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Versatile all-women troupe presenting a huge repertoire of exquisitely costumed stilt walkabout characters, acrobatic balance, fire acts, globe walking, china plate spinning plus two large scale shows: Dress Circle and The Whale.
Dragon Quest (New for 2008)
An enormous, stunning, animatronic, smoke-breathing Dragon led through the streets by the Goblin Queen and her musical entourage.
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Circo Rum Ba Ba are highly skilled theatrical performers whose attention to detail, comic characterisation and enormous costume stock mean they can adapt to most themes and perform at any festival or event.
Stilt Walkabout Characters include: pillaging Valkyrie Vikings, kitsch sci-fi Aliens, pesky four-legged Bugs, gossiping Restoration Ladies, scurvy Pirates, big bucks Gangster and Moll, a Mediaeval Tower revealing a distressed damsel at its window, Victorian Flower Seller with Human Bustle, wicked Red She Devils, Japanese Geisha Girls and two squealing Bats.
Acrobatic Walkabout/Shows: Fiery She Devils, Contorting Aliens, Powdered -Wigged Courtiers and Fishy Acrobats
Other Walkabout Acts: a roving Fortune Telling Booth; a Mermaid Peep Show, Fire acts and Globe walking in various costumes.
Octopus Ocean
A giant octopus pedals a copper tricycle vessel upon which two deep sea fish perform a breathtaking acrobatic balance routine set to stirring nautical music.
The Flying Foxes & The Bat Keeper
A promenade performance with two flying fox bats on stilts, guided by their keeper - a haunting, musical saw playing crone. (Walkabout and show).
Dress Circle
A huge, sumptuous dress on the move, worn by a Grande Dame, whose skirts open to reveal a full theatre and a series of amazing vignettes: vaudeville china plate spinning, 18th century acrobatics, an operatic interlude and a musical saw concerto.
Installations:
The Whale
Spectacular 50ft (18m) true to life, inflatable sperm whale, guarded by a noisy fishwife, who leads brave landlubbers into its belly revealing the stunning sea scape of its lavishly decorated interior. Once inside they encounter a shipwrecked pirate and a treasure-hoarding mermaid and hear their extraordinary fishy tales. Mouseover here for a second image.
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The Mariner’s Museum
Inside The Whale, to the sounds of crashing waves, an ancient mariner leads visitors around a living museum of deep-sea wonders. The curiosities will include mermaids’ purses, an arm wrestling octopus, a skeleton with xylophone ribs, a slippery sea monster and bewildering flotsam and jetsam. The audience will be invited to touch and taste some of the exhibits.
‘What can I say? It was FANTASTIC!…you are always so nice to work with, I look forward to next time’ Sue Bird, Cheltenham Borough Council
‘Thank you for The Restoration Ladies’ excellent performances for the public at the 2006 Street Festival’ Wendy Rashed, Arts Festival Project Manager, Arts Culture Harrow
‘Hats off to the performers, especially the poor Snow Queen – thighs of steel by the end of the parade!’ Dianne Rivers, Events Officer, Birmingham City Council
“They were fabulous and so lovely that I really didn’t want them to leave!…they were a total delight and so, so brilliant, I can’t even put it into words” Elenid Davies, City Centre Events Co-ordinator, City of York Council
“I thought the Vikings were fantastic last year but the Octopus show is truly stunning and it’s coming back to The Isle of Wight” Claire Whittington, Co-ordinator of Cowes Week Entertainment
“When I book you I know you will turn up and do a brilliant job. Your costumes and acts are of the highest quality and you are a joy to work with.” Play Festival Events Officer, London Borough of Barnet
“Every year you amaze me with another incredible act. Octopus Ocean is wonderful...the crowds love it.” Entertainment’s Co-ordinator Merseyside River Festival
“Their show was well received and the fisherman’s wife worked really hard out side the whale to entertain the families of children going in. She was inspirational and an unrelenting character, a real credit to her profession.” Sharon Scaniglia Rushcliffe Borough Council
“Thanks so much for being so fantastic.” Amanda Crouch BBC
“As usual you were brilliant....we will use you again and again.” Judith Feathers, Events Manager, City of Liverpool Sport and Recreation Services
“We have had nothing but excellent feedback….the client was overwhelmed by the energy, thought, professionalism and dedication given.” Hofburg Palace, Vienna
“Everybody in Deventer is still talking about your performances. No one will ever forget you, including us. It was really nice working with you” Anjo de Bont, Deventer op Stelten, Netherlands
“Your performances were one of the highlights of the Festival” City of Liverpool Events Manager
“Once again you were brilliant!! I have had messages left from people this morning already asking if you are coming back” Sara Clews, Arts and Events Officer, Jersey Arts Centre