE STATUE IS BIG OR GIANT ONE.WORLD WIDE HUMAN BEING NATURE IS SAME.

@178 - It's 'pwned', not 'ponned' ;-)

@200 - Is there something wrong with the air over here in the US? I can't help but think your comment is infused with smug feeling of superiority...

I love the pics but hate the comments about US and European relations. Please EUROPE (France) remember that without world help your countries would not exist as you know them today i.e. with the same names as before world wars. You would not be speaking so freely about things either. The US protects its intersts world wide. Thanks for the statue of liberty but keep the stench that is your thankless attitude to yourself.. Thanks for the PIcs and the event was probably one the great things we as people will see. Art never dies It always transforms. Royal De Luxe you have outdone yourself. Thanks for making me smile.

Quite fascinating. The concept, the performance and all the work that must have gone into this astounds me. I could not take my eyes away. My only regret is that I do not understand enough German to follow what the narrator in the youtube video was saying.
Reading the posts was equally intriguing. Not too many people made negative comments, most were glowingly positive, yet the negative comments gathered the most attention.
Both the production and the blog about it are interesting experiments in human nature. I wonder what they tell us about ourselves?
#112 - I do not blame you for being glad you live far away from such cranks.

Come on, #214...although I too am annoyed at the gratuitous and irrelevant America-bashing, using the same tired "You'd be speaking German today if it weren't for the US" isn't going to help matters (and probably will worsen them). There were plenty of other Allied countries losing plenty of lives in WWII along with us.

Come on, #214...although I too am annoyed at the gratuitous and irrelevant America-bashing, using the same tired "You'd be speaking German today if it weren't for the US" isn't going to help matters (and probably will worsen them). There were plenty of other Allied countries losing plenty of lives in WWII along with us.

Sad how a beautiful art piece is spoiled by political talk
shame on you 214

217... its not about the US coming to save the world. As I said before, "without the worlds help" and that includes many different armed forces as well as the US, The french might be speaking mongolian for all intensive purposes. I just wish that people would get their heads out of the BS agenda pushing tabloids and be thankful for what they have and thankful to the persons whom fathers and grandfathers helped provide a blanket of security for others in a time of need instead of bashing My homeland for reasons unprovoked.

218 did you even read the comments.....214.I love the pics....Thanks for the PIcs and the event was probably one the great things we as people will see. Art never dies It always transforms. Royal De Luxe you have outdone yourself. Thanks for making me smile....? The "shame of which you speak is aimed at many above comments relating tojust exactly that political babble from the French! get a clue 218 and review related comments before you speak. I too enjoy the Art.

A truly Great Show for all ages to see and enjoy.

Thanks for posting. Giant puppets, who would have thought

Yes, amazing show, but it reminded me of another wall , three times taller than the former Berlin wall, and it's....guess where? Middle east, built not by communists ,but by Israel.

wow, so very cool!!! btw, who's the Lilliputian w/ the dreds in pic #33?! reeeeeer lol

Beautiful and wonderful. Well worth whatever it cost. Thank you, whoever paid. Thank you for the performance we can share and thank you for supporting whoever made it happen.

Beautiful.
I'm Korean, my country is the only devide nation in the world.
I dreamed Korean re-union too.

This is truly too amazing! Visually stunning and what a lovely story (politics aside)

Wonderful story, full of symbolic meaning. Thanks for the article.

Maybe they *could* come to USA.

We could have a giant GW walking around DC searching for his poor, lost weapons of mass destruction, mumbling "I know they're here somewhere..."

I'd help fund that.

Fantastic street theater!
The French have a long history of connections to Berlin.
The French have loved giants since Rabelais wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel back in the 16th century!

This a huge, mechanical poetry. Hope it will come over the streets of Brussels to give us a higher idea about creation and public show we all need to recover our childhood wonders and illusions.

Come to México theres a big stage. THe center in front of the cathedral. and lots of ppl.

good story told in a better way.excellent artistry of cource.

The arte/ZDF documentation mentioned earlier can be watched online:

http://plus7.arte.tv/de/1697660,CmC=2868668.html

Very cool aesthetically aside from its intended purpose. Also quite useful in acclimatizing people to the advent of the super robots which will be superior in their peacekeeping role.

Totally and completely amazing!

Thank you Anne for this slide show, it is amazing! there is a long tradition of puppets (guignol) in France, for children from 0-100 years and older, a very popular community and street theatre, an ancient art form.

In response to Elizabeth who is reminded of the wall in the Middle East, many medieval cities in the world are walled, as was customary to protect its inhabitants from outside attack and invasion, and this is true of Israel
today, who is just as anxious to protect its citizens from the daily shellings by its neighbours. The Soviets too suffered greatly at the hands of the Nazis, and for this reason erected the wall in Berlin. The Great Wall of China was similarly erected to protect the land from invasion by (mostly) the Mongols and other nomadic tribes in the area. It is not just in the Middle East!

>The Soviets too suffered greatly at the hands of the Nazis, and for this reason erected the wall in Berlin.
No, it was erected in 1961 long after the war to prevent defections to the west.

It was a prison wall.

@ 214

I could not agree more with 216, American bashing is just as ridiculous as your WW2 argument. if you want to play that game, remember French involvment in the American Revolutionary War without which (I quote) "your countr[y] would not exist as you know [it] today"...
Helping each other is what being allies means, isn't it? Anyway, let's move on!

I worked with the Bread and Puppet Theater for many years out of Vermont, of course Peter Schumann is German, but big puppets have been here in the US and will continue to be here for many years to come, they are awesome because they are beautiful and make us realize the scale of our lives and of our connection to something greater than ourselves!
I love their beauty and continue to create big puppet parades for High sierra Music Festival every year with 3rd planet productions out of Willits, CA.

So very beautiful, moving, creative, talented, stunning, meaningful... I'm glad this happened, and I'm glad I learned of it.

Almost looks like bioshock : D So ffing cool. That really is our neighboor country Germany : )

i ve already seen the little giant in le havre france !
it was wonderful !!

Love it! Amazing work

I haven't seen anything this beautiful in a very long time. Well done to everyone involved. Amazing

Fantastic to see a difficult looking concept carried through. I, like some others here am fascinated by the large scale of these kind of projects. Come to Leeds in the UK, so we can get a closer look...

Esta chingon, estos Liliputenses se la rifan machin. y que afortunados los Berlinenses de tenerlos en su ciudad.

Many thanks to The Big Picture for this set. An astounding set of photos!

The human race's unlimited source of creativity and inventiveness continually amazes me.

just to ^pay a little tribute to FRANCE, in case nobody noticed it until now: The giant puppets have been created by the "ROYAL DE LUXE Théâtre", a French theatre troop well known and appreciated on this side of the Rhein river. This amazing troop who plays mainly outdoors, was born in the South of France on the Riviera in the 90's, and then moved to Nantes, on the Atlantic coast.

other amazing pictures here:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_de_Luxe

Sharing my life between both sides of the Rhein, I am happy to see this great contribution of my country, to the celebration of the greatest European event since the return of peace after WWII.

this is wonderful amazing craftsmanship. as most visual entertainment is computer generated, its great to see this kind of work. i choose to not live in the past, but refuse to shut the door on it.old school works like these never loose they'er time and space, i love these puppets and all the incredable labor that must have gone into them. we need more of this in the world, and look at the crowds assembled to view these awsome figures, just marvelous.

Thts a Great Show...
Great efforts and good concept...

Lokanathan Nadar (India)

What a work of art. When I saw the size of the figures against buildings and people it straight away reminded me of Gulliver and the Lilliputins in Gulliver's Travels.

I love the fact that some humans think of an idea (and this is a big idea) and somehow find a way to make it happen, even if it requires an amazing amount of effort, time and most likely, money. For what purpose??? For a variety of purposes...like enjoyment and the ability to accomplish something unique to be treasured with a we CAN do it attitude.

Congratulations to all involved...simply amazing characters!

Here are few links about "Royal de Luxe" and the shows !

First if you have missed Berlin

DIARY
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January 2010 : Antofagasta, Santiago, Concepción - Chile
( for the independance bicentenial )

February 2010 : Wellington - New-Zealand

21-21th August 2010 : Anvers - Belgium

2011 : Perth - Australia

ROYAL de LUXE
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Royal de Luxe is a french street theatre company based in Nantes (France)

Official Website (in progress)
http://www.royal-de-luxe.com/

[In French]
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_de_Luxe
http://www.nantes.fr/culture/nantes-ville-de-cultures/la-veritable-histoire-de-royal-de-luxe.html
http://zonelibre44.free.fr/royal_de_luxe.htm

[In English]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_de_Luxe

THE LAST SHOW : The little giant and Titanic's Diver
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A day by day for the first show in Nantes in June 2009 - Many pictures [in French]
http://www.nantes.fr/culture/actualites-culturelles/2009/estuaire-2009-nantes-saint-nazaire/la-geante-du-titanic-et-le-scaphandrier.html
A video about the three days (52')
http://www.telenantes.com/les-3-jours-de-parade,39022.html

In Berlin
http://www.nantes.fr/culture/actualites-culturelles/2009/royal-de-luxe-a-berlin.html

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_G%C3%A9ante_du_Titanic_et_le_Scaphandrier

and more on Flickr', Google; Youtube, Dailymotion,.....

A sigh.An uncle and his niece lost in the holocaust. Reunited.

How do they store those things?!? There HUGE!!!!!!! Cool..... but silly 2.

Wonderful...I would have loved to see this in person...

What actually astonished me most of all is that there are people who don't understand how amazing this really is.

cheers to Royal de Luxe and cheers to Berlin.
thank you for sharing this unforgettable performance.
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Every country should aspire to have their own icons on show to the rest of the world. History showed us that we are a species who thrive on achievement. That's why they invented the Olympic games...right? Sport is not the only showcase. Our passions should always be on show as well. And here the Germans showed us how. I just never knew that the Germans are also passionate. Then again, some of the best music is German, best food, best beer. And puppet shows. And cars. And highways. And....
Gesundheid!

That is an amazing show and must have taken so much planning wish I saw it in the flesh..

Wunderbar!!! Wish the world was something like this...

very very awesome

Wow!!!

To number 219:
It's,.... for all intents and purposes, not "intensive purposes".

I live in Nantes, where the Big giant and the giantess were born.

it's so nice to folow them travelling across Europe :)

The ideals presented here are awesome.
Wish that some people could leave off the negative comments, aimed at other people, with different feelings and thoughts about things.
Having lived in the time that the wall was build, The anger that was evident around the world, but without action to stop it.
And then the coming down of the wall, my goodness, can we not just appreciate the symbolism behind this fabulous show?

#190 ... loco

#214 I can forgive you for being American, but not for writing 'intensive purposes'. Tsk.

How wonderful to see The Big Giant in front of the Reichstag instead of armed guards with machine guns!

Absolutely amazing I have never seen anything like it in my life.

Coisa linda. Uma manifestação digna. Gostaria muito de ter participado.

This is art. People go to a lot of trouble to create art, if it is worth the trouble. This is brilliantly conceived, expertly executed, and extremely simple, which is a strength. The only complexity about it rests in its fabrication, execution, and coordination.

That is its ethos. Its pathos is to touch the heart. As to that, it is as successful as it can be. It's only limitation rests within the hearts of the individuals who experienced it, either first or second hand.

5 Stars

This is So Cool!! - Amazing presentation, wish I could have been there to see it. Congratulations to the theatre company & to Germany. For the negative comments - Lighten Up People!

I'm already a little lovesick but after seeing this... O dear me, I think my heart is maxed out.

WOW!!!!!!!

A touchy-amazing hard work.
Like a wooden tear drop

Great!!!

The many varied comments to this event show how vastly different people can perceive something. Please note: Dr Shery, #190, has eloquently explained the origins of the underlying symbolism of the story. I recommend everyone read posting #190 before commenting. The event was not intended to mimic or challenge the Macy's Parade. It's not about size, for the sake of, size. It's not about wasting resources on a silly extravagance. This was a gift from the heart to heal, to celebrate our common ground, and look to a better future. This was art in the service of humanity; this was transformational and the French know that best!
Thank you to everyone involved in creating this beautiful story for the world.

that one was the coolest performance I've ever seen, wicked!!

ART.. true art.. no words necessary.. Dan.. IRL

that is so awesome it is true art

I remember seeing a clip of this in Being John Malkovich. I had no idea that it was real and a regular event.

its like a fairy tale!!!

This is so amazing.

With all the hate and violence in the world this is really heart-warming and amazing. How anyone can not like this beyond me. Worth every second of effort put in by those who made it happen.

Marionetas Francesas Gigantes"Guauh!!!!"

east and west in love with each other - true life

I was reminded of the time I saw Gulliver,s Travels in the Ramblas Barcelona from the heights of a Gaudi building in 1997,truly spell-binding,so good it still happens & can heighten important landmarks in present day history,allowing us to rethink/reflect....Ceri Australia...

I wish that I'd been able to see it,what inspiratrion Fantastic

Quoting a previous post: "not sure if it generatae money
but if it didnt then truly a waste of money and energy"

And this, my American friend, is why Americans will be living in mud huts and eating garbage in two more generations of capitalism.

Wow!! What a show. Hope we could do the same thing here in Taiwan when our brothers in China and us become real one family again as our strained affection is warming up.

Truly magnificant work by the French company Royal de Lux and this is a perfect example of there art taking motion and a great occasion to make it for. Beautiful.

Forget your country of birth, this is about being human. Beautiful, moving stuff.

So interesting!

I am so delighted to have seen these photos. They are spectacular and a wonderful expression of...whatever it is you feel as you look. Why are so many comments negative, accusatory and nitpicking.? If we could all be a bit more open and loving the world would surely be a better place...and let it begin with me...Anna Marie in San Francisco

Wow! It's a very great show. I have never seen a show like this. When the Big Gaint and the Little Giantess,newly reunited, sleep in each other's arms in front of the Brandenburg Gate, I can not control my tears. I cry for Germany's reunited.

wow!!!!!

It's huge! And big! And so, so very real!
It's gorgeous!
I wish I'd been there to see it!

too big

For the first and only time, I went to Berlin in 1983 where I stayed in the home of women I had never met but who were willing to open their home to me and walk with me in the city.
There was much breaking of glass and huge anger at the time - some amazing music was being made of those sounds - and coexisting with that fury was this open, generosity which touched me deeply. I had grown up in the USA with a certain perspective of German's and this trip really turned that narrow perspective on its head.
I remember going to the wall and feeling the fear and grey terror. I cried every day I was in Berlin, at the cruelty of humans. Yet every evening I would return to the apartment of these women who warmed me and comforted me by their gift of space and care. Though I could not understand a word that was being discussed around the table, I felt accepted and that made a huge difference as I struggled with history and possible futures.
The puppets sent the same feelings through my body. I am deeply moved by these artists and their vision - how simple and profound. Thank you. I look forward to going to Berlin again.

This is incredibly beautiful!

This looks like such a beautiful thing to see, something that I am sure all the spectators will remember forever, especially the children. I particularly enjoyed that the Little Giantess had removable shoes and socks and her very own rain coat. She's just like a giant doll!

Bravo to all who were involved in putting on this show.

Totally amazing...what a show!

I'm American (not always proud of it, sorry fellow Americans, I'm not)...but the comment by one of my neighbors: "not sure if it generated money but if it didn't, then truly a waste of money and energy" is truly insulting to this event...and I apologize on behalf of my country for this comment...not all of us are like that.

I cried looking at these photos (which are amazing btw), because the importance of this event is so profound and beautifully depicted (and I only know a smidgen of the whole story). Thank you for this enlightenment.

I was there too... not knowing what was going on only one day in Berlin I falow the music & peoples I got chance to see fascinating street shaw and like kid I feel the magic absolutely amazing I have never seen anything like it in my life

Beautiful pictures, An excellent work ot art. Would have love see in person.

EXCELLENTES PHOTOS. LES GEANTS SOT GENIAUX.
COMMENT NE PAS AIMER

Stunning pictures and the photo of them asleep outside the Brandenberg gate REALLY moved me for some reason...

Absolutely stunning! I saw the group perform "The Sultan's Elephant" in London in 2006 where the Little Giantess met an exquisite elephant. I recognized her immediately! Definitely one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I wish I could have seen this one!

Wonderful to see this, it gets me right into it. I grew up in Berlin,You got the spirit well Thank you

I like the "sleep in each other's arms" picture best. Marvelous work before and after I read the comments.

Absolutely amazing. I love these giants.

What also amazes me (which is true about almost all the pictures I see here on Big Picture) is how the U.S. media circus completely ignores these things. They are so busy reporting the toxic state of U.S. politics they have no time to report uplifting (and important!) stories like this.

I read the NY Times, The LA Times and the Chicago Tribune online, and never have I seen even a peep about these charming puppets or the 20th anniversary of the reunification of Berlin. Shame on these rags for trying to foist themselves as newspapers.

#312

don't purchase the rags that you are reading. do you really think that they are telling you the truth anyway?

This was an amaizng feat. I am so happy to have seen in from afar.
The embrace when they met...so touching. What history telling!

Fascinante

This is unbelievable. Very cool.

yes the lilliputan with the dreads is HHHHOT!!!

It's a shame that we didn't get a direct chance to see this in the middle of the U.S. I stumbled on this beautiful piece of performance! Though in contrast, my own experience is nothing, I do remember the Wall's fall 20 years ago. It was the first time I cried at an international event. (I was 8)
Kudos, and many thanks. Art can (and does) heal.

And at what scale!

I'm curious to know if they're coming to the US. Although many Americans wouldn't understand the message, we're always up for a good show.

This is absolutely spectacular--magnificent craftsmanship and artistry. How I wish I could have been there to see it!

so ccol!!!

It was amazing to see such works of art however in the back of my mind i kept thinking of Big Daddies and Little Sisters from the video game Bioshock. But it is still great to see things like this

OMG, It's a Big Daddy and a Little Sister! Where's my plasmids?! I neeeeed ADAM!

This is a much better way to celebrate Germany's National Holiday than a military parade. This event represents the spirit if the Germans today. I was there right in front of the Brandenburger Tor, the scenery was moving and touching, despite all the cranes, mechanics and technical stuff. Thank you for all the beautiful pictures.

As Hannah commented here, on October 20, 2009, "I am deeply moved by these artists and their vision - how simple and profound." For a reason which I have yet to analyze I was moved after reading the introductory paragraph and then moving onto viewing the pictures. Then I read Hannah's posting.
I am glad I came across this page.

Ken Mitchell said it all. What a spectacular idea.

Stunning - such imaginations - such sensitivity.

Only the French could put together something as beautiful as this.

Does this remind you of the Big Daddy out of the game bioshock looking for a little sister.

very, very cool...fantastic idea, powerful symbolism, spectacular execution.

it's amazing that in this world of technology we live in today, how can such basic objects create such a fantastic effect and impression! thumbs up!

AMAZING

Tremendous.

Spectacular!

It's so Bioshock...

Wow... It's wonderful..

I like it..

:-)

Thank you for share..

I just received this "event" from an artist friend. I was fascinated by the comments as well. I read nearly all of them. I'm struck by several points. First, the arrogance of some of my fellow US citizens. Some of us often have a highly over-rated sense of our place in the world. If we truly believed in democracy's "one man, one vote" we would be a bit humbled in the scope of it all. I am not saying we have not done many good things, but there is the rest of the world doing great things as well.

Secondly, I am struck with the analogy of the importance of every single puppeteer. It could be the analogy for how the world works. If it were not for each single person doing their job, the "show would not go on." If one person decided that they were more important than any of the others and started doing "their own thing," the whole is lost to the desires of one. It takes all of us to make it work. Thank you for bringing this to life.

P.S. To the person that thought this would be a waste if it didn't make a profit, it is clear as to how you value life. I am sorry for your sad and shallow world. It is heartwarming to know that some realize the value of art beyond what it puts in one's pocket.

Life is short but art stay for ever.
Congratulation!!!

I was there and it was amazing.

By far the most disturbing thing I have seen in ages. Truly frightening, the things that nightmares are made of.

I was there! Amazing show!

that is so cool

koreha sugoi!
bikkuri!
It's Amazing.

So Amazing Attraction & CARNAVAL I never see that is in INDONESIAN.

Fantástico!! fascinante! impressionante!! simplesmente maravilhoso.

A fellow puppet collector directed me to this site - I had seen a couple of photos of the Little Giantess but was not aware of the full extent of the project, its impact, and how moving it must have been for the spectators.
This is when the human spirit soars and ideas burst forth... thank you for the documentation of this splendid event and gratitude to the puppeteers ( and the Giant and Little Giantess) for their love and devotion to their craft.

Esta hermosa obra humana debería dar vuelta al mundo
Felicitaciones a todos los creadores de esta belleza pura

Ca c'est du spectacle populaire dans le bon sens du terme. De la poésie, de l'imagination, de la tendresse, de la beauté, du rêve, de l'humour, de l'amour. Merci à la Compagnie Royal de Luxe.
On vous attend à Calais (France).

i thought it was surer sweet! they were gorgeous puppets. wish i had been there!

Straordinario!..E' la parola.. grazie ad un'amica, straordinaria anche lei.. altrimenti non avrei mai visto "Il gigante e la bambina".
Bellissimo, belli anche i commenti: e GRAZIE ad Irene!!!

it's so cool!! guys you have done a great job!!!!

wow i love this collection of pictures

i was there on one of the days and my pictures aren't the least as good as those!!

thanks for sharing them!

what a mesmerising show! I had such dreams as a child!

E' fenomenale. Dopo il successo della storia della "visita del Sultano delle Indie": dove l'elefante é un personaggio favoloso come la piccola gigantessa, e della "Rivolta dei manichini", ecco che Royal de Luxe ci sorprende, ci fa sognare, ci entusiasma, ci fa sentiri tutti con buoni sentimentio con delle storie fantastiche e della inventiva sorprendente. E' una favola che diventa realtà e ci si sente coinvolti e non solo spettatori pieni di un intensa positiva commozione.

I just feel like adding a few things, since I live in Berlin and watched parts of the show.

First, the pictures are good, but there was so much more going on, than you can see. For example there was a geyser (broke out due to the giants anger) in the middle of the city, which produced a water fountain every few minutes. And the little giantess was dancing in the air after the reunion.
But the most wonderful thing was, that the little giantess looked so absulety human. Her facial expression wer just stunning. If you already think that after looking at the pictures, well... imagine it even more realistic.

Second, I think not every person living in Berlin got warmed up to the symbolic story behind this event. At least in my family there were some critical comments. But of course there bound to be different views than just one and since the whole thing was not that much about history, but mainly about the love between these two giants, it was really great for everyone even without knowing anything about the background story.

I am so impressed and hope I can visit the performance in person in the future as this lifted my artist's soul to a deeper level of insight. Something of this nature can only inspire the heart and soul. I am embarrassed, being from the US, for the capitalistic comment about money and would also like to apologize on the behalf of my country. We are not all like that I assure all! Hail to Freedom, Love and Art!

such an emotional response!the awesome power of puppets big and small to touch our soul

This is amazing!!!
Today I saw this performance for second time here in Santiago de Chile... Royal de Luxe is GREAT!!!

p.s. very good pictures here :)

Yes I am watching this amazing work of art right now on TV as these wonderful works of art are walking through the city in Santiago, Chile. Congratulations France.

MARAVILLOSO

wowowowoow!!!!!!!!!!! it´s incredible

Aqui en Chille fueron tres dias maravillosos, aporte de cultura a un pais que se unio sin diferencias de clases y disfruto esta maravilla del arte
.Gracias Royal de Luxe .

they're just so cool, they were here in Chile recently
i'm still amazed by these two giants, i'm abosolutely in love with them

Sensacional!!!

It reminds me of the beautiful Buddha in Korea, dedicated to the hope of reunion with North Korea. My heart just blossomed looking at these images. Thank you artists, thank you people, thank you for this breathtaking heart expanding experience.

очень впечатляет, хочется увидеть в живую...

a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!!!!

podemos ver el futuro, la pérdida inocense

Incredible photographs of an amazing event by Royal De Luxe and Berlin.

Incredible photographs of an amazing event by Royal De Luxe and Berlin.

wonderful!

Whaouuuuuuh ! It's gigantisime, beautiful and extraordinary !

I'M JUST SO TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY BY EVERTHING THESE PEOPLE DO. HOW DID THEY MAKE HER SO PRETTY? I WONDER WHERE THE FINANCING COMES FROM, MUST COST A MINT. AS LONG AS THERE ARE THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD I CONTINUE TO HAVE HOPE, DEL

August 20, 21, 22, Royal de Luxe are coming again to Antwerp, Belgium. with the diver and the little giant.
Seen the little giant and the elephant a few years ago, its pure magic.
We'll be there in the croud in 2 weeks.

I saw both of them during their last day in Antwerp today. It's pure magic, and very emotional. And the crew operating the two giants must be much admired. It's very hard work, and on top they are dressed in very beautiful, but no doubt very heavy and hot uniforms. Respect!

Le Royal de Luxe parvient toujours à nous enchanter au fil des années. Nous avons eu la chance de les voir plusieurs fois à Calais et à chaque fois, c'est un émerveillement. Devant ces géants on redevient petits. Leur regard est tellement humain qu'on les croirait vivants.
Ca c'est du spectacle de rue, populaire et intelligent, ce qui est loin d'être incompatible. Si certains se demandent si c'est rentable, c'est qu'il n'ont rien compris ! Qu'ils restent devant leur poste de télé à engloutir des pubs !

it was really grate

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yeah nice