Photo: Royal de Luxe/Valery JoncherayVisitors to Geneva at the end of September are likely to come across an 8m tall grandmother parading through the streets. The giant granny and her 6m tall granddaughter are two of the puppets featuring in The Saga of the Giants , a piece of street theatre devised by French company Royal de Luxe that will be presented in the Swiss city from September 29th to October 1st. Some 700,000 spectators are expected to turn up for the free event, which has already been seen in several other cities around the world. Founded in 1979 by director Jean-Luc Courcoult, Nantes-based Royal de Luxe has made a name for itself with its giant puppet spectacles such as The Sultan’s Elephant, which toured the world including London in 2006. But that should be compensated by the economic boost to Geneva's bars, restaurants and hotels.

Source: The Local September 06, 2017 08:37 UTC