Eliot's Travels

PIPOTOTAL

Nine imaginative engines occupied by 15 acrobats and 4 musicians travel
poetically through town. They tell the story about a
nomadic tribe's last initiation trip. The tribe left to lighten the fire of
life again in the middle of the night. In a fairy-like atmosphere there's
spoken of what one calls a legend and the other calls a myth.
[translation in the festival guide]

That pretty much describes the parade. Machines with a phonograph, musical instruments, an acrobat with wings, a huge pirate ship with an acrobat on top (getting bashed by the tree limbs), a rolling wheel with an acrobat inside, a rolling ball, and a pedal car. All machines were lit with fire and the actors had nomadic paint on their faces with interesting eyes. It was really cool. The kids loved it, so we were glad that we stayed up until 11 to see the parade through town.

posted by Whitney @ 8:12 AM