The Sultan’s Elephant coming to London in May
Apr 21st, 2006 by Hil
Royal de Luxe’s wonderful spectacle, The Sultan’s Elephant, is coming to London from 4th - 7th May, brought to you by Artichoke. It will take place in the streets and public spaces of Westminster, in the
area around Horse Guards Parade in St James’s Park, St James’s,
Piccadilly, Haymarket and Trafalgar Square. There is a new promotional website for London, The Sultan’s Elephant. Thanks to Elfie for letting me know.
Update: I’ve added this to my previous links, and started updating there. Might as well keep it all in one place. I’ll keep tracking links there as the London spectacle develops.
Tags: puppetry, puppets,
Royal de Luxe, elephant, giantess, London, sultan, France, sultan’s elephant, sultanselephant, street theatre
I wish I could see it! You posted about this whole spectacle some time ago, but it’s still one of the coolest things I know. It’s heartening to read your blog and see that creative and visionary things are still going on in this troubling world. Thanks, Hil!
Hey Lindy - how nice to see you here. And thanks so much for your kind words. I’d really love to see this thing, too. And many of the things I blog about!
Hi, Many photographs and films in Nantes (France) 2005. Extraordinary!
http://www.nantes.fr/ext/royal_de_luxe_2005/index.asp
Follow-p day after day
eya gang!
what a hoot!
the size and craftmanship
are striking, and the crew magnificent!
best wishes on this performance.
performance art at it’s best!
eya gang!
what a hoot!
the size and craftmanship
are striking, and the crew magnificent!
best wishes on this performance.
performance art at it’s best!
It was fantastic. The puppetry was amazing - they had about eight puppeteers on the elephant itself as well as one walking ahead with a remote control unit. The movements were fluid and natural, and it seemed like a real animal. The control was impressive for something so large too - it squirted water from its trunk and regularly aimed at people on balconies and hit them easily.
You can see my photos of the Sultan’s Elephant in London at my website:
http://www.sean.co.uk/photography/lightbox/sultans_elephant_london.shtm
Thanks, Pirmil, Sunny Jim and Sean - it’s really good to hear first hand accounts, because we get more sense of the wonder and excitement.
Sean, thanks for the pointer to your photos - some lovely ones there. I’ll add it to my ongoing Royale de Luxe links collection later today.
ANY ROYLE DE LUXE EVENTS IN PARIS/TOULOUSE IN AUGUST? THE ELEPHANT EVENT WAS THE MOST ENCHANTING, MAGICAL EVENT I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!SUZIE