Links galore and a local event!
TheatreFace is a new networking site for professional, educational, and community theatre, sponsored by Stage Directions Magazine. It's got all the usual social networking features like a blog section, a profile page, a "friends list," etc., and the option to join and create communities and groups.
Stagecraft Exchange, launched by UNC graduate Kalen Larson, positions itself as a "craigslist for the theatre industry." It's brand-new so there's not much up there yet, but spread the word and add it to your list of venues to publicize things like job listings and equipment sales/rentals.
The Dye Dept. is an exciting website run by a collective of dyers and textile artists working in the Vancouver film industry. They have some great galleries to surf through as well as some excellent images of their studio setup. I always like to see what other workspaces look like.
The New York City Ballet has a great "online exhibit" of some highlights of their costume collection, entitled Bedecked, Bedazzled, and Bejeweled, with tons of great close-up shots of embellishments and construction details!
I also have an event announcement of possible interest to locals, hosted by our graduate department:
PORTFOLIO 101 for Costume Production Professionals! It's aimed toward UNC undergraduates, but others are welcome, from highschool costumers to area professionals and students at other universities, potential applicants both undergrad and grad, you name it.
This workshop connects you with professionals in the field who will share with you how to effectively prepare a technical or costume portfolio (both for designers and technicians), as well as some of their professional experiences. Please bring your portfolio or resume in whatever shape you have it so that you can get personalized information!
Thursday April 16 (4-6pm): Costume Production Resume Review/Portfolio Critique
**Room 105, Center for Dramatic Art, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill**
with Amanda Phillips and Randy Handley (PlayMakers/graduate students of Dramatic Art)
Jade Bettin and Judy Adamson (PlayMakers/Dept. of Dramatic Art)
Amanda Phillips is a third-year MFA candidate with experience working as a first hand at Ballet West and Tricorne NYC on Broadway productions such as Wicked, Young Frankenstein, and Shrek: The Musical.
Randy Handley is a second-year MFA candidate, former Assistant Manager at the Utah Shakespearean Festival and Wardrobe Supervisor for Cirque de Soleil's Corteo.
Jade Bettin is one of our Costume History faculty and a graduate of our MFA program, with past experience working with historical costume archives such as the collection at Kent State.
Judy Adamson is our Costume Director; she worked for Barbara Matera Ltd. in New York for 14 years. She has worked with such designers as Irene Sharaff, Miles White, Theoni Aldredge, Florence Klotz, Willa Kim, Pat Zipprodt, William Ivey Long and Bob Mackie. She has also worked extensively in dance with American Ballet Theatre, Paul Taylor and Elliot Feld.
Stagecraft Exchange, launched by UNC graduate Kalen Larson, positions itself as a "craigslist for the theatre industry." It's brand-new so there's not much up there yet, but spread the word and add it to your list of venues to publicize things like job listings and equipment sales/rentals.
The Dye Dept. is an exciting website run by a collective of dyers and textile artists working in the Vancouver film industry. They have some great galleries to surf through as well as some excellent images of their studio setup. I always like to see what other workspaces look like.
The New York City Ballet has a great "online exhibit" of some highlights of their costume collection, entitled Bedecked, Bedazzled, and Bejeweled, with tons of great close-up shots of embellishments and construction details!
I also have an event announcement of possible interest to locals, hosted by our graduate department:
PORTFOLIO 101 for Costume Production Professionals! It's aimed toward UNC undergraduates, but others are welcome, from highschool costumers to area professionals and students at other universities, potential applicants both undergrad and grad, you name it.
This workshop connects you with professionals in the field who will share with you how to effectively prepare a technical or costume portfolio (both for designers and technicians), as well as some of their professional experiences. Please bring your portfolio or resume in whatever shape you have it so that you can get personalized information!
Thursday April 16 (4-6pm): Costume Production Resume Review/Portfolio Critique
**Room 105, Center for Dramatic Art, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill**
with Amanda Phillips and Randy Handley (PlayMakers/graduate students of Dramatic Art)
Jade Bettin and Judy Adamson (PlayMakers/Dept. of Dramatic Art)
Amanda Phillips is a third-year MFA candidate with experience working as a first hand at Ballet West and Tricorne NYC on Broadway productions such as Wicked, Young Frankenstein, and Shrek: The Musical.
Randy Handley is a second-year MFA candidate, former Assistant Manager at the Utah Shakespearean Festival and Wardrobe Supervisor for Cirque de Soleil's Corteo.
Jade Bettin is one of our Costume History faculty and a graduate of our MFA program, with past experience working with historical costume archives such as the collection at Kent State.
Judy Adamson is our Costume Director; she worked for Barbara Matera Ltd. in New York for 14 years. She has worked with such designers as Irene Sharaff, Miles White, Theoni Aldredge, Florence Klotz, Willa Kim, Pat Zipprodt, William Ivey Long and Bob Mackie. She has also worked extensively in dance with American Ballet Theatre, Paul Taylor and Elliot Feld.