Highland Fling
Costume Design
1994 (drawn)
1994 (drawn)
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Lez Brotherston is one of Britain's most interesting and prolific designers. He was born in Liverpool and trained at Central School of Art and Design, graduating in 1984. He worked extensively for Christopher Gable at Northern Ballet Theatre where he designed such works as Carmen, The Brontes and A Christmas Carol and has designed stage shows for French and Saunders and Victoria Wood. Lez is especially linked with Matthew Bourne's dance company New Adventures (formerly Adventures in Motion Pictures) for which he designed Highland Fling, Swan Lake, Edward Scissorhands, The Car Man and Cinderella. Lez Brotherston's costume designs for Highland Fling display his characteristic figures; often looking to the left, they strike a strong and distinct pose.
Object details
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| Title | Highland Fling (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, ink, watercolour, crayon on art board |
| Brief description | Costume design by Lez Brotherston for a female character in Matthew Bourne's dance piece Highland Fling, 1994. |
| Physical description | Full length female character with outstretched arms holding two walking sticks. The character is wearing a pale lime green frilly necked blouse, a green tweed skirt, green socks with checked green slippers. She is smoking a cigarette and has purple hair underneath a green and red checked hair band. |
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| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Literary reference | <i>Highland Fling</i> |
| Summary | Lez Brotherston is one of Britain's most interesting and prolific designers. He was born in Liverpool and trained at Central School of Art and Design, graduating in 1984. He worked extensively for Christopher Gable at Northern Ballet Theatre where he designed such works as Carmen, The Brontes and A Christmas Carol and has designed stage shows for French and Saunders and Victoria Wood. Lez is especially linked with Matthew Bourne's dance company New Adventures (formerly Adventures in Motion Pictures) for which he designed Highland Fling, Swan Lake, Edward Scissorhands, The Car Man and Cinderella. Lez Brotherston's costume designs for Highland Fling display his characteristic figures; often looking to the left, they strike a strong and distinct pose. |
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| Accession number | S.112-2008 |
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| Record created | March 30, 2009 |
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