The Ballet Du Grand Theatre de Geneve asked Greek choreographer Antonis Foniadakis to produce and present the Glory show, which opens tomorrow at BFM theatre of the Swiss capital. Designer Tassos Sofroniou sent me some pre-show images of the rehearsals.
I asked the Greek designer to comment on how he worked on this big project and he responded "I designed the costumes with an intense minimalistic baroque mood. Some of them are very long on the scene and others are light, so as to highlight the complex movement of the choreography without covering the dancers" and added "In several scenes of the show the lights function as extra elements that change the line of the costumes, hence creating new extreme baroque silhouettes".
Below are two sketches of the costumes that Tassos Sofroniou sent me exclusively for the eternal optimist
Choreography/scenography/production: Antonis Foniadakis,Music: Georg Friedrich Haendel, Composition/Musical Arrangement/Scenography assistant: Julien Tarride, Costumes: Tassos Sofroniou,Lighting: Mikki Kuntu,Assistant choreographer:Omar Gordon
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