Saturday, June 09, 2007

Detroit Festival of the Arts




Wow - nice people, good music - again - and lots of cool stuff going on in addition to the art show..... but unlike some shows like this, the crowd does not ignore the artists, and they seem to like taking some home!
My video of these guys at http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2036516028

Pictures above are of one of the most amazing "puppet" events I've ever seen. All I can find about them is the entry in the festival program - Close-Act Visual Theatre from The Netherlands, brings "Sau'rs" featuring gigantic pre-historic creatures that combine sound, rhythm, and humor as they move through the festival site. Can't find any web site related to their work. Only entries seem to be about their appearance at this festival.

Three "Sau'rs" and their handler look and sound really cool, and attract a huge crowd of folks who follow them like the Pied Piper! Somebody inside works very hard on stilts, manipulating the jaws, the head, neck, eyes, tail, tiny arms, etc., alternately accepting a hug from a little kid, and turning on an unsuspecting photographer with a mighty roar!

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