For my practical work I've decided to use the snowflake character from The Nutcracker because from the shortlisted three costumes, they are only characters participating in the original script. I made a research on snowflakes costumes which were displayed in different Nutcracker performances recently.
The dancers from New York City ballet are wearing Romantic white tutus and very pale blue tops with small silver crowns on their heads. The costumes are accompanied by interesting accessories on the hands and are are holding items with small oval white shapes which are remaining of snowflakes.
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| Annual holiday performances, New York City ballet, 2006 |
The Hong Kong designs are quite simple, without additional accessories and with any "snowflakes". Designed by the British designer Peter Farmer, the costumes look like classic ballet dresses. They are entirely white, with pancakes tutus and small oval hair accessories.
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| Hong Kong Cultural Gran Center Theatre, 2007 |
San Fransico's ballet dances are presenting as interesting combination of two different tutus. The snowflakes are wearing white dresses with Romantic tutus and the Snow Queen is wearing white dress with pancake tutu. Both dresses have some interesting shinning decorations on the dresses and the costumes are accompanied by crowns. The costumes are designed by designer Martin Pakledinaz.
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| Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet, 2009 |
These next costumes from 2012 are represents in a really interesting and untypical. The dresses contain of many asymmetric layer, with longer back side and shorter front side. The color are also a bit brighter and bravely applyed than in the previous dresses.
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| The Washington ballet, 2012 |
The Northern ballet also shows some really noticeable costumes. The dresses are long-sleeved with 3 different sized layers. The bright blue color endings on the entirely white dresses add a sense of freezing which is additionally strenghten by the shinning accessories covered with icicles. In my opinion, those are one of the most successful snowflake costumes.
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| The Northern BAllet, 2012 |
Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/27/arts/dance/27nutc.html?_r=0
http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_08/jan08/nr_rev_hong_kong_1207.htm#bigpic
http://interactive.wxxi.org/highlights/2009/11/dance-america-san-francisco-ballets-nutcracker
http://www.washingtonlife.com/2012/12/11/performing-arts-washington-ballets-the-nutcracker/
http://northernballet.com/?q=the-nutcracker
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