Video - Backstage with London College of Fashion

Text by Jamie Harrison // Video by Andrew Gilbert // Published Tuesday 5 April 2011  

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Last week, London College of Fashion presented Traveller and Unraveller – a dance performance to celebrate and showcase the culmination and hard work of final year students. Illamasqua provided the make-up, and MyHairDressers.com was there to film the proceedings.  

Students studying BA (Hons) Costume for Performance, BA (Hons) Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance and BA (Hons) Technical Effects for Performance put the show together and a special VIP performance was performed on Thursday 31 March, with a public perfomance on Saturday 2 April.  

In the story of Traveller and Unraveller, written by Harry Man, the narrative revolves around the central character Tobias. Tobias, ‘the Unraveller’ finds himself in a forest stuck between day and night in the realm of the crows. His journey back to Earth, much like Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, is both literal and symbolic.  

Students have worked closely with the director Jennifer Essex to visualise the story, alongside professional designer Di Mainstone. Natalie Brown Acting Director of Programmes for Performance commented, “We are extremely proud of our students’ exceptional talent. They have applied their creativity and making abilities in a process which has engaged their energy, enthusiasm, team work and confidence in order to deliver their ambitious designs within a very tight time frame and budget, for the show at the Cochrane Theatre.”  

Following the show’s finale, Illamasqua announced it’s new Distinction in Make-up Artistry Awards 2011 with four categories for BA students, graduates and beauty school students. Prizes for each category include:   

//Graduate [Graduated by July 2010]
Win a week’s internship with Christine Blundell, Academy & BAFTA Award winning make-up artist and hair designer, on her next British film, £5,000 prize money and £500 to spend at a private shopping spree at the Illamasqua Flagship Store.  

//BA Final Year Students [Graduating by July 2011]
Win a day assisting Illamasqua Creative Director Alex Box on a Dazed & Confused fashion shoot published in early 2012, £2,500 prize money and £500 to spend at a private shopping spree at the Illamasqua Flagship Store. Plus your college will receive £2,000 to spend on a bespoke Illamasqua kit of your tutor’s choice.  

//Foundation and 2^nd Year Degree Students
Win a two-week internship at Illamasqua Head Quarters - the creative hub of the brand - plus £1,500 prize money and £500 to spend at a private shopping spree at the Illamasqua Flagship Store. Plus your college will receive £2,000 to spend on a bespoke Illamasqua kit of your tutor’s choice.    

//Beauty School / Make-up Course Students
Win a 5-day Mastering Professional Make-up Course at Illamasqua’s School of Make-up Art, plus £1,000 prize money and £500 to spend at a private shopping spree at the Illamasqua Flagship Store.  

In December the winners from each of the four categories will have their winning creations running on Dazed Digital viewed by millions all over the globe.  

//Click here to find out more and to enter the Distinction in Make-up Artistry Awards