Paris Fashion Week F/W 2011/12

Gareth Pugh





pictures by Peter Stigter / http://www.teampeterstigter.com/

Rick Owens



pictures by Peter Stigter / http://www.teampeterstigter.com/

Gaspard Yurkievich




Josephus Thimister




pictures by Peter Stigter / http://www.teampeterstigter.com/

Hussein Chalayan


Lanvin

picture by Peter Stigter / http://www.teampeterstigter.com/

Haider Ackermann

picture by Peter Stigter / http://www.teampeterstigter.com/

Balenciaga


Dior fashion house employees acknowledge applause at the end of the Fall-Winter 2012 ready to wear collection.
Bye Bye Galliano.

picture by Peter Stigter / http://www.teampeterstigter.com/

Central Saint Martins MA F/W 2011/12

Central Saint Martins master graduates at London Fashion Week fall winter 2011/2012.
Every year Ceantral Saint Martins delivers future fashion stars. My favorite collection this year is from Rejina Pyo and Jenny Postle. Here's just a short selection from the show.

Rejina Pyo










Jenny Postle




Bethan Silverwood


Pier Wu


Pietro Franch


Maarten van der Horst


Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida




Charlotte Smith




Viktor Smedinge




Kathleen Kye


Phoebe English


Sasu Kauppi


Shaun Samson


Pictures: Photo: Filippo Fior / GoRunway.com
source: http://www.style.com

Het Geluid Maastricht 'Life is too good to be true'

Last week Maastricht was marked by Festival CEMENT. I just saw few things and I am glad I finally saw 'Life is too good to be true' by Het Geluid Maastricht!

'Life is too good to be true' examines the role of truth in our contemporary (pop) culture. What begins as a portrait of a notorious liar, young American journalist Stephen Glass, becomes a tour along a group therapy session, some pink ribbons, a little Lady Gaga, lots of scary dogs, and a nightmare in a movie theatre. A tour through all the lies we tell ourselves today.

With 'Life is too good to be true / cacophony2', The Geluid Maastricht won jury and audience award during the Amsterdam Fringe Festival: the Dioraphte Amsterdam Fringe Award 2010.

Trailer



picture: Moniek Wegdam

Het Geluid Maastricht is an interdisciplinary theatre company, based in AINSI the old cement factory in Maastricht. And is founded in 2006 by Gable Roelofsen, Romy Roelofsen, Jacobien Elffers & Daniela Bernoulli.
http://www.hetgeluid.eu/

Festival CEMENT 2011

Festival CEMENT 2011
From February 21st until 27th 2011, Maastricht hosts Festival CEMENT 2011.
Seven days to enjoy more than 25 special theatre and dance performances at various locations in town. From industrial shed to church, from shop to factory building, from living room to theatre. Be surprised and entertained by the directors, choreographers and playwrights of the future.

The heart of the festival is at the Timmerfabriek where you can find more information, and there are also the parties.


http://www.festivalcement.nl/2011/english

Yesterday was the opening and I attended the premiere of the theatre performance 'The Father, the Son and the Holy Feast' by Sadettin Kirmiziyüz in Het Huis van Bourgondië.



The Father, the Son and the Holy Feast
Original Dutch title: De vader, de Zoon en het Heilige Feest

In November 2010 Sadettin Kirmiziyüz made the biggest journey of his life. Together with his father he went to Mecca for a pilgrimage, the Hajj, to continue a family tradition.With his father as a minister in this ancient ritual, he was ordained as an apprentice. Armed with the experience of this intrusive trip he makes a performance about fathers and sons, believing and not believing, Abraham, Isaac, Muhammad, God and Allah. A sacred road story where nothing cannot be done and everything is true. And that should be celebrated.


Production: C-mine Cultuurcentrum, De Queeste, Dommelhof, Het Huis van Bourgondië


Emke Idema 'Ins and outs of the hole in your head' is also included in the Festival.
One of my previous post http://brankopopovic.blogspot.com/2010/11/ins-and-outs-of-hole-in-your-head-by.html

Wim Wenders 'Pina'

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT!

PINA is a film for Pina Bausch. Shot in 3D with the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, this feature-length dance film portrays the exhilarating and inimitable art of this great German choreographer who died in the summer of 2009.

PINA has been selected to premiere at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival in February.
Pina Bausch was a legendary dancer and choreographer whom Wim knew personally. Her unique creations transformed the language of dance and offered a visual experience like no other.


This revolutionary 3D film PINA from director Wim Wenders captures the aesthetic of Pina Bausch’s greatest works in a thrilling way. Wim chose to shoot PINA in 3D as he felt it was the only medium that could truly deliver the awe of her work for a theatrical audience.



http://www.wim-wenders.com/

Paul Lightfoot and Sol León 'Same Difference'

Thuesday 15 February, Theater aan het Vrijthof presented a triptych 'Entwine' by Nederlands Danstheater I.
Two premieres and a reprise. The highlight of the evening was the second performance "Same Difference" by choreographers Paul Lightfoot and Sol León. It was just great! Dance, set and lighting design, costumes, and not to forget the 'always beautiful' music of Philip Glass.
The third piece is also worth mentioning 'Still Life' by Aszure Barton. With beautiful costumes by Michelle Jank, too bad I don't have any image to share with you. Again with fantastic music, Abel Korzeniowski, Shigeru Umebayashi, etc.
http://www.aszurebarton.com/

'Same Differences'
Inspired by the chaotic influence of egos and the simplicity of stepping away from them. (Sol & Paul)



With the ballet Same Difference (2007) choreographers Paul Lightfoot and Sol León were breaking new ground. In the ballet they added alienating and deformed voices to their dance language and the first steps on the theatrical path were made.

Seven weird characters sketch a surreal world to exciting music by Philip Glass. Their mysterious cries fuse perfectly together with their movements and at times give them something alarming in the dark setting. Same Difference allows your own imagination to run wild.

For more information and tour http://www.nederlandsdanstheater.nl/





I want to see it again!


* pictures by Joris-Jan Bos

The Future That Never Was

From the 29th of January 2011 until the 5th of June 2011 the Fashion Museum of Hasselt (MMH) shows visions of the future from the past, and the possible future of tomorrow. The Future That Never Was presents a 'futuristic' view on the magical year 2000 from designers from the sixties and shows you a glance of new possibilities of tomorrow.

I was at the opening of 'The Future That Never Was' on the 28th January. Here is finally the report this exhibition that you have to see!

My compliments to MMH team for their work.
Curator & concept: Kenneth Ramaekers / Assistant Curator: Eve Demoen/ Research: Lise Braekers & Romy Cockx
Scenography: Lien Wauters
For more information: http://www.modemuseumhasselt.be

'Zaaisieraad' by Wieteke Opmeer

One of the participants of the new exhibition 'The Future That Never Was' at the Fashion Museum Hasselt is Wieteke Opmeer with a wonderful project 'Zaaisieraad' (Seed jewellery).







After the study for florist Wieteke Opmeer studied product design at the HKU.
As part of graduation project, Wieteke Opmeer designed a series of jewellery of temporary nature, fashioned out of water soluble fabric and seeds of wild flowers, some coloured with green tea. The pieces can be worn, but after some time they dissolve slowly by contact with fluids (perspiration, rain, etc.). When one of the necklaces cannot be worn anymore, or when the owner feels the need to part with it, it can be placed on a nice spot in a natural environment. Here it will dissolve. Later, wild flowers will grow on that spot. For more info: http://www.wietekeopmeer.nl



The exhibition 'Alter Nature: The Future That Never Was' opened 29th of January and is open until the 5th of June 2011 at the Fashion Museum of Hasselt (MMH).
http://www.modemuseumhasselt.be/

Marije de Haan 'Flatliners 2.0'

At the AIFW (Amsterdam Fashion Week), several rising talents showed their collections including Marije de Haan.
Marije de Haan graduated last year from KABK (Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague) and her graduation collection won the Lichting 2010. Since than she has made a big step into a right direction. I'm looking forward for more!

Her new collection 'Flatliners 2.0' is a follow up to the graduation collection 'Flatliners'.

'Flatliners' at AIFW, Lichting 2010 show, on July 15th 2010.


http://www.marijedehaan.com/


Backstage images from Marije de Haan at AIFW by Lonneke van der Palen!











If you have not been able to see the show at AIFW than you can go to The Hague for the aftershow expo at HOOP.

'HOOP' Den Haag
Grote Markt 10-13
The Hague / Den Haag
http://hoop.nu/


Previous posts incl. Marije de Haan:
http://brankopopovic.blogspot.com/2010/07/lichting-2010.html

http://brankopopovic.blogspot.com/2010/10/modebelofte-2010.html