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Sexy!

Sexy!

Mesmerizing it is, creepy…yeah that too,
however it does strangely
demonstrate the human condition.
And the accompanying music
ensures that.

Final words,
weird, yet the amount of work involved
to make this puppet walk,
the designing of it, underneath
it all, it’s pure mechanics.

Mesmerizing it is, creepy…yeah that too,
however it does strangely
demonstrate the human condition.
And the accompanying music
ensures that.

Final words,
weird, yet the amount of work involved
to make this puppet walk,
the designing of it, underneath
it all, it’s pure mechanics.

I was there and it was mesmerising- I do feel that it could have been enhanced by circe de soleil style acrobats on the elephant instead of a bunch of bored-looking people standing around in costumes.

I was there and it was mesmerising- I do feel that it could have been enhanced by circe de soleil style acrobats on the elephant instead of a bunch of bored-looking people standing around in costumes.

They were in Antwerp (Belgium) in July and they will visit Calais and Le Havre in September and October!

They were in Antwerp (Belgium) in July and they will visit Calais and Le Havre in September and October!

saw it in Antwerp, just amazing ! They also organised a picknick with the giant on one of the city squares. great stuff !

saw it in Antwerp, just amazing ! They also organised a picknick with the giant on one of the city squares. great stuff !

I saw this in london — it was totally amazing… disn’t think the footmen looked bored…. I don’t think they were supposed to be attracting attention…
but yeah, probably one of the best things I ever saw, EVER!! I hestitate to use a word like ‘magical’ but it honestly was…! :D

a couple of photos I took are here if anyone’s interested:
http://www.plastichorse.com/ele/ele02.html

and there’s a terrible video at the end, but try and ignore that! :)

I saw this in london — it was totally amazing… disn’t think the footmen looked bored…. I don’t think they were supposed to be attracting attention…
but yeah, probably one of the best things I ever saw, EVER!! I hestitate to use a word like ‘magical’ but it honestly was…! :D

a couple of photos I took are here if anyone’s interested:
http://www.plastichorse.com/ele/ele02.html

and there’s a terrible video at the end, but try and ignore that! :)

Oh Frenchies, you are the best. She is totally something out of my nightmares a kid. Beautiful though!

Oh Frenchies, you are the best. She is totally something out of my nightmares a kid. Beautiful though!

Way cool!

You can also find a nice row of large pictures on the city of Nantes* website :
http://www.nantes.fr/ext/royal_de_luxe_2005/

French town where Royal Deluxe are from.

:)

Way cool!

You can also find a nice row of large pictures on the city of Nantes* website :
http://www.nantes.fr/ext/royal_de_luxe_2005/

French town where Royal Deluxe are from.

:)

Oooops!

http://www.nantes.fr/ext/royal_de_luxe_2005/

Oooops!

http://www.nantes.fr/ext/royal_de_luxe_2005/

mmmmh dunno why the link doesn’t appear properly:

… just have to add underscores between “royal” and “de”, then between “de and “luxe”…..

:)

mmmmh dunno why the link doesn’t appear properly:

… just have to add underscores between “royal” and “de”, then between “de and “luxe”…..

:)

Check out Tomer Hanuka’s pictures and comments from London that he posted on Meathaus back in May:
http://meathaus.com/2006/05/16/shes-a-square/

Check out Tomer Hanuka’s pictures and comments from London that he posted on Meathaus back in May:
http://meathaus.com/2006/05/16/shes-a-square/

I saw them in Antwerp as well and it was F A N T A S T I C !!
I was thrilled, exited like a little kid…
I managed to make some great pictures, here’s the link to the webalbum;
http://picasaweb.google.com/ymke.bartlema/07JuniSultanEnOlifantAntwerpen

I saw them in Antwerp as well and it was F A N T A S T I C !!
I was thrilled, exited like a little kid…
I managed to make some great pictures, here’s the link to the webalbum;
http://picasaweb.google.com/ymke.bartlema/07JuniSultanEnOlifantAntwerpen

awesome video. almost made me cry.

awesome video. almost made me cry.

The wife and I saw these videos recently and were blown away. The effort that must have gone into animating these marionettes is staggering, and the effect so very cool.

The wife and I saw these videos recently and were blown away. The effort that must have gone into animating these marionettes is staggering, and the effect so very cool.

They were in London but the event hadn’t been advertised, which means a lot of people (including myself) had missed it :(
The videos are fantastic :) thanks for posting them.

They were in London but the event hadn’t been advertised, which means a lot of people (including myself) had missed it :(
The videos are fantastic :) thanks for posting them.

what is that song in the video?

what is that song in the video?

The song is called Decollage and there used to be a link to it here: http://muzakforcybernetics.blogspot.com/2006/06/les-balayeurs-du-desert-decollage.html , but alas no more. The fact that these guys went through all this effort just to drive a steampunk-style robot elephant through London I think makes it one of the most beautiful moments in recent history.

The song is called Decollage and there used to be a link to it here: http://muzakforcybernetics.blogspot.com/2006/06/les-balayeurs-du-desert-decollage.html , but alas no more. The fact that these guys went through all this effort just to drive a steampunk-style robot elephant through London I think makes it one of the most beautiful moments in recent history.

This video and the music also touched a sensitive chord over here. True magic is still alive every now and then.

This video and the music also touched a sensitive chord over here. True magic is still alive every now and then.

I’m also pretty sure the song uses vocals by Blossom Dearie, a Jazz fave of mine, though I don’t recognize the song. It definitely sounds re-mixed-ish. It suits the visuals very beautifully.

I’m also pretty sure the song uses vocals by Blossom Dearie, a Jazz fave of mine, though I don’t recognize the song. It definitely sounds re-mixed-ish. It suits the visuals very beautifully.

[...] A while ago, my friend Hessel posted this excellent photo to Flickr. I’ve noticed this insanely cool performance around the interweb earlier. Now, just as back then I really wish that giant elephant and the accompanying girl will frequent one of my country’s small cities even though that doesn’t seem likely. Please Sultan’s Elephant, come to the Netherlands, I’ll give you some peanuts when you do! [...]

About the music:
All music by Jules Verne Impact,
‘Balayeurs du desert’
(It was possible to buy the cd in Antwerp)
And Yes, true, it says they used a Blossom Dearie sample in the song called ‘Le Mepris’

About the music:
All music by Jules Verne Impact,
‘Balayeurs du desert’
(It was possible to buy the cd in Antwerp)
And Yes, true, it says they used a Blossom Dearie sample in the song called ‘Le Mepris’

Ah,
It’s the other way around, the band itself is called Balayeurs du desert.
This is their email address: wadada@balayeurs.com

Ah,
It’s the other way around, the band itself is called Balayeurs du desert.
This is their email address: wadada@balayeurs.com

[...] Wow!!!…Watch this video and be astonished, mesmorized, and creeped out all at the same time. I thought it was CG then realized it was freakin real!! What an awesome experience this must of been watching these master puppeteers work their magic in this festival! I wished I was in London when this event (The Sultans Elephant by Royal de Luxe) happened, but it’s not too late as the show will continue on to Calais (September 28–October 1) and in Le Havre (October 26 – 29,2006) I’ll admit, my first craving for puppeteers was while watching Being John Malkovich and now this amazing creation! I’m sure everyone felt like a kid again in some mysterious way. I want one! More pics on Flickr here. via Drawn.ca [...]

I met François de la rozière, the man who made the plans for most of the Royal deluxe machines, he came in my fine art school last year to show us some of his works, it was amazing, this man did so much things.. He wants to create something like an entertainment park in the city of Nantes with an enormous three where people will be able to climb on, with stairs, a lot of vegetations and an educative functions, there will also be an bus-like elephant people could go into and look at the engineering, the méchanisms.. But he doesn’t want it to be a business thing, he wants it to be affordable, quite free. For me it wasn’t so great cause the aim is just to tell beautiful stories with incredibles machines wereas I wanted to met a real artist that defend a real reflexion about life in his work. And the giant of royal deluxe has got a scary face expression! But It was cool, it doesn’t need too much to be told, the machines are really impressive and it’s totally free (this is a politic of the street art company (communists! lol)) which is pretty cool. Perhaps you’ll find some françois De la rozière sketches on the net, didn’t try but he showed us somes.. A real engineer work, this guy works a lot!

I met François de la rozière, the man who made the plans for most of the Royal deluxe machines, he came in my fine art school last year to show us some of his works, it was amazing, this man did so much things.. He wants to create something like an entertainment park in the city of Nantes with an enormous three where people will be able to climb on, with stairs, a lot of vegetations and an educative functions, there will also be an bus-like elephant people could go into and look at the engineering, the méchanisms.. But he doesn’t want it to be a business thing, he wants it to be affordable, quite free. For me it wasn’t so great cause the aim is just to tell beautiful stories with incredibles machines wereas I wanted to met a real artist that defend a real reflexion about life in his work. And the giant of royal deluxe has got a scary face expression! But It was cool, it doesn’t need too much to be told, the machines are really impressive and it’s totally free (this is a politic of the street art company (communists! lol)) which is pretty cool. Perhaps you’ll find some françois De la rozière sketches on the net, didn’t try but he showed us somes.. A real engineer work, this guy works a lot!

As a puppeteer in Australia, I loved this! I only wish I had been over in Britain to see it. We need more puppetry in the world.

As a puppeteer in Australia, I loved this! I only wish I had been over in Britain to see it. We need more puppetry in the world.

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