theatre
THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT
Costume Design
2017
Victoria, BC
The Madwoman, Countess Aurelia, leads Parisian vagabonds in the extermination of evil businessmen who plan to destroy the city for oil.
Politically, this production is about environmentalism. Visually, the costume design focuses on Chagall-like dream colours vs. black and white.
MAROWITZ' HAMLET
Costume Design
2012
The Pheonix Theatre
Victoria, BC
Directors: Charles Marowitz and Fran Gebhard
Charles Marowitz cuts and pastes excerpts from Shakespeare's classic and creates a surreal piece of theatre.
In response, the costume design is a collage of various fashion eras in history. Each character is assigned a specific era, colour, and pattern.
VODOU SALSA
Costume Design and Construction
Fashion Show
2011
Self-funded Project
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Based on gods of Haitian vodou, the costumes reflect the deities' personalities and powers.
Each costume is constructed with a solid colour matched with a fabric of a specific texture or pattern. The deities' symbols are painted on.
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ANTIGONES
Costume Design and Construction
2017
MFA Project
Victoria, BC
Director: Luciana Silvestre Fernandes
A emotional movement piece adapted from the classic myth of Antigone.
The Antigones wear war-torn, dirt-stained clothing, symbolising both the protagonist’s outer battle with the system, and inner battle between her own conscience and fear.
THREEPENNY CHINESE OPERA
Costume Design
2010
BFA Project
The strong beats and clankiness of the songs of Threepenny Opera remind me of traditional Chinese opera. Therefore, I researched the different face makeup of Chinese opera characters, and discovered that every colour and face represents a different characteristic or personality. This begins the design process, assigning different colours and faces to each of the characters in the musical.
THE AMERICAN DREAM
Costume and Set Design
2017
MFA Project
Director: Luciana Silvestre Fernandes
Absurdist designs for an absurdist play. The set is meant to be disorientating, with set pieces resembling human body parts and characters dehumanised by their exaggerated costumes.
THE TEMPEST
Costume and Set Design
2017
MFA Project
Director: Luciana Silvestre Fernandes
Set on a fictional island in South America, this rendition of Shakespeare's The Tempest explores the intrusion of European Catholicism into South American religion and culture. The game of chess is subtly integrated into the set and costumes, symbolising conflict between the two lands.
