Marie Anne Chiment
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Marie Anne Chiment has created sets and costumes for hundreds of productions across the United States
for opera, theatre and dance. Ms. Chiment’s sets and costumes have graced the stages of Santa Fe Opera
, Chicago Lyric Opera, Kennedy Center, Wolftrap Opera and Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre
. She has designed national tours of Grease and Carousel, as well as the GLAMA award winning world premiere of Patience & Sarah for the Lincoln Center Festival.
Ms. Chiment received her Master of Fine Arts in 1981 from New York University’s highly regarded Tisch School of the Arts
. As the year’s top graduate she received the coveted J.S. Seidman Award for design excellence. An invitation to join United Scenic Artists
was followed by design engagements for the operetta Land Of Smiles at Lincoln Center, the film Grease Monkey (winner, “Focus On Film” award) as well as A Midsummer Night's Dream for The Arena Stage in Washington DC, starring Kathleen Turner and Avery Brooks.
Ms. Chiment’s early career found her crisscrossing the nation as she designed costumes for theatre companies including Actors Theatre of Louisville, Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre
, Cincinnati Playhouse, Portland Stage Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, NYCs La Mama and Beckett Theatres and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. While designing for The Rep in St. Louis, she met Colin Graham, the Artistic Director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
, and was invited to design sets and costumes for the premiere of his production Beauty And The Beast. The production was a resounding critical and commercial success and was to become the first of many premieres she would design for the acclaimed company.
Classically trained in voice and music, Ms. Chiment has a special affinity for creating sets and costumes for opera and dance. She has designed operas for Seattle Opera
, Spoleto Festival, Minnesota Opera
, Pennsylvania Opera Theatre, Kentucky Opera
, Virginia Opera
, Nashville Opera, Memphis Opera, Sarasota Opera
and Opera Pacific
.
In the world of dance she has created costumes for numerous pieces for New York Baroque Dance Company, Kathryn Posin Dance Company, Elizabeth Keen Dance Company, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
.
Ms. Chiment reconnected with her theatre roots when she returned to the West Coast to design The Winter's Tale and Rough Crossing for Oregon Shakespeare Festival. For 2005 season Ms. Chiment designed the fantasy costumes for Festival's The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus. When OSF’s Associate Artistic Director Fontaine Syer moved east to assume the artistic directorship of Delaware Theatre Company, she invited Ms. Chiment to collaborate with her at DTC. Nominated for the Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theatre for her work at DTC, Ms. Chiment regularly designs sets and costumes for DTC productions.
In the world of academics Ms. Chiment has served as Associate Professor of Design at Webster University's Leigh Gerdine School of Fine Arts, Guest Lecturer at Cornell University, Guest Designer at Pennsylvania State University Festival of American Theatre and Guest Designer for the Santa Rosa Summer Repertory Theatre.
Ms. Chiment’s work has appeared on the covers of Entertainment Design, Theatre Crafts International and Stage Directions magazines and her designs have been featured in Opera News, The Costume Designer’s Handbook and Fabric Painting and Dyeing for the Stage. At the second annual Kevin Kline Awards
Ms. Chiment was awarded Outstanding Costume Design for her designs for the world premiere of the musical Ace
for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
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for opera, theatre and dance. Ms. Chiment’s sets and costumes have graced the stages of Santa Fe Opera
Santa Fe Opera
The Santa Fe Opera is an American opera company, located north of Santa Fe in the U.S. state of New Mexico, headquartered on a former guest ranch of .-General history:...
, Chicago Lyric Opera, Kennedy Center, Wolftrap Opera and Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre
Minskoff Theatre
The Minskoff Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre, located at 1515 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan. It is now showing the musical The Lion King, based on the Disney animated film of the same name....
. She has designed national tours of Grease and Carousel, as well as the GLAMA award winning world premiere of Patience & Sarah for the Lincoln Center Festival.
Ms. Chiment received her Master of Fine Arts in 1981 from New York University’s highly regarded Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
. As the year’s top graduate she received the coveted J.S. Seidman Award for design excellence. An invitation to join United Scenic Artists
United Scenic Artists
United Scenic Artists local USA 829, is a United States labor union of designers and artists in the entertainment industry. It is a nationwide autonomous Local of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes...
was followed by design engagements for the operetta Land Of Smiles at Lincoln Center, the film Grease Monkey (winner, “Focus On Film” award) as well as A Midsummer Night's Dream for The Arena Stage in Washington DC, starring Kathleen Turner and Avery Brooks.
Ms. Chiment’s early career found her crisscrossing the nation as she designed costumes for theatre companies including Actors Theatre of Louisville, Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre
Walnut Street Theatre
The Walnut Street Theatre , located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 825 Walnut Street, is the oldest continuously operating theatre in the English-speaking world and the oldest in the United States...
, Cincinnati Playhouse, Portland Stage Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, NYCs La Mama and Beckett Theatres and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. While designing for The Rep in St. Louis, she met Colin Graham, the Artistic Director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is a summer opera festival held in St. Louis, Missouri. Typically four operas, all sung in English, are presented each season, which runs from late May to late June. Performances are accompanied by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, which is divided into two...
, and was invited to design sets and costumes for the premiere of his production Beauty And The Beast. The production was a resounding critical and commercial success and was to become the first of many premieres she would design for the acclaimed company.
Classically trained in voice and music, Ms. Chiment has a special affinity for creating sets and costumes for opera and dance. She has designed operas for Seattle Opera
Seattle Opera
The Seattle Opera is an opera company located in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1963 by Glynn Ross, who served as the company's first general director through 1983, Seattle Opera's season runs from August to late May, with five or six operas offered and with eight to ten performances each, often...
, Spoleto Festival, Minnesota Opera
Minnesota Opera
The Minnesota Opera is a performance organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was founded in 1963 by the Walker Art Center, and is known for premiering such diverse works as Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and Frankenstein by Libby Larsen...
, Pennsylvania Opera Theatre, Kentucky Opera
Kentucky Opera
The Kentucky Opera is the state opera of Kentucky, located in Louisville. The operas are accompanied by the Louisville Orchestra. Founded in 1952 by Moritz von Bomhard, it is the twelfth oldest opera company in the United States and has a more than $2 million budget. The Kentucky Opera is an...
, Virginia Opera
Virginia Opera
Virginia Opera is an opera company based in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Organized in 1974 by a group of Norfolk, Virginia community volunteers, Virginia Opera presented its first productions in 1975 and in the intervening four decades has become known and respected nationwide for the...
, Nashville Opera, Memphis Opera, Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera is a professional opera company in Sarasota, Florida, USA, which owns and performs in the now-renovated 1,119-seat Sarasota Opera House. The 2011-2012 season is currently featuring Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in the fall...
and Opera Pacific
Opera Pacific
Opera Pacific was an opera company located in the Orange County, California, United States city of Santa Ana. It operated for 22 seasons before closing in 2008 after several seasons of deepening financial difficulties.-History:...
.
In the world of dance she has created costumes for numerous pieces for New York Baroque Dance Company, Kathryn Posin Dance Company, Elizabeth Keen Dance Company, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a modern dance company based in New York, New York. It was founded in 1958 by choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey...
.
Ms. Chiment reconnected with her theatre roots when she returned to the West Coast to design The Winter's Tale and Rough Crossing for Oregon Shakespeare Festival. For 2005 season Ms. Chiment designed the fantasy costumes for Festival's The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus. When OSF’s Associate Artistic Director Fontaine Syer moved east to assume the artistic directorship of Delaware Theatre Company, she invited Ms. Chiment to collaborate with her at DTC. Nominated for the Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theatre for her work at DTC, Ms. Chiment regularly designs sets and costumes for DTC productions.
In the world of academics Ms. Chiment has served as Associate Professor of Design at Webster University's Leigh Gerdine School of Fine Arts, Guest Lecturer at Cornell University, Guest Designer at Pennsylvania State University Festival of American Theatre and Guest Designer for the Santa Rosa Summer Repertory Theatre.
Ms. Chiment’s work has appeared on the covers of Entertainment Design, Theatre Crafts International and Stage Directions magazines and her designs have been featured in Opera News, The Costume Designer’s Handbook and Fabric Painting and Dyeing for the Stage. At the second annual Kevin Kline Awards
Kevin Kline Awards
The Kevin Kline Awards were started in 2006, to recognize outstanding achievement in professional theatre in the Greater St. Louis area. The awards are sponsored by PTAC, the Professional Theatre Awards Council, and were named in honor of Kevin Kline, a St...
Ms. Chiment was awarded Outstanding Costume Design for her designs for the world premiere of the musical Ace
Ace (musical)
ACE is a musical with a book and lyrics by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker, and music by Oberacker. The story is about a boy, separated from his mother, who discovers his past and himself through a series of dreams about a flying ace...
for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
External links
- Marie Anne Chiment's Portfolio site
- http://www.kevinklineawards.org/index.html