Bregenz - All three puppets out of action with breakages today. At first very frustrating. Then we make mock up parts - bird head, rider head, and tail on bamboos, paint them quickly in purple, blue and green, and we end up having a really productive day working on performance skills using this disconnected bird. The stage is a dome entirely covered in steps and the challenge to work on it is to separate the footwork from the puppeting. So that the puppet can move quickly in the air while the puppeteer can move safely and slowly on the hazardous stage. In the evening a storm appeared suddenly - a wind blew over one of the stunt men who was strapped into a giant "totem" - and we quickly evacuated the Seebuhne (see-stage) to continue inside. Bizarrely this evening was scheduled to rehearse the evacuation procedure so about half an hour later we all went back out into the storm to practise evacuating the stage again - doing it properly this time!