THE WARRIOR AND THE GIRL

by: Poetic Kinetics

Brought to life as a daily performance during the Beijing Olympics, “The Warrior and the Girl” is a simple story of friendship and peace told through giant puppetry, aerial performance, animatronics, and modern dance… with the aid of heavy equipment.  The performance was commissioned by Olympics sponsor Johnson & Johnson as a part of their “Because We Care, We Act” campaign.

A 22’ tall terracotta warrior suspended from an 80-ton construction crane and a 15’ tall Chinese girl rigged to a 40’ boom forklift move together throughout the performance area during this 20 minute choreographed piece with the aid of 40 dancers/puppeteers.  Radio-controlled facial features enliven and animate the marionettes, while a radio-controlled butterfly guides the characters through the story with the aid of an aerialist performer in flight.

Installations:  Olympic Live Site, Beijing China, 2008

‘The Warrior and The Girl’ Marionettes are currently on display at the Terracotta Warrior Museum in Xi’an, China.