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Bazooka

Nothing resists him. He's a force of nature, a rock-hewn monster, always masked because he's really ugly! Please welcome the reigning champion category "XXL Super All-in Wrestling." Ladies ans gentlemen, tonight only, king of the armlock, the strangler, the wrestler of wrestlers! The one and only, the great Bazooka!undefined undefined
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Bonnie and Clyde

Bang, Bang, Bonny and Clyde!That's the Barrow gang. This celebrated couple run down the streets and get lost in the town somewhere.Bonny and Clyde,are wanted but not armed.If you come across them put your hands up and hope for the best.
 

Buddha

Created in April, 2009 for the 4th."Grand Carnaval de Sauve". He floats in space above the teeming multitudes.

 

 

Carnivora

Don't be frightened, Carnivora won't eat you, she eats rubbish. This ecological marionette was the idea of a fourteen year old called Coline, then her dad and Les Géants du Sud made it. Carnivora is keen on recycling so don't throw your rubbish on the road otherwise she might eat YOU.

 

 

Charles-Edouard

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This aristocrat comes from another time.Not only a giant but also a bicyclist. Charles Edouard circulates on a penny farthing. He's not a snob he's a friend.

 

 

Djezel

She's strong willed and rather mystical. Some say that she's a witch, others that she's bewitched. We like her as she is. What Djezel likes to do is dance and to hoochy. Ask her to dance.
 

Gogol

gogol

Gogol is a crazy, friendly gorilla. He moves like his African cousins and has the kind heartedness of his Cevenole origins. Gogol is particularly fond of children, specially the ones who don't throw peanuts at him. Think of him as one of you, he'd like it.

 

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Iggy

Iggy comes from a far away and troubled world. He strolls the streets with legendary calm and displays a human being in a cage. From behind the bars the prisoner cries for help. But who would free the prisoner at the risk of becoming imprisoned himself.

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Mario

He comes to us directly from the moon. Ex-marionette, he now dedicates his time to parades. Always with his head in the clouds and his soul of suffering poet, he gets lost. So if you should find him please bring him back to us, we're looking everywhere for him.

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Marseillaise

Comes from the planet Marseilles which is full of strange creatures. She was captured a few years ago. She's a colourful creature but snaps at everything she sees. So careful, because she has a lot of eyes.

 

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Minos

marionnette du spectacle

This gentlemanly bull will surprise you with his beautiful manners, despite his imposing presence. To tell the truth, he's very affectionate and loves to be stroked. This marionette is luminous, his head and his hooves light up in nocturnal processions.

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Nosforos

When the night falls, a skeleton comes to life. Nosforos arises from hell.Fear ye not, our fire throwers and dancers now have him surrounded and will put him to death.He will be reborn from his ashes to terrorise us once again. Are you ready to meet him? Details of Nosforos
 

Panto

panto la marionette

Panto is celestial, a sort of angel. He either flies withe aid of giant Rokatu* or he decends by cable and always returns towards the sky. He's the stuntman of the family but also an excellent dancer in processions where he is highly appreciated.

*Rokatu is a Japanese kite.

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Sancho

sancho la marionette

Sancho was born in Cuba at the 12th Festival of Theatre in Havana. Half farmer and half cowboy he grew up in th Cuban countryside and then went into theatre.Afterwards, he took a plane and came to Les Géants du Sud and roamed all over France. Sancho is playful comic character.

 

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Toros

TorosOlé ! Nos amis les bêtes à cornes sont lâchés ! 4 frères : Grocho, Chico, Bepo, Banco qui aime faire la course dans nos rues sont aussi imprévisibles qu’incontrôlables. A moins que Minemo*, le toréador géant ne soit dans les parages pour une belle corrida.

*marionnette de la compagnie Caramantran

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Youssouf

Born and already a star, at Essaouria in Morroco, Youssouf has come to share with us his Africa, in music and dance in traditional costume.Wherever he goes he brings colour and rhythm to the family of Giants as well as in the street. A guaranteed success!

 

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10th. Carnival of Differences 16th. to 21st March 2009 Nîmes France