every rose

Ballet Memphis will remount Julia Adam's The Little Prince this fall. One of my favorite costume tricks is to put a Swarovski rhinestone or crystal at the tip of something that is to look sharp. This made her thorns look dangerous and more alluring...

Diablo Ballet dancers in costumes constructed by Cynthia Sarmiento.




Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s illustration.

 Saint-Exupéry’s roses are like the wild beach roses that dot the dunes of our local beaches on the North shore of Long Island.




Things left unsaid

 

A beautiful ballet by Amy Seiwert for Colorado Ballet. I love the way the dancers sway in unison, reminds me of leaves on a tree. I like when dancers look naked and clothed at the same time and  seek ways to achieve this, sometimes with sheer flesh colored stretch tulle, or with very sheer fabric in traditionally constructed clothing.

James Kudelka's ballet Hush for OBT.



The clothes in this ballet appear and disappear depending on their density and how the light changes.