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Carnivale
A fairground village in motion
A fairground village filled with extraordinary installations, absurd interludes, and wondrous scenes.
Populated by a curious fairground folk — and brought to life by chance passers-by.
In Carnivale, a world unfolds where objects, mechanics, and play follow a logic of their own.
What appears familiar behaves just differently enough to spark wonder.
For all audiences
Max. 4 hours per day
crew: 17 performers
A Playful Exchange Between Maker and Visitor
Within Carnivale, the audience is not a distant observer.
The installations are activated, operated, and set in motion — sometimes by performers, sometimes by visitors themselves.
The result is a continuous interplay between control and chance, between what is designed and what unexpectedly emerges.
A Layered Universe Between History and Imagination
Within Carnivale, several creations by De Machienerie come together.
Works such as L’Imaginarium du Capitein Gustav II, Les Fabuleuses Aventures de Marquis de Quevilly, Animalium, and Les Tortues Géantes du Galapagos form part of this larger whole.
Together, they create a layered world in which each work retains its own identity while contributing to a shared immersive experience.
Carnivale draws inspiration from the visual language of traditional fairgrounds and circuses, reinterpreting it within a contemporary context.
It is a tribute to a vanished culture, transformed into a universe where craftsmanship, mechanics, and imagination take center stage.
An ideal experience for those in search of:
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a large-scale immersive experience in public space
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a scenographically constructed fairground village with multiple zones
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a combination of installations, play, and visual scenes
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a free-roaming parcours where visitors choose their own path
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a strongly visual and participatory universe
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an experience where imagination, mechanics, and encounter come together
standalone
installations
Within Carnivale, several installations can also be presented outside of the whole as standalone installations.
Works such as L’Imaginarium du Capitein Gustav II, Les Tortues Géantes du Galapagos, Animalium, and other elements from the universe each find their own form within new contexts.
On their own, they function as standalone visual installations — each with its own rhythm, narrative, and presence in space.
"Visitors wander, discover, and return — each time newly surprised by what moves."
Ready to open this world?
We would be happy to explore how this performance could be integrated into your programming, festival, or public context.
Each production by De Machienerie emerges in relation to its location, its audience, and the way the experience unfolds within the space. Together, we look for the right conditions in which the work can fully come to life.
Leave your details, and we will be glad to discuss how this performance might find its place within your programme.
