This creation was presented for the first time in 2000 in Nantes from 14 to 17 October at the invitation of the City of Nantes. Then, it was performed in Le Havre from 5 to 8 October programmed by Le Volcan, Scène Nationale, and finally in Calais from 27 to 29 October at the invitation of Le Channel, Scène Nationale - 300,000 spectators.
Every thousand years, the village chief of the Black Giants must make a wish for animals. While moving the mountains one day, he discovered the presence of signs indicating that a giraffe had been wandering through the oceans forever, trapped on a floating island.
The Great Giant who was used to travelling, was selected by the village to bring her back. He traveled the world and many months went by until he finally found the giraffe standing on an iceberg.
He found it very difficult to capture her because these Giant Giraffes, despite being peaceful, have remained wild. They have always been afraid of Humans : not the little ones who live in our cities - far too tiny for them – but the Giants, some of which are the same size as them.
Long ago, the Giraffes were chased and caught in the kingdoms of Giants. They enjoyed watching them race : locked in huge palaces, they were made to run and the Giants wept with joy at such grace : despite those times being long gone nothing can erase the memory of these Giraffe Hunters.
So the Giant put the Giraffe in a large box, and in order to send her on her way, threw the box into a tornado that crossed the oceans.
Having been immediately sucked in by the wind, the Giraffe found herself very high in the sky and when the tornado grew tired, the box landed on the ground. But the Giant had taken care to write an address on the wood.
Some little postmen transported the box to the place indicated. The address was in a city well known by him, and by the Little Giant who was waiting patiently for the giraffe. Waiting to tame her and accompany her by road to the great celebration of giraffes.
© Jean-Luc COURCOULT Author, Director, founder of Royal de Luxe
Testimonials
« depuis tout petit , j'admire vos spectacles de rue , cela est toujours aussi magnifique à regardé , depuis les girafes je n'es raté aucun spectacles que vous faite j'admire vos création des géants qui son très réussi cela représente enormement de boulots pour vous , quand j'ai regardé le petit geant cela ma rappeller des bon souvenirs de mon enfance , j'étais sur les epaules de mon père a manger ma glace quand l'une des girafes a éternuer , sa ma fais peur que j'ai fais tombé ma glace sur mon père . Depuis »
Simon - Nantes, France -June 12, 2014
« je me rapelle encore du geant quand jetais petite et du petit africain et de la girafe , jen est des frissons rien que d en parler tellement j ai adoré cette histoire merci pour m avoir fait révé , jespére que vous continurez longtemps , et jespére que mes enfants auront la chance un jour de rencontrer les géants comme jai pu l avoir moi etant petite ay havre »
ludivine - nimes, france -December 14, 2012
« Un gigantesquissime merci à Royal de Luxe ! Je suis une grande fan depuis l'âge de 4 ans, où j'ai vu le spectacle avec le petit géant et les girafes. Aujourd'hui j'en ai 15 et je suis toujours plus émerveillée à chacun de vos spectacles. Je vous aime !!! »
Solenn - Nantes, Bretagne -April 14, 2012