The Giant Marionettes of Royal De Luxe

Based in Nantes, France, the street theatre company Royal de Luxe performs around the world, primarily using gigantic, elaborate marionettes to tell stories that take place over several days and wind through entire cities. Puppeteers maneuver the huge marionettes -- some as tall as 12 meters (40 ft) -- through streets, parks, and waterways, performing their story along the way. Gathered here are images of several recent Royal de Luxe performances, from Belgium, Mexico, Germany, Chile, and England.

If you can see the videos of some of the performances on Youtube they'll give you more of an idea of what the performance must have been like. They look fantastic.

You can see the sequence of photos over At the In Focus photo blog page.