Photos by Sarah Ferguson
Choreographed by Mark Annear
New Work for Richmond Ballet
Mark Annear (Royal Ballet) used Steve Reich's city soundscape to create this ballet, based upon the journey through a day in a major city. He wanted the costumes to reflect what people wear every day, but equally be identifiable as dance costumes. I used modern silhouettes and turned them into the lined and architectural grids and patterns you sit in the city with the application of flat trims in the shape of wrap-dresses, hooded sweatshirts, and collars.