I think I come by the basics leading up to costuming honestly. My mom like so many in the 50s was expected to sew & made her own suits & outfits for all us kids. My dad, the pro fine arts photographer, taught me awareness of color & balance, mood, lighting & composition.
As I've been called in as Stage Manager (for the first time) my dad actually confessed that lighting technician was a big interest in college. ... final dress rehearsal tonite & opening tomorrow for Vienna, City of My Dreams -- A Music and Dance Performance by Peninsula Symphony & Danse Libre alumni On Friday we're at San Mateo PAC http://www.goldstar.com/events/san-mateo-ca/peninsula-symphony-performs-romantic-music.html On Saturday, we're at the Flint Center http://www.flintcenter.com/show_info.html This one's been fun as the dance company didnt know they needed to provide lighting guidance to the tech crew. I've gotten to do that and is soooo fun! Painting with light! Nowadays, my parents have picked up the costume & history bug from me. They volunteer at local historic houses, throw ragtime costume paties for their friends and seriously cheer me on. In the younger generation, my young niece & youngest nephew have been bitten by the costume bug, too... tho she prefers "princess dresses" to most anything else. Her brother has a huge wardrobe of pirate's coats, knights "armor" and other costumes. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
