>Anyone have good sources/instructions/suggestions for making the heads and hooves for the horses in "Equus"? I think I can probably figure out the heads. It's the hooves that I worry about. When you do chopines, how do you keep them on your feet? --that's kind of what the hooves are?
Kate, My chopines are fitted over another slipper (pianelle). The chopine has a band over the ball of the foot, rather like a Dr. Scholl's clog. Here's their website: http://aands.org/raisedheels/ see Pictorial Commentary for some modern repros. The detailed build of my pair is under "Lesson 1". They're intended as historical re-creation, not theater. I've done Ren dance in them, but they are not galliarde-friendly. I'd make more suggestions, but I doubt their utility: I'm not familiar with "Equus". FYI, Google images came up with this: platform shoes. http://www.smc.edu/theatre/images/Equus/Equus1_24.htm --cin Cynthia Barnes [email protected] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
