Theatre & Costume Design. 1993-1995

Not the Hollywood Women present ‘The Fitting Room’

Part of the Welsh Dance Festival, Chapter Arts’ Centre Cardiff.

 

The Fiend of Fashionis a caricature which was based on a William Morris illustration.

The caricature represents women in the 18th Century who wore clothing such as corsets & crinolines which distorted and disfigured their bodies, restricting movement and ultimately their everyday lives.

The Blue Loom is an instrument that was designed & made by me, the basis for the instrument was an old piano which I found in a skip. I dismantled it, turned it on it’s side and created a sound box behind the strings. The visual intention was to make it appear like a harp or a loom. The musician was influenced by someone working on a loom, making repetitive and percussive sounds. The composer produced the score especially for the sculpture.

Designer & Dancer With ‘Not the Hollywood Women’

A collaboration with composer Lynne Plowman & cellist Vicki Higginson.

Womens’ Art Festival. ‘Not The Hollywood Women’,

The first performance of ‘The Fitting Room’ at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay.  An item on the performance was featured on BBC Welsh Arts programme, ‘The Slate’.

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Carnival Commission for the Millennium.

Commissioned by Enfield Council 2000.

Theme: Four Elements.

Galleons & Pirates (Water)  

Thailand (Fire)

Medieval (Earth)  

Flight (Air)

Millennium Commission, Enfield Council 1999

Designer and maker of carnival costumes for the New Year Celebration.

A collaboration with ART START community group.