Alexandra Posted January 1, 2002 Share Posted January 1, 2002 An article from Mirella's "TuTu Review" by Tobi Tobias on the appeal and importance of costume. (Tobias, in addition to being New York Magazine's dance critic, wrote a book last year about fashion called "Obsessed by Dress.") YOUNG, DRESSED UP, & DANCING Years and years ago, I asked Bill Carter — a demi-caractère dancer with American Ballet Theatre, a flamenco dancer manqué, and one of the most soulful artists I've ever known — if his vocation had already been evident in his childhood. "Oh, yes," he reminisced, "I was always dressing up and waving scarves around." Since that conversation, having raised a dancing child, who now has a dance-mad little daughter of her own, I've met with much evidence that there's a profound connection, especially in the very young, between dancing and costume.... Like dance, costume is a means of self-expression, which is nearly as essential to human life as air, nourishment, and sleep. http://www.mirella-dance.com/TuTuReview.html Link to comment
Juliet Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Reading this article is the best possible start to my new year....thank you so much for the link, Alexandra. I have been trying to Maintain a Cheerful Aspect in the midst of cold and January greyness...sewing nonstop on two very beautiful costumes for the past few days has helped immeasurably, but this article was a perfect gift for a new year. Thank you again and best to all-- Link to comment
dirac Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 This was fun to read. On the subject of costuming, I'd also like to take the opportunity to plug Toni Bentley's "Costumes by Karinska," a beautiful and instructive volume. Link to comment
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