At Great Small Works it's all about the power of the miniature overcoming greater, more dominant forces - and as a fitting event to open a festival of miniature theatre performances, Sunday 30th May saw a procession of miniature floats weave their way through the streets of the DUMBO district of Brooklyn, accompanied by a New Orleans-style brass band. A myriad number of individuals ranging from children to the elderly, established artists to untrained creatives, arrived at Brooklyn Bridge Park under the Manhatten Bridge to unveil their shoebox-sized creations, and the artistry, individuality and beauty of these four-wheeled floats was staggering.
Great Small Works stress that an intrinsic aspect of the toy theatre medium as an empowering 'art form for the people' is the fact that anyone can make one. The miniature procession which led up to the ribbon-cutting ceremony at St Ann's Warehouse, then, was a celebration of the self-made movement.
Floats congregate in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
The procession weaves its way through the warehouses of DUMBO.
A newly married couple get caught up in the trumpeting frenzy outside St Ann's Warehouse.
The brass band, featuring navy blue-clad John Bell, leads the crowd into St Ann's Warehouse.
And now a selection of floats in close-up....
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