001 →COSTUME DESIGN

Writer: Tennessee Williams
Designer&maker: Beini Li
2023 Self-learning Project

I adapted the script "The Glass Menagerie". In the original play,（son） Tom was the narrator and told the story of their family many years ago. I replaced the narrator with （daughter） Laura, because I think Laura is this the heart of the story. Because she is obsessed with collecting glass animals, she thinks the world of glass is pure, like an ideal world. In reality, this family is dissatisfied with the life and immersed in their own fantasies. Glass animals reflect their ideal world, and also reveal that they are all struggling in the gap between reality and ideal world.
I did an experiment to design the clothes，distorting the real character's clothes under the deformation of the glass into many shapes， then I developed the final silhouette. They are designed as Laura's collection - glass dolls. Then, in order to simulate the texture of glass, I built a shelf by hand as the bottom, poured many kinds of transparent glue on it, and cut off the outer layer after air-drying, which is like a hollow sculpture
I designed the stage as a dollhouse where everyone has their own room. it's like Laura is using these glass dolls to tell a story

Writer: August Strindberg
Designer: Beini Li
2024 Design Project at RWCMD

Music: Daniel Messe
Book: Craig Lucas
Director: Anthony Lau
Costume Designer: Beini Li
Set Designer: Cerys Arrowsmith
Ligting Designer: Cadi Davage
2025 Bute theatre

Amelie is a story with very French characteristics. but In this show, more modern elements are added to make the character look more street and personalized. Because I want the character to be closer to reality, not only beautiful and elegant, but also dirty and chaotic. 
When I started designing, I thought that this story is not just a simple love story, but also includes Amelie's growth and her thinking. So this story looks at everyone and things from Amelie's perspective, and it should be more Amelie's style. Add some exaggerated elements to reality to remind everyone that this is the trace left by Amelie's mischief.

“THE WINTER’S TALE”

Writer: William Shakespeare
Director: Patricia Logue
Costume Designer: Beini Li
2024 Bridge Product at Bute Theatre