For my final university project, I collaborated with Birmingham based circus company, CircusMASH who created a short film about how the struggles of the Covid-19 lockdown have impacted the youth who are planning their career choices. I carried out research into this and further explored how restriction of the arts has impacted society historically, which can be seen in my full portfolio at the bottom of this page.

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I designed and made a costume for the ring master of the circus, played by a trained aerialist, who navigates the main character through the story. I explored working with stretch fabric for the first time for the catsuit to provide a suitable garment for when the character is performing aerial. The outer jacket is more of a structured piece,  however with the addition of underarm gussets and a detachable cape, the jacket can still be used in areas of movement. I used the decorative technique of soutache to display formality and traditional styles of ring masters outfits.