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Cirque du Soleil Show TOTEM – Costumes


she’s worked on the costumes for such

she’s worked on the costumes for such wildly successful films as Romeo and

wildly successful films as Romeo and

wildly successful films as Romeo and Juliet and the matrix and now Forsyth

Juliet and the matrix and now Forsyth

Juliet and the matrix and now Forsyth Sully hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome

Sully hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome

Sully hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

to watchmojo.com and today we’re

to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with costume designer Kim

speaking with costume designer Kim

speaking with costume designer Kim Barrett about the costumes for the silks

Barrett about the costumes for the silks

Barrett about the costumes for the silks show totem I think I got my ideas mainly

show totem I think I got my ideas mainly

show totem I think I got my ideas mainly from thinking about how the human form

from thinking about how the human form

from thinking about how the human form should also project an animal or an

should also project an animal or an

should also project an animal or an amphibian and how those two things could

amphibian and how those two things could

amphibian and how those two things could blend together without there being a

blend together without there being a

blend together without there being a disconnect in the middle I wanted it to

disconnect in the middle I wanted it to

disconnect in the middle I wanted it to be interesting to look at but also have

be interesting to look at but also have

be interesting to look at but also have a kind of route in reality a kind of

a kind of route in reality a kind of

a kind of route in reality a kind of documentary basis and then after that I

documentary basis and then after that I

documentary basis and then after that I wanted the performance to feel

wanted the performance to feel

wanted the performance to feel comfortable and good and be able to do

comfortable and good and be able to do

comfortable and good and be able to do what they needed to do in their clothes

what they needed to do in their clothes

what they needed to do in their clothes would you be able to go into more detail

would you be able to go into more detail

would you be able to go into more detail about some of the costumes we saw today

about some of the costumes we saw today

about some of the costumes we saw today with the hoop dancer Dakota he’s one of

with the hoop dancer Dakota he’s one of

with the hoop dancer Dakota he’s one of the major storytellers of the piece as

the major storytellers of the piece as

the major storytellers of the piece as he’s telling the story with his movement

he’s telling the story with his movement

he’s telling the story with his movement he becomes a representative of all the

he becomes a representative of all the

he becomes a representative of all the myths and legends and human storytelling

myths and legends and human storytelling

myths and legends and human storytelling from the beginning of time

the lovebirds which of the two lovers in

the lovebirds which of the two lovers in the sky mainly I wanted to show two

the sky mainly I wanted to show two

the sky mainly I wanted to show two innocent souls I wanted them to be

innocent souls I wanted them to be

innocent souls I wanted them to be highlighted against the big top but also

highlighted against the big top but also

highlighted against the big top but also I wanted them to have a kind of a glow

I wanted them to have a kind of a glow

I wanted them to have a kind of a glow from the inside

the cosmonauts I got my inspiration from

the cosmonauts I got my inspiration from the cave paintings of the Aztec kind of

the cave paintings of the Aztec kind of

the cave paintings of the Aztec kind of time so I wanted to to show that the

time so I wanted to to show that the

time so I wanted to to show that the aspiration to apply and become harder

aspiration to apply and become harder

aspiration to apply and become harder the next millennium came from a long

the next millennium came from a long

the next millennium came from a long time ago and we’re only just starting to

time ago and we’re only just starting to

time ago and we’re only just starting to achieve it now what type of research did

achieve it now what type of research did

achieve it now what type of research did you have to undertake to kind of attain

you have to undertake to kind of attain

you have to undertake to kind of attain the accuracy that you were looking for I

the accuracy that you were looking for I

the accuracy that you were looking for I love to do research so I looked at

love to do research so I looked at

love to do research so I looked at boring books and beautiful books with

boring books and beautiful books with

boring books and beautiful books with beautiful photographs I tried to not

beautiful photographs I tried to not

beautiful photographs I tried to not just focus on one thing I’ve only seen

just focus on one thing I’ve only seen

just focus on one thing I’ve only seen two search shows a long time ago so I

two search shows a long time ago so I

two search shows a long time ago so I tried not to see more until after this

tried not to see more until after this

tried not to see more until after this was over I tried to let my imagination

was over I tried to let my imagination

was over I tried to let my imagination tell a story really

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