Design Gets Going

On Thursday I visited Arts University College Bournemouth to meet up with the costume design students, Lois, Lorna, Daisy and Louisa, who are going to be working on the Pumphouse Project, designing and making elements of the costumes and maybe other visual aspects of the performance. I am really excited about their involvement and I think they now have a bit of a grasp of the scenario, which didn't seem to phase them at all! It certainly helped that they had come to the imaging workshop back in December as they know the space (and the challenge), and contributed to some of the ideas that have come through to the story that we now have. I am confident that they will bring a really exciting visual element to the production, and cant wait to see their ideas take shape.

Just to clarify - the design of the piece will have an overall feel to it, to tie in with the themes of a future without water, with the design students taking responsibility for certain sections or groups within it, and sourcing and creating the costumes for their chosen section. Hopefully we will be able to bring visual ideas so far to one of the rehearsals coming up for feedback. It may well be that we will be asking group members to donate bits and pieces of clothing for artful transformation... so watch this space.

Also.. we are looking forward to two design and making workshops at that Caroline has organised; at Leigh Park Community Centre on May 15th for families, and at Walford Mill Craft Centre on May 17th and 18th for adults and older teens, where some of the scenic elements will be created.

If anyone has any design or making skills to contribute, or know of anyone who would like to make anything, please let us know.

Its a cold and wet February day today but I am thinking a lot about the long days of June when we will be putting all the elements together.