Set design for Les Féras

"Les Féras", emblematic fish from Lake Léman, are one of the main attractions of the Fête des Vignerons, a great popular show held every 20 years and involving 6,000 extras in Vevey. Amongst the many elements of the décor and accessories, 30 puppet-féras are manipulated by two or three people depending on the length, as well as two pikes each manipulated by nine people. Some twenty craftspeople worked on the production of these pieces and, despite their size they are light, manageable, flexible but robust and very expressive. The scenography was by H. Gargiulo, for the FEVI 19 production in Vevey.