Sid the spider is a 15 metre tall inflatable puppet operated by 11 performers using cold air and 36 cubic metres of helium. It is based on the Sydney funnel web spider. It is a character in Grand Magix, an NWSI large scale performance, and a walkabout or parade performance in its own right. Sid has appeared in Grand Magix at Terasson in France and Camden in London, and many other places. Sid is the newest and most ambitious of NWSI’s giant puppets, and will be a central character in our new show Taranta to be launched in Stockton on the 31st July 2004.
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The
Caterpillar is a 4 metre wide x 5metre high x10 metre long inflatable puppet
operated by ten performers using cold air. It is a character in Grand Magix,
an NWSI large scale performance, and a walkabout or parade performance in
its own right. It has performed in large parades at the Nice Carnival and
the Edinburgh Hogmanay. It has also performed at the Lowlands and Pukkelpop
festivals and many other places where it has created a huge impact as it moves
through and over large crowds. It can be thematically followed by The Butterfly
Collection.
The Drumming Robots
The Drumming Robots are the newest evolution of the NWSI stilt drumming ensemble
The Drumming Robots are particularly impressive at night with their specila
lighting effects. They are an element of Grand Magix but also a very effective
performance in their own right. And can be thematically linked with the giant
robot. You can see them in action in the first part of the Grand Magix video
stream. Visit the Grand Magix part of this site and watch them on video.
The Giant Robot
The Giant Robot makes a very spectacular intervention in his own right with a sound track. You can also see him in action in the Grand Magix video clips section.
