Royal de Luxe's Marionetas Gigantes en Guadalajara

Here's better video of Royal de Luxe's Marionetas Gigantes en Guadalajara. Thanks, Pete.

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New Royal de Luxe performance for Mexico's bicentennial

Watch video of The Mexican Giant, the dog Xolo and the Little Indian Girl, created by Royal de Luxe for Mexico's bicentennial. You can see many more photos here and here.

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Tilt shift Royal de Luxe

Tilt shift photograph of Royal de Luxe's giant diver. (I'm amazed/disappointed I couldn't find more tilt-shift photos or video.)

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New performance by Royal de Luxe

Postcard promoting the latest performance by Royal de Luxe, who showed off their giant in a diving suit in Belgium:



Seeing it set me off on a search for all things Royal de Luxe. Some of the gems I found included this diagram of the giant:



And these posters from the Machines de l’Ile:





Here's one of the latest creations on display at that exhibit - - the giraffe tortoise:



And here's a short video showing off more of the wonders in the warehouse:



You'll find many more delights at Flickr.

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Commercial inspired by Royal de Luxe's giant marionettes

Here's a commercial for Mayflower Moving featuring a huge marionette by The Character Shop, based on Royal de Luxe's giants. TCS posted several making of photos, including this one:



And here's a similar commercial featuring a commercial by Creature Workshop:



Via.

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Royal de Luxe's The Giants arrive in Chile

Royal de Luxe's The Giants are now in Chile. Lots of new photos here, including the one you see above.

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Royal de Luxe's The Giants Arrive in Berlin

Four great Royal de Luxe photos I recently found at Flickr. High-res versions and related images at the links. They're from a new performance in Berlin, which you can read about here.

*Previously: Royal de Luxe's giant in a diving suit in action.

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