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Working closely with the Director and drawing his inspiration from the mythical fantasy world of Dralion, François Barbeau set out to create costumes that reflect the distinctive features of the four elements and the families of associated charters. The colours of Dralion Each of the four elements and its associated family is represented by its own unique colour. Blue is identified with air, green symbolizes water, red is for fire, and ochre represents the earth. Dralion fabrics and materials - Over 5,000 metres of fabric were used in creating the costumes.
- Natural and synthetic fabrics such as silk, lycra, velvet, leather and cotton blend together harmoniously in Dralion’s costumes. Marrying a wide variety of fabrics helps ensure that the artists' specific costume needs can be met.
- The fabrics come from regions around the globe, including China , the United States , Italy , France , England and Quebec .
- Materials that might be considered somewhat unusual were used in accessories and to add finishing touches to costumes: horse hair, raffia, metal, window screen, emu feathers, crystal, styrofoam, plastic, fun fur, springs and even hardware!
The making of costumes and props - The artisans of Cirque du Soleil’s costume workshop worked for over three months making all the costumes, hats, wigs and footwear required for Dralion to the specifications of the Costume Designer.
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