8 — 23 Sep
Flamingos
Brisbane Festival and West Village Presents
Witness the playful parade & take flight
World Premiere
By Dead Puppet Society
A flappy-footed flamboyance of full-size flamingos will take over Brisbane in this outrageous new outdoor performance from festival favourites, Dead Puppet Society.
These brightly-coloured, bendy-necked, leg-balancing birds are universally recognised as nature’s most ridiculous thing. Croquet club of choice and heroes of front lawn decor; these absurd animals can’t help but create a scene.
A sudden rush of light heralds their arrival, as the obnoxious hot pink flock explore their peculiar new environment, charming passersby with equal parts silliness and sincerity. With their bodies bobbing and feathers flapping to a disco dance beat, these unexpected visitors will be the undisputed life of the party.
Flamingos was co-commissioned by Dead Puppet Society and Cairns Festival.
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Price
Free
Times
West Village:
Fri 8 Sep 5pm - 8pm
Sat 9 Sep 5pm - 8pm
Fri 15 Sep 5pm - 8pm
Fri 22 Sep 5pm - 8pm
King St:
Sat 16 Sep 5pm – 9pm
South Bank:
Thu 21 Sep 5pm – 8pm
Victoria Park:
Sat 23 Sep 5pm – 7:30pm
Important Info
You can also find our Flamingo friends popping up at Victoria Park in BrisFest Closing Concert: All Together Now, King St for the 80's Street Party, and in South Bank at Australian Retirement Trust Festival Garden!
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Create Kinetic Wonders
Join Dead Puppet Society at their HQ for a special after-hours making workshop celebrating Australia’s winged wonders. In this special edition DPS Social, participants will discover the art of puppetry and create a unique mechanical curiosity.
Under the guidance of Dead Puppet Society’s Head of Fabrication Savannah Mojidi, participants will first observe their bird being cut out on the laser-cutter, seeing first-hand how our artisans incorporate laser-cutting technologies to build puppets and props, before assembling their feathered friend inside a dome case. Attendees will gain an insight into the basics principles of puppet design, and how to bring their bird to life on its miniature stage using a miniscule mechanism.
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Dead Puppet Society
Dead Puppet Society creates deeply imaginative design-led theatre, public art and sculpture, combining timeless craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology. Best known for their works Holding Achilles, Ishmael, The Wider Earth and Laser Beak Man
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