'Black White'
“Are you extra like 'Odette', the demure White Swan, or 'Odile', the elusive Black Swan?” asks a information launch saying Ballet Arkansas' creation of a “Noir & Blanc” positive jewellery and attire partnership with native companies. Audiences are invited to “embrace their interior Odette or Odile” once they attend the manufacturing of “Swan Lake,” scheduled to play on the Robinson Heart Efficiency Corridor on Saturday and Feb. 18.
Ballet Arkansas companions (Jones & Sons, Barbara/Jean, B Barnett, Companions, Tulips, Vesta's, BC Two and Dillard's) provide unique reductions, styling companies and a collection of Swan Lake-inspired attire and positive jewellery . Particular perks, distinctive to every enterprise, are designed to encourage attendance on the ballet whereas carrying “black or white apparel and glam.” Odette, Odile and different characters from “Swan Lake” will make particular appearances in shops.
Michael Fothergill, creative and govt director of Ballet Arkansas, credit board member Stacey Sebree with the concept for “Noir & Blanc.”
“She and I had been discussing methods to advertise small enterprise items and companies and get folks enthusiastic about coming to see the manufacturing wearing black or white,” he says within the press launch. “We agreed that ballet options mild and darkish themes and that each colours are likely to flatter and present the individuality of the wearer. Stacey thought it could be enjoyable to see how folks play with this theme whereas expressing themselves in ways in which relate to the theme.parts of the manufacturing, and thus 'Noir & Blanc' was born.
“We’re so grateful for the assist of those nice retailers and couldn’t be happier with the result.”
Designers Alternative
Congratulations to the individuals who, as Designers Alternative Style Overview lately introduced, can be showcasing their vogue creations through the huge catwalk fundraiser for the Timmons Arts Basis, held every spring at The Venue at Westwind: Bruce Brown, Bruce Davis , Lyza Faye, Tiena Gwin, Amber Henson, Reia Janay, Tierra Macon and Braylin Ousley. Designers Alternative 2024, usually held on the primary Saturday in April, is scheduled for April 20 this 12 months, making manner for the photo voltaic eclipse occasions.
Extra details about the occasion, together with time and ticket info, can be out there later.
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A crochet pantsuit by Tiffany Ro graces the runway on the Designers Alternative Style Preview, going down April 1, 2023 at The Venue at Westwind in North Little Rock and benefiting the Timmons Arts Basis. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Helaine R. Williams)
A mannequin shows a Tierra Macon design throughout Designers Alternative Style Preview 2023. Macon's creations can even be featured at this 12 months's present. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Helaine R. Williams)