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This was the first big world event after the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. The spirit of humanity was displayed through innovative theatrical magic, puppets and story.

In this mega-musical, Michael and Julie invented a lavish world of animals through puppetry, dance and mask.

Spirits is Michael’s personal showcase. Blending puppetry and dance within a world of ghosts and spirits with a live jazz score by Allen Jones.

Robert LePage and Michael created an outsized world of characters, acrobatic and puppetered in this epic tale of survival. Using contortionists and movement specialists, an amazing blend of circus and puppetry is put onstage.

The joyful world of the Beatles is presented in a highly charged dance, props and props and puppet environment. A great blend of Cirque du Soleil and the Fab Four.

At the lake of Dreams, things are experienced that can happen no where else on earth. Thousands of lights and stage mechanics animate this giant waterfall and lake for the resort guests.

Another collaboration with Julie Taymor. The puppetry and mask designs explore the deeply organic world of Grendel the monster and his primeval world.

Michael included his entourage of Tapestry of Nations puppets from Disney’s Epcot 2000 into the 600 performer spectacle. The show featured a 90’ tall Sage of Time puppet that rose to the top of the stadium full of human flyers.

This classic tale is retold through innovative ethereal puppetry. Small and large scale creatures are utilized for a fantastic effect. Only the Metropolitan Opera could do this beautiful staging from Julie Taymor.

The intense world of emotion and spectacle are explored in this award winning opera. Julie Taymor and Michael curry create a world of tormented and enchanted characters set upon Japanese Butoh Dance from Min Tanaka.

Michael has been involved in many huge spectacles. The spirit of the south was conveyed with Giant Puppetry, costume and movement.

A tribute to the color and textures of the world. 120 giant puppets parade around the huge Epcot lagoon as the sun sets and begins a huge evening spectacle.

An amazing world of undersea is presented over head through costumes puppets and stagecraft.

A show that delivers a portayal of the outrageous life and times of Ludwig II. The world of his fantasies and his troubles are rendered with splendid costume, puppetry, and illusionistic stage design.

The creation of a world of animal spirits was achieved by pairing actors with their animal guides. This very effective method of sub-text was created that helped further a very difficult story.