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Book Synopsis: Inside the world of La Machine’s fantastical street theater, from mechanical bestiaries to urban spectacles. Since 1999, French production company La Machine has been creating live events and installations with astounding, gigantic mechanical animals and performing machinery. Through four exemplary projects in Nantes, La Roche-sur-Yon, Toulouse and Calais, La Machine: Machines de ville demonstrates how the elegant dynamics of this mechanical bestiary relate to space and to human performers.
This fully illustrated book charts the daily lives of the company, its members, artists, technicians and artisans, and how they undertake such visionary projects of mechanical urban architecture in order to create fantastically scaled dragons, minotaurs, frogs, crocodiles, spiders, mammoths and many other creatures.
In intricately detailed and labeled drawings and full-color photographs of the machines at every stage of their life, from construction to performance, the stories of these machines—and the people who build them—are collected here.
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Discover the captivating world of La Machine and its fantastical street theater with La Machine: Machines de ville. This incredible book takes you on a journey through the mesmerizing creations of French production company La Machine. From mechanical bestiaries to urban spectacles, La Machine has been wowing audiences with their astounding, gigantic mechanical animals and performing machinery since 1999.
La Machine: Machines de ville showcases four exemplary projects in Nantes, La Roche-sur-Yon, Toulouse, and Calais, offering a glimpse into the elegant dynamics of this mechanical bestiary and how it relates to both space and human performers. Immerse yourself in the daily lives of the company's members, artists, technicians, and artisans as they undertake visionary projects of mechanical urban architecture, bringing to life fantastically scaled dragons, minotaurs, frogs, crocodiles, spiders, mammoths, and many other creatures.
This fully illustrated book is a visual feast, with intricately detailed and labeled drawings, as well as stunning full-color photographs of the machines at every stage of their life. Experience the magic of construction to performance as you delve into the stories of these awe-inspiring machines and the people who bring them to life.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of La Machine. Order your copy of La Machine: Machines de ville today and embark on a journey unlike any other. Order Now!
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