Close-Act Theatre (Netherlands)

Three gigantic, stilt-walking puppets resembling birds from prehistoric times will roam through your city, capturing your imagination and delighting you with their antics. How you interactive with them is up to you – from afar or up-close, it’s your decision. But watch out! They are playful and eager for attention. 

Like in a trance these sheer size BLUE BIRDS are wandering around. From high above these longnecks are watching down at you. There is no way you will miss them, when they start marching into the crowd. Their approach is friendly and prudent, but they surely are curious. Their long, long fingers are ticklish and their tall heads keep on nodding. Suddenly, they freeze to a halt, and tracking their leader calls they proceed in a stunning slow motion.

The Aliens are blue, water bird-like creatures with distinctively long necks. The actors are not on stilts but wear flippers. The height, approx. 3 metres, is attained by the long characteristic necks: a special construction connecting the bird head to the player. The actor himself is hidden inside the costume.

• Music installations are installed in the costumes, playing sounds and mystical sound scapes.
• Azurro (see characters), a blue character on stilts; a herder of the Aliens can be added to complete the visual excitement.
• A fire player with hand flares can be added by night. The hand flares provide a mysterious lightning effect.
• For special occasions 4 golden Aliens are available.

They are presumed to be extinct, nonetheless the biggest beasts that ever walked the earth return to the twentyfirst century. With a deafening roar these Sauruses charge through the crowds, looking for food to calm their hunger. People jump swiftly out of their way having never seen such giant beasts before.

There is a widespread sigh of relief as the Sauruses start eating plants. Ah vegetarians!

Now people risk moving closer to view these prehistoric beasts better; the Sauruses are playful and spontaneous, snapping at hands and sweeping their tails. After a while they move on, lined up neatly, their heads bobbing in an easy rhythmic manner, behind them a stunned audience stands and watches in amazement as the beasts slowly disappear.