The Toulouse residents and other onlookers who enjoyed the show haven't had enough: we want more! This Sunday, the last act of the urban opera – entitled The Guardian of the Temple – The Portal of Darkness – will be played out in the streets of Toulouse. This very large event cost Toulouse Métropole 4.7 million euros but brought together nearly a million people in the streets of Toulouse… despite the rain. Three creatures find themselves at the center of this dizzying show: Asterion the Minotaur, Ariadne the Spider and Lilith the scorpion woman.
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1.2 million people have succumbed to the charm of the Machines
The Machines offered three crazy performances to the public in the streets of Toulouse. The second opus of Guardian of the Temple gathered more spectators every day. With 1.2 million people, it is doing better than in 2018.
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The show ended on the banks of the Garonne
Lilith managed to open a passage to the beyond, before confronting the minotaur. But Asterion manages to push her back and ends up victorious.
The platforms are literally crowded!
Several tens of thousands of people gathered in Toulouse to witness this finale!
Lilith arrives on the Pont Neuf and faces the door of Darkness
Ariadne the spider also walks onto the bridge. She is followed by Asterion, the minotaur, who had been arrested at the Augustinian museum.
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The Dark Gate is on fire! It's time for the big finale!
Lilith, who had fallen asleep at Port Viguerie, has woken up!
The crowd is present on the platforms, round of applause!
The quays of Toulouse have rarely been so crowded. Spectators turn on the lights on their phones to form a silent ola before the show begins.
The lights on the Pont Neuf have just gone out
The final act of this urban opera is taking shape: metal structures are being installed at the Pont Neuf. Lilith, asleep at Port Viguerie, remains in the darkness.
“We are Lilith’s cousins”, some fans do not go unnoticed in the procession
Among Delaroziere's Machines fans, we find those wearing disguises that make them look like his Creatures. And those, who, pencil in hand, sketch them.
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Already a lot of people at the Pont Neuf!
The finale doesn't take place until around 9 p.m. there, and already many spectators are at platform level. On the bridge, access is closed. Observers gather at the security checkpoints.
“We were asked to move aside even though there was no more room”, spectators feeling uneasy in the streets of Toulouse
As the crowd continues to gather around the Machines, it sometimes becomes difficult to get out of the way while walking around. Some people felt compressed, stressed… others felt unwell this afternoon on the Pont Neuf.
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Last minute change! Asterion is not going to return to the Capitol: the minotaur will stay at the Augustins to take “a nap”
Many spectators who were waiting for the minotaur on the Place du Capitole said they were “disgusted”. According to the security teams, the organization decided to keep the minotaur at the Augustins because of the crowd present on rue Alsace-Lorraine and on the Place du Capitole.
Asterion – late – is joining Ariane on the Place du Capitole, Lilith is asleep at Port Viguerie
Place du Capitole is now crowded! Asterion goes to join Ariane, before falling asleep until 8 p.m. with the spider.
A micro demonstration… against the event in the streets of Toulouse
Some demonstrators held up a banner reading: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
La Machine show in Toulouse: a small demonstration against the show. Some demonstrators carried a banner reading: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” pic.twitter.com/8tMdg0vZ1P
— La Dépêche 31 (@ladepeche31) https://twitter.com/ladepeche31/status/1850569296264503311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Lots of people around the Pont-Neuf!
The spectators feel crushed in the crowds on the Pont Neuf, there is a wave of people following Lilith: “it’s hell”, say some spectators. People suffering from illness were seen near the Pont Neuf.
Majestic, the scorpion woman spits water on onlookers!
Spectators better cover up!
Lilith advances on the Pont-Neuf
The minotaur Asterion should join her shortly!
The program for this Sunday evening!
Asterion got stuck at the Musée des Augustins. The minotaur had to find Ariane the spider on the Capitol Square in the early evening. The minotaur and the spider should come back to life around 8 p.m. Lilith will stay near Port Viguerie. The finale must take place in the evening at Pont Neuf which will be closed to the public for the occasion.
Asterion the minotaur, walking in the streets of Toulouse
Lilith comes to life at La Daurade at the same time.
Weather update
The weather should be mild for the rest of the day. Temperatures will reach 17 degrees in the afternoon despite the clouds. The weather should be mild for this evening's finale.
Short break for the machines, before returning this afternoon
The three machines fell asleep. Lilith is at La Daurade, Asterion at Saint-Pierre square and Ariadne at the Capitol. They will wake up in the early afternoon.
“It’s great, the audience is extraordinary”
The interview with François Delarozière, the artistic director of La Machine.
An impressive number of spectators
Already nearly half a million visitors have been recorded halfway through!
What will the weather be like this Sunday?
Good news! Météo France does not forecast any rain this Sunday in Toulouse. The sky will remain cloudy until 3 p.m. before the sun appears a little with some clearings to end the day. Temperatures will range from 13°C to 17°C.
A look back at previous days!
Several hundred thousand people witnessed the wandering of the giants!
Asterion the Minotaur, Lilith the scorpion woman and Ariadne the Spider walked the streets of Toulouse for this second day of the show “The Guardian of the Temple – The Gate of Darkness”. The urban opera appealed to Toulouse residents who came in large numbers to follow the journey of the machines. pic.twitter.com/uSQG0yAnMH
— La Dépêche du Midi (@ladepechedumidi) https://twitter.com/ladepechedumidi/status/1850243586391982221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
This Sunday, where should you go?
This Sunday, meet at the Carmes et Garonne and Capitole side for Act III with a Scene in the morning: “The sign of the beast”, which will begin around 10 a.m. Followed in the afternoon by “The fight of the titans” between Garonne and Saint-Cyprien. Finally, on Sunday evening, the final scene “The Gate of Darkness” is planned on the side of the Garonne and the Capitol. Be careful, many neighborhoods were inaccessible this Saturday due to particularly large crowds! If you want to attend the show, plan ahead!
Snow, flames… return to report on the second day of the show which brought together 400,000 people this Saturday
Between technical prowess, poetry and fascination, Asterion, Lilith and the Spider caused surprises at every street corner. Despite the rain, the crowds were there this Saturday, with 400,000 people in the streets of Toulouse.
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