Francois Delarozière: Machine, City and the Myth (L'art francais - Special Edition)

Winland Art Podcast

Trained as a stage designer, Francois Delarozière created in 1999 La Machine, a non-profit organisation, constructing theatre sets, carousels for children and machines for productions. With his team he has created several giant animals that have toured all across the world where millions of people came to their live performances. His latest creation, “Long Ma Jing Shen”, stages a Dragon-Horse created for the 50th anniversary of Franco-Chinese diplomatic relations in Beijing in 2015.
Winland Art Podcast
Architecture is solidified art, and art is the soul of architecture. Created by the Carte Blanche art team from in Beijing, Winland Art Podcast show focuses on the global art stage. In our show we discuss the challenges faced by those working in the art field with a focus on hot issues in the art world such as cross-cultural creation and China’s current art world scene.

The Carte Blanche space was founded in 2019 and is located at Winland IFC, 7 Finance Street, Beijing.

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Chapitres

1. Francois Delarozière: Machine, City and the Myth (L'art francais - Special Edition) (00:00:00)

2. François's early works and why he decided to do urban theater. (00:01:37)

3. What kind of influence does the city and the public have on his creation? (00:17:33)

4. What opportunities brought him to China? (00:22:27)

5. What kind of response did “Long Ma Jing Shen” had when it premiered in Beijing? (00:26:40)

6. The "Long Ma Jing Shen" will visit Hangzhou during summer 2023. Besides that, does he have other plans in China? (00:31:23)