Nutcracker 2009
Just the word can bring instant visions of Sugarplum Fairies dancing in my mind and yes, I can hear the music already. Immediately we embark on the annual journey of a ballet companies wardrobe adventure! While i love this time of year, i do know other costumers who absolutely dread it(one friend told me she hears the music and feels sick to her stomach!). This year we have already been contacted by a ballet company to handle their Nutcracker wardrobe, so I thought that perhaps all of you would enjoy a ride on the Nutcracker 2009 roller coaster. We will delve into the deep and dark recesses of costuming an entire production, with over 200 costumes, needing to be inventoried, photographed, built, repaired, rehabbed, fitted, issued, returned, cleaned and re inventoried. Get those Excel spread sheets READY!!! Yahoo, i cant wait....
Let me preface this by filling you in on the fact that I have built many Nutcrackers previously. Some have been for tiny companies, piece by piece year by year. Other times it has been for LARGE Companies, filling in or expanding their existing wardrobes. And a hundred billion times we have built Sugarplum Tutus for Soloists around the world. This is the first time I have been brought in to update and existing wardrobe completely. We will be building some pieces but have not yet determined exactly what they will be. Thank goodness they have some very gifted people on their staff who have already started to lay the ground work. When my staff gets there most of the grunt work should be able to be handled by their volunteers, and hopefully we will be able to get started on the designing/building ASAP, with the volunteers pitching in.
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