The robot elephant born in Oia causes a sensation at a French circus
More than 10,000 people answered the call to enjoy Jumbo, the baby elephant born in Poitiers.
La Voz de Galicia reports on the success in Poitiers of Jumbo, one of the life-size robotic elephants built by La Fiesta Escénica. The French circus that bought the show spoke of ‘a historic attendance record’, with more than 10,000 people over its opening weekend.
Abel Martín directs eighteen artists in a story about a woman trying to restore her circus to its former glory until an elephant returns to the ring. ‘When she comes on stage, you hear a collective “Oh”,’ says the director, describing how the audience wonders whether the animal is real until they discover it is a robot.
The script, music, lighting, costumes and the elephant herself all came out of the Oia workshop. The newspaper also notes that two of these pachyderms would travel to Germany for the Roncalli circus’s golden jubilee.
Summary by La Fiesta Escénica. Quotes are translated where the original article is not in English.