Dinosaur Petting Zoo - New 2011 Video

Hampyeong Butterfly Festival - Korea

Here are some images of our performers wowing the public at the "Hampyeong Butterfly Festival" in Korea.

Dinosaurs in Auckland....

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Erth's Dinosaur Petting Zoo in Ireland 2011

In collaboration with DeBec Events, Erth are bringing their highly successful Dinosaur Petting Zoo to Ireland and beyond in 2011.

From July 8th to 12th The Shelbourne Hall at Dublin's RDS will be transformed into a prehistoric time machine, as Erth invite their Irish audiences to learn about and interact with creatures that roamed the Earth over 65 million years ago.

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Ni Hao from Shanghai 2010, World Expo..

We've just experienced a record crowd of 1.03 million people in one day. With this many people in one place at the same time you can imagine that people like us would be warmly appreciated. In fact we are delighting people everyday that we're here and it is truly amazing the responses we have been receiving.

Perhaps it's because the kind of performance we do is rarely seen in China and perhaps we are great at what we do, but the Chinese devour us and our work like excited children with a new toy. They touch us and want photographs, they jostle for prime position to stand in front of us smiling joyously with their hands brandishing the two finger peace symbol.

With a week to go the DFAT (Department of Foreign Trade) have extended our stay as we have been so loved by expo visitors and the staff alike. After 16 hardcore days of huge crowds and 6 shows per day the team will head back home for a much deserved rest. (actually the much deserved rest is a fantasy, there is much to do and some us will continue to hit the ground running ) Peace.

Goose Lagoon , Darwin Festival 2010.

August 13th,14th and 15th
Darwin Entertainment Center

Created by Gary Lang and his loyal dancers with puppetry direction and operation by Erth's artistic director Scott Wright, this newpiece of dance theatre promises to be a wonderful fusion of mediums and styles.

Goose Lagoon is a traditional story from Gary's family which tells of a young girl who is cursed by a Gulka (magic man) and is unable to change from a native magpie goose and into her human form. She has fallen in love with a young hunter and is therefore prevented from truly being with him. And to make matters even more dramatic the annual goose hunting season has commenced.

Erth have designed and created an oversized magpie goose and a six pack gaggle for the show and will provide a somewhat magical element as we see the girl/goose transformation happen before the audiences eyes.

It's quite cathartic and poetic with elements of traditional, contemporary and ballet woven into the movement language. Goose Lagoon is also a lovely play on the classical ballet "Swan Lake" with tones of landscape and traditional storytelling.

If you are in Darwin or thinking of visiting for this years festival make sure that Goose Lagoon is on your list of must see shows, not just because it sounds like a wonderful show, but also to support to a show that has been locally produced and aims to be of the highest quality which will hopefully tour both nationally and international for years to come.

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Dinosaur puppet in Singapore

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Erth brings to town their Dinosaur Petting Zoo.

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