Finally back home from Montreal and N.Y., I am able to post about a very interesting Costume exhibition I went to see last thursday at Université de Montréal.
It was about a Créateur de Costume named François Barbeau, born 1935 in Montréal. Apart from being a costume designer, he has worked as a theatre director, artistic director and set designer as well.
Right after his graduation from the Cotnoir Caponi School for haute couture in 1952, he was hired and created costumes for local theatres.
Later on for the Théâtre Botanique in Brussels, the
Théâtre Populaire in Strasbourg, the Comédie Française, as well as Cirque de Soleil and many dance- and ballet companies in North america. He has also worked on programs for television and film. -And even at 81, he is still going strong.
Because of copyrights, I was not able to take pictures myself. But I had a nice chat with the host, who was so kind to give me an e-mail address, so I could aquire the pressphotos, which is shown in this post.
The exhibition was of course displayed in a very dramatic way and the best thing was, I could actually touch the costumes, which made up for not taking pictures.
It is always very fascinating to get a closer look for a professional like my self, to see how the costumes are made.
I think this exhibition deserves to reach a bigger audience, even if it´s only in French.
Especially if you are a student or a professional in a creative field.
It is "a must see". -And watch out, you might even learn something. I was very inspired.
Go there before December 7th.
Photocredits: Hugues Poirier © Centre d'exposition de l'Université de Montréal, 2014
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