Dawn
Choreography by Ivan Mayolo ’16
For this piece, Ivan wanted to create a passionate and lush piece filled with emotion. We chose to work with lace and red silk.
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Nature of Light
Choreography by Professor Er-Dong Hu
Costume Design by Paula D. Davis
Assistant Costume Design by Ming Yao ’17
For this work, Er-Dong wanted to work with some beautiful antique looking lightbulbs we had used the previous year for a theatre show. The idea was that for part of the dance each dancer would be in his or her own light. I thought that velvet would work really well under these lights for both a slightly antique feeling as well as the reflection and shadow that velvet can have. My student assistant came up with a beautiful palette that was a challenge to find in fabrics but in the end it came together beautifully. We made the dresses in the velvet and then bought pleated skirts that we then took apart and added into an asymmetrical slit in the dresses.
Ornithology
Choreography by Professor Kelly Knox
Costume Design by Paula D. Davis
Assistant Costume Design by Marita Mura
For this multi-section dance Kelly wanted to explore the world of birds. We looked at and were inspired by many different types of birds for both plumage and movements. We had swimming penguins, flying glow-in-the-dark owls, standing cranes, nesting birds, hummingbirds en pointe, pink gloved flamingos, and even a murmuration of starlings. The culminating event was an exotic “bird fashion show”.
Nine
Choreography by Guest Artist Salim Gauwloos
I revisited my dance skirt/pant pattern, this time in gold silk that could turn into liquid gold onstage into deep purples depending on the lighting. We paired this with a gold leotard trimmed in beading around the neckline to add to the shine.
No cambio solo aprendi
Choreography by Kelsey Fletcher ’14
Co-designed with Pam Miller
Sometimes you are able to find the perfect dress on-line.
(e)merge
Choreography by Professor Dustyn Martincich
The dancers in this piece were exploring their own identities through this piece and created collages that expressed their many sides, experiences, expectations, and pressures. I then elaborated on their collages and in the white panels of their red skirts each dancer had elements from their own collage. These were sometimes more dimensional items or they were two-dimensional images created and printed onto special iron-on printer paper and then applied to the fabric
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Peripheral Illusions
Choreography by Professor Er-Dong Hu and Kourtney Ginn ’12
Assistant Costume Design, Shimra Fine
Professor Hu really wanted to work with “saucer” tutus for this piece to create interesting shapes both front and back lit. Our challenge was to find the right materials to really make the tutu very flat. And to get just the right color.
We Would Give Anything for What We Have
Choreography by Christina Oddo ’14
For senior Chrstina Oddo, we were looking for a very stylish and sleek contemporary pedestrian look. I was able to shop this piece on-line but then so fell in love with the gray silk pants with tuxedo stripes in a print that when I could not get enough of them in the right sizes I ended up making a couple more pairs!
