{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urbanism"],"cover":{"alt":"","height":1620,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-2.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2009-10-04T16:11:02Z","description":"Giants in Berlin is a giant’s tale, narrated by the legendary French street theatre company Royal de Luxe. It’s an open-air theatre to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall!","html":"\u003cp\u003eFor the last three days, the giants visited Berlin! I was on the streets today to take some photos of the big and very impressing marionettes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMe and thousands of other people were astonished about the vitality, the giants radiated. The parade was a huge spectacle with live music, confetti and cheering people\u0026hellip; If you want to get some impressions, \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157622388653529/\"\u003etake a look at my photos\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“spielzeit’europa | Berliner Festspiele and the legendary French street theatre company \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal de Luxe\u003c/strong\u003e present The Giants Arrive – A Fairy Tale for Berlin: an open-air theatre spectacle to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn their way through Berlin the two marionettes “Little Giantess” and “Big Giant”, which measure up to 15 metres in height, will tell a fairy tale about a reunion after years of separation. At significant Berlin sites such as Brandenburger Tor, Unter den Linden and Rotes Rathaus, they will delight an audience of millions and resurrect the overwhelming emotions of 1989.”\n(\u003ca href=\"http://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/de/aktuell/Fehlerseite.php\"\u003epress release\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin_hu_1a5db39df21c3e24.avif 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin_hu_4e76f258b2b1552.avif 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin_hu_2de4e498d577f286.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin_hu_5a19d4283ad3d1.webp 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin_hu_de971ebe77e9cd00.webp 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin_hu_b741f4ce50bb5fd5.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin_hu_c390ed0ebb61ef83.jpg\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin_hu_2d4a975899602a1f.jpg 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin_hu_961212e5ce5c4291.jpg 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin_hu_c390ed0ebb61ef83.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"the giants in berlin\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ethe giants in berlin\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin1_hu_42cc6639723401c5.avif 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin1_hu_42db5bd27ac4afe1.avif 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin1_hu_a39613b6ee0449d2.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin1_hu_62fe0c8a4a9699e6.webp 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin1_hu_578b478af8f2968b.webp 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin1_hu_735889348cd3ac4b.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin1_hu_44c228c1a9b37445.jpg\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin1_hu_4ac8de323671739d.jpg 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin1_hu_e53e0613236c061.jpg 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin1_hu_44c228c1a9b37445.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"the giants in berlin\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ethe giants in berlin\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1760\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1760\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1760\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-3_hu_a2c9bbb551351ce1.avif 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-3_hu_a9458294182fd6e9.avif 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-3_hu_38ae8c858dff37dc.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-3_hu_93a509ce02cb04d2.webp 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-3_hu_56a4c06b8e9fff70.webp 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-3_hu_e2a17271c700069e.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-3_hu_7a68b696552c85a8.jpg\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-3_hu_cadb9266b41f14b3.jpg 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-3_hu_c1ca2e712b5b7803.jpg 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-3_hu_7a68b696552c85a8.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1042\" alt=\"Royal de Luxe - Little Giantess\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eRoyal de Luxe - Little Giantess\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-4_hu_ef14479887d15b7a.avif 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-4_hu_19be54de925685d.avif 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-4_hu_e62cff55e2e83e71.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-4_hu_4efddb83b0c47f1e.webp 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-4_hu_7a723594fd81f97.webp 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-4_hu_e7c8efed67683cd4.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-4_hu_54239b800017624d.jpg\" srcset=\"/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-4_hu_b2b90349f4ac59eb.jpg 480w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-4_hu_3c5d4b1bce79c69c.jpg 960w, /giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-4_hu_54239b800017624d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"The Giants - Royal de Luxe\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eThe Giants - Royal de Luxe\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n The Giants, by Royal de Luxe\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nFor the last three days, the giants visited Berlin! I was on the streets today to take some photos of the big and very impressing marionettes.\n\nMe and thousands of other people were astonished about the vitality, the giants radiated. The parade was a huge spectacle with live music, confetti and cheering people... If you want to get some impressions, [take a look at my photos](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157622388653529/)!\n\n\u003e “spielzeit’europa | Berliner Festspiele and the legendary French street theatre company **Royal de Luxe** present The Giants Arrive – A Fairy Tale for Berlin: an open-air theatre spectacle to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.\n\u003e\n\u003e On their way through Berlin the two marionettes “Little Giantess” and “Big Giant”, which measure up to 15 metres in height, will tell a fairy tale about a reunion after years of separation. At significant Berlin sites such as Brandenburger Tor, Unter den Linden and Rotes Rathaus, they will delight an audience of millions and resurrect the overwhelming emotions of 1989.”\n\u003e ([press release](http://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/de/aktuell/Fehlerseite.php))\n\n![the giants in berlin](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin.jpg\u003e)\n\nthe giants in berlin ![the giants in berlin](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin1.jpg\u003e)\n\nthe giants in berlin ![Royal de Luxe - Little Giantess](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-3.jpg\u003e)\n\nRoyal de Luxe - Little Giantess ![The Giants - Royal de Luxe](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/giants-in-berlin/the-giants-in-berlin-4.jpg\u003e)\n\nThe Giants - Royal de Luxe The Giants, by Royal de Luxe\n","tags":["Photography","Berlin"],"title":"Giants in Berlin","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/giants-in-berlin/"}