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Cabasa Carnival Arts

Cabasa Carnival is a small creative carnival parade based in Manchester UK. I helped make costumes for the parade based on the The Tempest in 2016. The costumes were also used in the olympic parade in Manchester on return from Rio.
The Tempest Costumes

The Tempest Costumes

The collection of costumes I worked on. Samba band, wave costumes and caliban costume at the bottom.

Samba Band

Samba Band

Carnival Parade samba band. Costume inspired by the symbols of The Tempest. Made using Batique technique.

Samba Band

Samba Band

Carnival Parade samba band. Costume inspired by the symbols of The Tempest. Made using Batique technique.

The Waves

The Waves

Carnival Parade wave costumes. Made using large rods to hold up the formation and disperse dying technique.

Wave Costumes

Wave Costumes

Carnival Parade wave costumes. Made using large rods to hold up the formation and disperse dying technique.

Dancers props

Dancers props

Carnival Parade dancers umbrellas. Umbrellas disperse dyed and embellished with florals.

Print Work

Print Work

The Tempest print work Large scale Batique printing to create samba band carnival parade costumes based on the story of the Tempest by William Shakespeare. After adding the white wax to the fabric, I crumpled up the whole fabric so the dye seeped through the cracks in the wax for more of a worn effect.

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