Share Your Talent

On the 22nd July 2010 the government funded 'find your talent' scheme came to an end. The scheme was to encourage teens to take an interest in culture. It gave them the chance to experience new and exciting things such as DJing, dance, VJ (video jockey), fashion, singing, MCing, break dancing (to name but a few). It also gave them the opportunity to perform at the SouthBank Centre.

(I do appreciate that I am THE worst photographer ever)

I was lucky enough to be chosen to design and make the costumes for the North Somerset performance which included a VJ, 2 DJs and 15 dancers. Who were the finale piece for this event!

Here are some of the snaps from the event....

I really enjoyed working on this project as it gave me many new challenges to overcome. Such as, designing and making costumes for nearly 20 teens. I had yet to work with so many people let alone teenagers, who are renowned for letting you know when they don't like something!

I felt that the costumes had to be distinctively boy and girls but there had to be a sense of unification between the group of dancers. Each of the outfits were different, to give a sense of personality to each of the dancers, DJs and VJs

I kept the base colours rather neutral - royal blues, grey and white. I then made sure that each outfit had some flashes of the neon yellow colour. I wanted to use a fabric that would make the movement and the dancers stand out. To create a more intense visual impact i also included flashes of reflective tape to really make the costumes 'pop' whilst they were on stage.

 We were also able to adapt the lighting to act as an ultraviolet light, making the yellow flashes glow throughout parts of the performance

Overall... I had a brilliant time, The trip to London felt like a holiday, we were well looked after which made the intense work load all the more worthwhile. Also i do love a challenge and i definitely got one here!