Come out to the Prospect Park Zoo this weekend and you can check out my latest costume project with Philippa Kaye Company. The show is called Humorphous and it is an interactive dance performance along the trails of the zoo.

These are photos from a previous incarnation of the show, so these are not my costumes, but the new idea is a riff on the bright primary colors. Philippa and I wanted them to be able to “transform” into many different animals and so were trying to avoid any literal animal apparel. We wanted them to find a look that was a bit like pedestrians at the zoo while still showing the dancers bodies clearly and having an athletic look. We also had the additional challenge of a dancer being allergic to grass and therefore needed to be in long sleeves and pants while still being able to perform outside, during the day in June and July.

The result is a bright, controlled rainbow with the goal of complementing this inventive new show. You can see it Saturday and Sunday, free with zoo admission.

xo
Candice