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Assembly : 2 hours
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the ground: 10 x 10
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Space needed : on
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If indoor use : need
Electricity : 220v
Illustration : Bruno Théry - Imprimerie Uberti-Jourdan - Bonneville - Crédits photos : Johann Guiavarch, Aurélie Lascaux, Florent Huvé
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Bestiaire Alpin
“Alpine Beasts”
Le Fabuleux
Village
Evian
Tiphaine Rossignol, Théâtre de la Toupine, 851 avenue des Rives du Léman - BP 23 • F-74501 Evian cedex
Tél. : +33 (0)4 50 71 65 97 - Fax : +33 (0)4 50 26 44 55 - [email protected] - www.theatre-toupine.org
The merry-go-round theatre driven by parental pedal power
A driftwood creation
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THE STORY
“I come from above, where the land meets the sky; up there where
ibex play with eagles and where mountains shape men and beasts
alike. I had wood and stones, and I had dreams and desires. One day
I decided to come down, but not on my own, together with them all...’’
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above 1
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bex,
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n ele
phan
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wheel.
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Whilst the children are going round round, the parents are see sawing...