001 →COSTUME DESIGN
“THE GLASS MENAGERIE”
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
“A DREAM PLAY”
Writer: August Strindberg
Designer: Beini Li
2024 Design Project at RWCMD
“IL PRIGIONIERO”
Writer: Luigi Dallapiccola
Designer: Beini Li
2024 Design Project at RWCMD
“AMELIE:MUSICAL”
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