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Warrior and the Girl

A daily performance during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. A simple story of friendship and peace told through giant puppetry, aerial performance, animatronics and modern dance.

Artist
Patrick Shearn
Studio
Poetic Kinetics
Location
Beijing, China
Year
2008
Duration
temporary
Commissioned by
Johnson & Johnson

Warrior and the Girl — festival artwork in Beijing, China.

A daily performance during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. A simple story of friendship and peace told through giant puppetry, aerial performance, animatronics and modern dance.

The girl was suspended from a 40’ boom forklift and stood 15' tall.

40 puppeteers move about the performance in choreographed dance.

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