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May 7, 2020 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 9
Sketch and color palette for Angels
Thomas Boyd, set designer
Courtesy of Colorado Ballet
First iteration for “Party Scene”
The Show must go on…
Colorado Ballet Nutcracker set design and costumes moving forward
Thomas Boyd. The hand for the actual buildEven with the depending on Colorado Ballet direction from Coloarts organizations ing of the set. His “Snow is well underway the magic of facing uncertain rado Ballet to the two Scene” was conceived by toward making this lighting and times, Colorado having the advantage of stars in the industry season’s production twinkle accents. Ballet plans to was: “Go and be cre- actually being in Denver of The Nutcracker Underlayers of move forward and experiencing the amazative!” Here are just another smashing color may vary with its upcoming a few of the concepts ing winters in Colorado success. Over 200 to enhance the 60th anniversary shared at the reveal. – evergreens covered with joined a recent effect. “There Thomas, who had snow. His vision was to season and exciteZOOM presentation will be lots of seen the production in duplicate this beauty for a ment in the comto share a progress changes, so a Denver last year, said: set. When asked about the munity. Colorado update on the set stellar costume “There is so much to tree, Thomas explained that Ballet performs design and costumes introduced department is like! I was inspired the tree is going to grow. The Nutcracker 37 by Kristina Sablatura, administraGil Boggs, artistic needed,” she Adam Sexton, by the respect for And grow…out of the times gentive assistant to tradition.” He showed room.”And, we must have managing director of explained. The erating $3 director the artistic direcadvancement an owl clock. The clock million each year. That’s images that inspired him such as biggest changes tor. The “Happy Rossetti’s Drawing will be animated.” 55 per cent of ticket from past productions will be the Hour” virtual Room and another There will be more sales. The 30-year-old four animals – carousel horses reveal was a piece of art - Woman surprises, but both costumes inherited from with personality. For “The Party panel comprised Reading a Book to Holly and Thomas San Francisco were Scene” she wants to bring jewel of Holly Hynes, imagine the new sets are excited about the in disarray and barely tones into the costumes. The Aracostume designer chandeliers. holding together. “It was and colors chosen to bian couple background allows her from New Jersey complement Holly’s Holly is designtime for a new set of to pop color – silk and flowy with and set designer costumes. He actually our own,” said Artistic ing costumes to Thomas Boyd metallic glitter, plums and aquas Director Gil Boggs. “We revealed a constructed accompany variaof Texas, Gil and a dancer’s hair braid secured model to scale for Act are excited about where tions in the “Snow Boggs, artistic to her bra. In Act II, the eight anI “The Party Scene” we are in the process! Scene.” Colorado’s director, Adam We wanted the Victorian explaining that the elproduction has four gels will wear bell-shaped gowns. Holly Hynes, costume feel to stay the same Sexton, mansoloists, four crystals ements were designed Holly mentioned that the shape aging director of designer and began the search for independently to come and 16 snowflakes. of the costume is sent to Gil before Denise Sanderson, advancement and designers. Cream always and go. “Models are The colors will trans- the color is painted to be sure it Denise Sanderson, veteran board rises to the top.” By that, he meant so important,” he said. campaign chair/board late from silver to will work for the dancers. Finding the selection of Holly Hynes and He will probably be on member gray to blue to white member and campaign chair. the materials (she already has the
First iteration for “Snow Scene”
measurements for construction) is the next step. She actually has the performers do virtual twirls and lifts to see how the fabric performs. The next step in set design is the formal bidding to award the building contract. Both artists agreed that collaboration with each other and the lighting partner really makes it fun. Both gave accolades to the whole crowd at Colorado Ballet saying they couldn’t be better to work with and made Holly and Thomas feel like they really bring something to the table. Gil Boggs is planning a debut event to reveal the new sets and costumes for the coming season. “I can’t be more excited,” said Denise Sanderson who heads the campaign. There’s a Go Fund Me site for donations to move forward: www.coloradoballet.org/ gofundthemagic.
