For the first four days of November, the streets of Toulouse, France, were transformed into a performance space for the massive robotic puppets Ariane and Asterion. The giant spider and 50-ton Minotaur were featured in the French street-theater company La Machine’s multiday show Le Gardien du Temple. Live music accompanied the giants as La Machine performers guided them through the “labyrinth” formed by the streets of Toulouse. Here, from the Agence France-Presse photographer Eric Cabanis, a few shots of the show and some of the more than 600,000 audience members.
Toulouse Becomes a Labyrinth for La Machine’s Giant Spider and Minotaur
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Read moreAsterion, a giant Minotaur, performs in the streets of Toulouse as part of the French street-theater company La Machine's show Le Gardien du Temple ("The Guardian of the Temple") on November 2, 2018. #
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Read moreOn November 1, 2018, during the show Le Gardien du Temple, Ariane, a giant animated spider, moves from the roof of the Hôtel-Dieu in Toulouse, France. #
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Read moreAriane rises from the roof of the Hôtel-Dieu in Toulouse on November 1, 2018. #
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Read moreAriane descends to street level on November 1, 2018, during the show. #
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Read moreMusicians perform as they parade ahead of Ariane in Toulouse's city center on November 2, 2018. #
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Read moreAriane makes its way through Toulouse's city center on November 2, 2018. #
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Read moreFollowed by a crowd, Ariane arrives at the Place du Capitole square on November 2, 2018. #
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Read moreAriane rears up before a crowd at the Place du Capitole square in Toulouse on November 2, 2018. The Minotaur Asterion is visible in the background. #
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Read moreAsterion, a giant Minotaur, performs in the Place du Capitole square as part of the French street-theater company La Machine's Le Gardien du Temple on November 2, 2018. #
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Read moreAsterion moves past the crowd in the Place du Capitole square on November 2, 2018. #
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Read moreOnlookers watch from balconies as Asterion passes in Toulouse's city center on November 2, 2018. #
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Read moreA member of La Machine operates the head of Asterion in the streets of Toulouse on November 2, 2018. #
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Read moreA full view of the La Machine performers maneuvering Asterion out of the Place du Capitole square on November 2, 2018. #
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Read moreAsterion leans down toward the crowd during a performance of Le Gardien du Temple on November 2, 2018, in Toulouse's city center. #
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