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dj gramann II
EDUCATION
1989 B.F.A. North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2008 TH 5530 Costume Design for the Theatre
College of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Focused on design process, participants execute four design projects using four different methods of achieving their design. Each project uses the rendering style of a different Broadway designer to help them diversify their rendering skills.
Fall 2008 Professional Development Workshop College of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Portfolio development and presentation including personal interviews, printed portfolio, digital portfolio and web presence.
Spring TH 5580 Costume Technology - Corset Making for the Theatre 2008 College of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities An in-depth, hands-on class in corset making. Divided into two projects based on research from two different centuries, students pattern, construct, fit and correct Fall 2006 TH 5950 Topics in Theatre - Millinery for the Stage College of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities An in-depth, hands-on class in hat making. Divided into three projects, students construct hats in fabric, straw and felt. Spring TH 5580 Costume Technology - Costume Crafts 2006 College of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Laboratory class in Costume Crafts covering mask making; shoe manipulation; sculpting, mold making and molding; leather and thermo-plastic construction; and nylon, plastic and brass used in underpinning construction.
MASTER CLASSES AND LECTURES
Fall 2001 Mask Making for the Theatre
Teaching Residency, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio A hands-on laboratory class, teaching mask making for their production Fall 2001 Millinery for the Theater A hands-on laboratory class, teaching hat making from design through mock-up.
Master Class, North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina A hands-on laboratory class, teaching puppet building using the techniques Lecture, USITT Costume Commission annual conference Lecture on the engineering and building of the full-body dinosaur costumes built at Jim Henson Productions for the ABC Television Series, Dinosaurs.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
12/2006- COSTUME DRAPER
present The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota Working directly with Ann Hould-Ward on The Glass Menagerie , paint, dye, quilting and embroidery were employed to create a series of period looking fabrics to enhance the desired effect of realism. Set in the 1750’s, The Merchant of Venice called for a light weight pannier hoop of nylon rod, silk matelasse petticoats, a set of silk brocade stays and Watteau backed gowns of brocade, tastefully designed by Paul Tazewell.
The Acting Company Henry V Anita Yavich, designer The Guthrie Theater The Venetian Twins A View From The Bridge Robert Perdziola, designer The Secret Fall Of Constance Wilde Paul Tazewell, designer Peer Gynt Laura Hopkins, designer Jane Erye Patrick Clark, designer The Great Gatsby Jane Greenwood, designer The Merchant of Venice Paul Tazewell, designer 5/2003- FREELANCE DESIGNER AND DRAPER
12/2006 The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota The Long Warf Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut Worked directly with the designers and designs to create costumes. Researched garment patterning and construction from applicable periods in history, drafted and draped patterns, developed construction methods and flow of construction of costumes, managed team of costume builders, fit costumes, managed overall time constrains of the building process, coordinated other vendors such as the dyer to maintain deadlines, coordinated materials and supplies to maintain deadlines, managed garment revisions during tech process.
MILLINER The Alliance Theatre The Color Purple
CRAFTSPERSON The Long Warf Theatre Hamlet
DRAPER The Guthrie Theater Pericles Amelia Cheever, designer
The Constant Wife Mathew Lefebvre, designer CREATURE
BUILDER Ballet Arizona The Nutcracker Fabio Toblini, designer
DESIGNER/ Marshall Field’s Glamorama Finale dj gramann II, designer
BUILDER The City Pages 25th Birthday Celebration dj gramann II, designer
8/2000- COSTUME CRAFTSPERSON
5/2003 The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota Worked directly with the designers and designs to create all costume crafts including but not limited to millinery, masks, shoes, armor, puppets, costume characters and creatures. Researched techniques and construction as necessary, researched accessories from applicable periods in history, drafted and draped patterns, developed construction methods and flow of construction of costumes, managed team of craftspeople, fit costumes and accessories, managed overall time constrains of the building process, coordinated other departments such as the dyer to maintain deadlines, coordinated materials and supplies to maintain deadlines, managed revisions during tech process.
The Guthrie Theater Mrs. Warren’s Profession Ann Hould-Ward, designer Six Degrees Of Separation Constance Hoffman, designer Top Girls Devon Painter, designer The Canterbury Tales Ulrike Engelbrecht, designer The Comedy Of Errors Fabio Toblini, designer The Guthrie Theater A Christmas Carol Jess Goldstein, designer Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf Jane Greenwood, designer In The Blood Amelia Cheever, designer Once In A Lifetime Zach Brown, designer To Fool The Eye Mathew Lefebvre, designer Jim Henson Productions Bear In The Big Blue House Mitchell Kriegman, designer Gen Art Styles 2001 dj gramann II, designer The Textile Center Artwear in Motion 2001 dj gramann II, designer of Minnesota Artwear in Motion 2000 dj gramann II, designer 4/1995- FREELANCE DESIGNER AND DRAPER
7/2000 The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota Jim Henson Productions, New York, New York Worked directly with the designers and designs to create costumes. Researched garment patterning and construction from applicable periods in history, drafted and draped patterns, developed construction methods and flow of construction of costumes, managed team of costume builders, fit costumes, managed overall time constrains of the building process, coordinated other vendors such as the dyer to maintain deadlines, coordinated materials and supplies to maintain deadlines, managed garment revisions during tech process. Jim Henson Productions Muppet Treasure Island Polly Smith, designer The Guthrie Theater Misalliance Peter Hartwell, designer The Plough and the Stars Mathew Lefebvre, designer A Christmas Carol Jess Goldstein, designer Much Ado About Nothing Desmond Heeley, designer A Month in the Country Ellen McCarthy, designer King Lear Susan Hilferty, designer VEE Corporation Once Upon A Tree Colleen Needles, designer Creamy Green Pictures Sticky Shoes dj gramann II, designer Artwear In Motion 1999 dj gramann II, designer Minnesota Artwear In Motion 1998 dj gramann II, designer Summers COSTUME CRAFTSPERSON
1987-89 The Old Globe Theater, San Diego, California Worked directly with the designers and designs to create all costume crafts including but not limited to millinery, masks, shoes, armor, puppets, costume characters and creatures. Researched techniques and construction as necessary, researched accessories from applicable periods in history, drafted and draped patterns, developed construction methods and flow of construction of costumes, managed team of craftspeople, fit costumes and accessories, managed overall time constrains of the building process, coordinated other departments such as the dyer to maintain deadlines, coordinated materials and supplies to maintain deadlines, managed revisions during tech process. FILM CREDITS
Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles II Creature Builder/Wrangler
BROADWAY CREDITS
Annie II: Miss Hannigan’s Revenge Draper The Phantom of the Opera Draper
TELEVISION CREDITS
Dinosaurs - Season 2 Creature Builder Once Upon a Tree Puppet Designer/Builder
DESIGN PRESENTATION
Artwear In Motion 1998 Textile Center of Minnesota Enkeltje Leiden 1999 Leiden Business Co-op, Amsterdam Beefeater Bold Spirit 2002 Gen Art Voltage: Fashion Amplified 2004 First Avenue City Pages 25th Birthday Celebration 2004 AWARDS
2001 GEN ART DESIGN VISION AWARD - WOMEN’S AVANT-GARDE
Awarded first place in a runway competition judged live.
PUBLICATIONS
Summer
2005 L’etoile Featured DesignerSpring 2005 L’etoile Contributing Artist
Summer
2003 Fiber Arts Magazine Contributing Artist SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
1999- MENTOR
present College of Human Ecology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cites Annual mentoring of a student on their senior line.
2001 DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
Created, coordinated and produced Artwear in Motion 2001, the annual benefit REFERENCES

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