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A giant, fire-breathing dragon and a huge mechanical spiders will rove through downtown Ottawa for Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations.

The creatures contraptions come from La Machine, a Nantes, France-based production company, which will provide roving animated theatre in the capital.

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The Ottawa shows will be the North American debut for La Machine.

Guy Laflamme, executive director of celebrations for Ottawa 2017 was inspired to include the French company in the party after visiting Nantes in 2015, he said.

“I saw La Machine and the unique nature of that production and it was a given to me that we had to bring them here and have them a part of our signature events,” he said.

The company will be creating a four- to five-day-long setup in downtown Ottawa that features their enormous dragon, Long Ma, and their spider, Kumo Ni, Laflamme said.

“La Machine will bring its grandiose, ambulatory theatre to the streets of downtown Ottawa next summer creating intense experiences for residents and visitors while generating massive international exposure to the city,” he added.