Costume Design by Dulcie Best Full CV

EVENTS

Costumes and props for conventions, launches and corporate events with
Aubade, Areva, Carrefour, Dim, Disney, Garnier, Gaz de France, Generale des Eaux,
Hermès, Kraft, Neutrogena, Orange, Passionata, Rochas, Toyota, Volvo.

06 Asian Fashion Show, 15th Asian Games, Doha, Qatar, La mode en Images

Director : Olivier Massart. Choreography : Kader Belarbi
40 designers from 20 countries with 200 designs adorning 40 models and dancers.
(wardrobe mistress in charge of fittings and team of 40 dressers from Doha)

06 Amway Gala Dinner, ECA2/Amway Porte de Verseilles, Paris

Artistic Director: Yves Pépin. Choreography: Christian and François Ben Aïm.

05 Toyota Group Pavilion, World Expo 2005 ECA2/Toyota Aichi, Japan

Costumes for dancers and acrobats in futuristic high-tech multi media show
Director: Yves Pépin

04 Paralympic Games ECA2/ATOC Olympic stadium, Athens, Greece

Design and production of 2500 costumes and props for performers in Paralympic Opening Ceremony.
Director : Martin Arnaud. Artistic Director : Yves Pépin

03 The 8th All Africa Games ECA2/COJA Abuja, Nigeria

Costume supervisor for the Opening Ceremony. 2,000 traditional costumes for dancers and musicians
Director : Martin Arnaud. Artistic Director : Yves Pépin

95 McKinsey « The Conférence of the Birds » Opera Circus Sheraton Hotel, Faro, Portugal

Three ‘unique’ versions of an opera conceived, designed and performed in three days by 400 management consultants (total 1200 participants) assisted by a 100-strong professional theatre-team. (costume/props design supervisor)
Project director : David Pearl. Artistic co-ordinator : Chris Wills.

95 Rumble in the Jungle – The Carnival of the Animals (Saint Saëns) Resonance, Royal Festival Hall

Project directors : Elena Riu and Peter Bridges

94 Westminster Crucifixion Horse and Bamboo Theatre, Westminster Abbey

Director : Bob Frith

OPERA

07 La Bohême (Puccini) Garden Opera Company

Director: Martin Lloyd Evans. Musical director : Peter Bridges

06 Cosi Fan Tutti (Mozart) Garden Opera Company

05 La Cenerentola (Rossini) Garden Opera Company

04 Don Giovani (Mozart) Garden Opera Company (as above)

03 Il Matrimonio Segreto (Cimarosa) Les Azuriales Opera, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Cap-Ferrat, Nice

Director : Ian Rutherford. Musical director : Bryan Evans

03 Carmen (Bizet) Garden Opera Company, UK and Kenya

03 Alice au Pays des Merveilles (Herbette / Bou) Compagnie du Pain d’Orge, Champigny

Director : Jacques Guedj. Musical director : Isabel Krief

01 The Barber of Seville (Rossini) Garden Opera Company

01 Une Education Manquée (Chabrier) Il Campanello (Donizetti) Les Azuriales Opera Company

Director : Christopher Cowell. Musical director : Martin Pickard

01 The Magic Flute (Mozart) The Garden Opera Company (set and costumes)

01 Spirit Child (Roditti) Lontano Opera

Director : Martin Lloyd Evans. Musical director : Odaline de la Martinez

00 /01 Djamileh (Bizet) Les Azuriales Opera, Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Director : Justin Way. Musical director : Brian Evans

00 The Elixir of Love (Donizetti) The Garden Opera Company (set and costumes)

99 The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) The Garden Opera Company (set and costumes)

98 Cosi Fan Tutti (Mozart) The Garden Opera Company (set and costumes)

97/98 The Magic Flute (Mozart) The Garden Opera Company

Director : John Ramster. Musical director : Peter Bridges

97 La Vie Parisienne (Offenbach) Palais des Sports, Bercy, Paris

Director : Roger Louret. Costume designer : Dominique Borg. (costume maker)

96 La Bohême (Puccini) Crystal Clear Opera

Director : Caroline Sharman. Musical director : Martin Handley

96 Hansel & Gretel (Humperdinc) The Garden Opera Company

93 El Gato y La Golondrina (Arismendi) Festival Casa Manilva, Spain

Director : Thomas de Mallet Burgess. Musical director : Peter Bridges

MUSICALS

05 Le Roi Soleil Palais des Sports, Paris

Costume designer : Dominique Borg. (costume maker)

01 Alice in Wonderland Palchetto/State of Unrest, Milan, Italy

Director : Francis Watson. (set, costumes, masks and puppets)

01 Roméo et Juliette Palais des Sports, Paris

Costume designer : Dominique Borg. (costume maker)

95 – 05 Paroles et Musique C.C.A.S. and Touristra, France

Director : Karim Kacel. Musical director : Pierre André Athané

94 /95 Fariboles et Thorsilve (Marie Celine Lachaud) Compagnie Mikado, Bordeaux, France

Director : Thomas de Mallet Burgess. Composer : Pierre André Athané

THEATRE

03 Le Malade Imaginaire (Molière) compagnie retour à la première hypothèse (R.A.L.P.H.) Théâtre de Cahors, France

Director : Catherine Riboli

99/00 Totus in Toto R.A.L.P.H. TNT, Bordeaux, France

97 Le Diamant d’Ecume (I.K.Patard) R.A.L.P.H. Heyoka, Festival Odyssées 78, Paris

Directors : Philippe Adrien and Catherine Riboli

97 Dans la Jungle des Villes (Brecht) Théâtre National de la Colline, Paris

Director : Stéphane Braunschweig. Costume designer : Thibault Vancraenenbroeck. (costume maker)

96 La Marchande de Crèves (I.K.Patard) R.A.L.P.H. Théâtre de la Tempête, La Cartoucherie, Paris

96 Echelles R.A.L.P.H. Theatre Festival Les Chantiers de Blaye, Blaye, France

FILM & TELEVISION

02 Datafolk Mercury / Universal French music channel M6

Scarecrow costume for French techno group Datafolk’s videoclip, tv and stage appearances

00 Le Pacte des Loups Davis Films Feature film

Director : Christophe Gans. Costume designer : Dominique Borg. (costume maker)

98-99 Un Oiseau dans le Plafond 4A4 Productions French tv channel Canal +

En Attendant L’an 2000 and Pain au Chocolat Les Films du Kiosque, Paris (short films)
Directors : Céline Macherel, Bruno Moulherat and Didier Blasco.

96 - 00 Les Années Tubes French tv channel TF1

Director : Roger Louret. Costume designers : Dominique Borg et Evelyne Correard. (costume assistant)

96 Des Religions et des Hommes French tv channel La Cinquième

Director : Claude Theret. (set designer - 5m x 3m painted canvas for studio backdrop )

91 Anglo Saxon Attitudes Euston Films. B.B.C.1. BAFTA award : Best Drama Serial

Director : Diarmiud Lawrence. Producer : Andrew Brown. (costume design assistant to Mary Jane Reyner)




					EVENTS Costumes and props for conventions, launches and corporate events with Aubade, Areva, Carrefour, Dim, Disney, Garnier, Gaz de France, Generale des Eaux, Hermès, Kraft, Neutrogena, Orange, Passionata, Rochas, Toyota, Volvo. 06 Asian Fashion Show, 15th Asian Games, Doha, Qatar, La mode en Images Director : Olivier Massart. Choreography : Kader Belarbi 40 designers from 20 countries with 200 designs adorning 40 models and dancers. (wardrobe mistress in charge of fittings and team of 40 dressers from Doha) 06 Amway Gala Dinner, ECA2/Amway Porte de Verseilles, Paris Artistic Director: Yves Pépin. Choreography: Christian and François Ben Aïm. 05 Toyota Group Pavilion, World Expo 2005 ECA2/Toyota Aichi, Japan Costumes for dancers and acrobats in futuristic high-tech multi media show Director: Yves Pépin 04 Paralympic Games ECA2/ATOC Olympic stadium, Athens, Greece Design and production of 2500 costumes and props for performers in Paralympic Opening Ceremony. Director : Martin Arnaud. Artistic Director : Yves Pépin 03 The 8th All Africa Games ECA2/COJA Abuja, Nigeria Costume supervisor for the Opening Ceremony. 2,000 traditional costumes for dancers and musicians Director : Martin Arnaud. Artistic Director : Yves Pépin 95 McKinsey « The Conférence of the Birds » Opera Circus Sheraton Hotel, Faro, Portugal Three ‘unique’ versions of an opera conceived, designed and performed in three days by 400 management consultants (total 1200 participants) assisted by a 100-strong professional theatre-team. (costume/props design supervisor) Project director : David Pearl. Artistic co-ordinator : Chris Wills. 95 Rumble in the Jungle – The Carnival of the Animals (Saint Saëns) Resonance, Royal Festival Hall Project directors : Elena Riu and Peter Bridges 94 Westminster Crucifixion Horse and Bamboo Theatre, Westminster Abbey Director : Bob Frith OPERA 07 La Bohême (Puccini) Garden Opera Company Director: Martin Lloyd Evans. Musical director : Peter Bridges 06 Cosi Fan Tutti (Mozart) Garden Opera Company 05 La Cenerentola (Rossini) Garden Opera Company 04 Don Giovani (Mozart) Garden Opera Company (as above) 03 Il Matrimonio Segreto (Cimarosa) Les Azuriales Opera, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Cap-Ferrat, Nice Director : Ian Rutherford. Musical director : Bryan Evans 03 Carmen (Bizet) Garden Opera Company, UK and Kenya 03 Alice au Pays des Merveilles (Herbette / Bou) Compagnie du Pain d’Orge, Champigny Director : Jacques Guedj. Musical director : Isabel Krief 01 The Barber of Seville (Rossini) Garden Opera Company 01 Une Education Manquée (Chabrier) Il Campanello (Donizetti) Les Azuriales Opera Company Director : Christopher Cowell. Musical director : Martin Pickard 01 The Magic Flute (Mozart) The Garden Opera Company (set and costumes) 01 Spirit Child (Roditti) Lontano Opera Director : Martin Lloyd Evans. Musical director : Odaline de la Martinez 00 /01 Djamileh (Bizet) Les Azuriales Opera, Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Director : Justin Way. Musical director : Brian Evans 00 The Elixir of Love (Donizetti) The Garden Opera Company (set and costumes) 99 The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) The Garden Opera Company (set and costumes) 98 Cosi Fan Tutti (Mozart) The Garden Opera Company (set and costumes) 97/98 The Magic Flute (Mozart) The Garden Opera Company Director : John Ramster. Musical director : Peter Bridges 97 La Vie Parisienne (Offenbach) Palais des Sports, Bercy, Paris Director : Roger Louret. Costume designer : Dominique Borg. (costume maker) 96 La Bohême (Puccini) Crystal Clear Opera Director : Caroline Sharman. Musical director : Martin Handley 96 Hansel & Gretel (Humperdinc) The Garden Opera Company 93 El Gato y La Golondrina (Arismendi) Festival Casa Manilva, Spain Director : Thomas de Mallet Burgess. Musical director : Peter Bridges MUSICALS 05 Le Roi Soleil Palais des Sports, Paris Costume designer : Dominique Borg. (costume maker) 01 Alice in Wonderland Palchetto/State of Unrest, Milan, Italy Director : Francis Watson. (set, costumes, masks and puppets) 01 Roméo et Juliette Palais des Sports, Paris Costume designer : Dominique Borg. (costume maker) 95 – 05 Paroles et Musique C.C.A.S. and Touristra, France Director : Karim Kacel. Musical director : Pierre André Athané 94 /95 Fariboles et Thorsilve (Marie Celine Lachaud) Compagnie Mikado, Bordeaux, France Director : Thomas de Mallet Burgess. Composer : Pierre André Athané THEATRE 03 Le Malade Imaginaire (Molière) compagnie retour à la première hypothèse (R.A.L.P.H.) Théâtre de Cahors, France Director : Catherine Riboli 99/00 Totus in Toto R.A.L.P.H. TNT, Bordeaux, France 97 Le Diamant d’Ecume (I.K.Patard) R.A.L.P.H. Heyoka, Festival Odyssées 78, Paris Directors : Philippe Adrien and Catherine Riboli 97 Dans la Jungle des Villes (Brecht) Théâtre National de la Colline, Paris Director : Stéphane Braunschweig. Costume designer : Thibault Vancraenenbroeck. (costume maker) 96 La Marchande de Crèves (I.K.Patard) R.A.L.P.H. Théâtre de la Tempête, La Cartoucherie, Paris 96 Echelles R.A.L.P.H. Theatre Festival Les Chantiers de Blaye, Blaye, France FILM & TELEVISION 02 Datafolk Mercury / Universal French music channel M6 Scarecrow costume for French techno group Datafolk’s videoclip, tv and stage appearances 00 Le Pacte des Loups Davis Films Feature film Director : Christophe Gans. Costume designer : Dominique Borg. (costume maker) 98-99 Un Oiseau dans le Plafond 4A4 Productions French tv channel Canal + En Attendant L’an 2000 and Pain au Chocolat Les Films du Kiosque, Paris (short films) Directors : Céline Macherel, Bruno Moulherat and Didier Blasco. 96 - 00 Les Années Tubes French tv channel TF1 Director : Roger Louret. Costume designers : Dominique Borg et Evelyne Correard. (costume assistant) 96 Des Religions et des Hommes French tv channel La Cinquième Director : Claude Theret. (set designer - 5m x 3m painted canvas for studio backdrop ) 91 Anglo Saxon Attitudes Euston Films. B.B.C.1. BAFTA award : Best Drama Serial Director : Diarmiud Lawrence. Producer : Andrew Brown. (costume design assistant to Mary Jane Reyner)