Schreker: Der Schmied von Gent (Feb/March 2020)

This is one of the most spectacular productions I have ever been a part of. Visually there is so much going on on stage. The set rotates to show 2 sides, the first is a medieval colourful village based on the waterside buildings in Gent. The second is Gent's Gravensteen (castle) with a huge baby eating monster emerging out of it. Then we have some truly extraordinary costumes. My costume is a full length one shouldered dress with an exadurated shoulder and sleeve. On the front is a painted Picasso-esque face in green, blue and lilac. And then the hair and makeup - underneath a huge black beehive wig with fringe, my face is painted completely white with deep green eyebrows and lips and a curved line down my cheek connecting them. Every single person on stage is completely different. The costume and makeup department have really excelled themselves in this visual explosion of colour. 

https://operaballet.be/en/programme/2019-2020/der-schmied-von-gent