Tutus galore! The Design Exchange in Toronto is currently featuring a sixty year celebration of the National Ballet with two tutu exhibits. The first, "The Tutu Project" is composed of tutus created by friends, professional designers, artists and audience members across Canada. The exhibit features Canadian fashion designers such as: David Dixon and Juma, artists Julie Moon and Tania Sanhueza and jewelry designer Shay Lowe. Many tutus were also created by visitors of TIFF Kids International film Festival, Toronto Fashion Week, Word on the Street and more. There are also costumes from Dance Victoria, The Port Theatre, Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The National Ballet, Alberta Ballet and the Fashion Design Council of Canada. You can visit the exhibit virtually here!
The second exhibit "Sixty Years of Designing the Ballet" looks at design and the National Ballet of Canada. The exhibition features many items from various ballet productions. Designers, dancers and creative directors provide a commentary on the process of designing costumes, dance lighting sets and more. It even features a bar and a video for you to practice! The exhibition is on until September 2nd and admission is only ten dollars.
I visited this exhibit with Fashion Group International and listened to the lovely Dierdre Kelly of the Globe and Mail Style speak on the history of the tutu. Her book "Ballerina" will be released this fall. Thanks again Fashion Group International for holding another fantastic event!
Created by Shay Lowe Jewelry Design
Created by Rita Tesolin
Alex Gilbert
Paper Bag Princess!
Jennifer Zimmerman
Jameson Kane
Katia Ostapets
Molly Grundy
With TIFF International Kids Film Festival Participants
Members of the wardrobe department
of the National Ballet of Canada
Sunny Fong of Vawk
Don Quixote
by Desmond Heeley
Courtesy of the National Ballet
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Mary Jago in Cinderella
Designed by Jürgen Rose
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Greta Hodgkinson in Swan Lake
Designed by Santo Loquasto
Sugar Plum Fairies in The Nutcracker
Designed by Santo Loquasto
Practicing myself!
2 comments:
Someone I know has a mauve tutu. It's not a masterful creation like these but my mom made the flower petal hat and I have a picture of all 3 of us wearing it. How's that for a very brief family history of ballet?
Pretty sure there is nothing else in the world I love more than a colourful, floofy tutu! I really wish either A: This was in Vancouver; or,
B: I was in Toronto
Miss you Anthea! You're looking lovelier than ever! xo
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