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A Prague-based Czech theatre company which specialises in presenting its own gigantic, mechanical, mobile puppets in public spaces. In its street performances Echt Street Puppets makes use of improvisation and interaction with the audience, so that the puppets become living creatures in the eyes of the observer, a new life form, “Ontus Mechanicus. The company has performed in various city festivals and ceremonies not only across Europe (such as the Festival der Kulturen in Berlin, where it won first prize for the best allegorical vehicle) but also in Asia (Dream Parade in Taipei and Kaoshiung International Puppet Festival in Taiwan).