Set Concept

Wandering Paris at night, very near my hotel, I came across a tiny shop off the Rue Dauphine, one or two blocks from the river Seine. The darkened storefront was aglow from a pristine white dress displayed at back of the shop. The image stuck with me, and as I think about my project, I become more and more certain I want to have white dresses onstage, either on some kind of dress form or suspended, that are lit from within. I'm not sure how many are necessary yet. One could be striking. Six could create a terrain. They can become projection surfaces, or be juxtaposed with bare bodies, or in contrast to bodies in tattered costume, etc. Budget, as always, will probably be a determining factor...