Nadine Paula Ann Baylis (15 June 1940 – 3 November 2017) was a British stage and costume designer, who "set the standard for modern dance costume".[1]
Nadine Baylis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nadine Paula Ann Baylis 15 June 1940 |
| Died | 3 November 2017 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Lady Margaret School |
| Alma mater | Central School of Art and Design |
| Occupation(s) | stage and costume designer |
| Known for | "set the standard for modern dance costume" |
| Parent(s) | Alice (nee Down) and Sydney Baylis |
Early life
editNadine Baylis was born in London, the daughter of Alice (nee Down) and Sydney Baylis, who ran a car hire business, and then a pub in Shepherd's Bush, west London.[1] She went to Lady Margaret School, in Parsons Green.[1] Baylis was educated at London's Central School of Art and Design.[2]
Career
editEarly in her career, Baylis worked with Ralph Koltai.[1] Baylis was closely associated with Ballet Rambert, and first worked with them in 1965, and the ballets of Glen Tetley.[2]
Later life
editBaylis died on 3 November 2017, and lived at Scotsgrove, Thame, Buckinghamshire.[3]
Selected productions (as designer)
edit- Ziggurat (Ballet Rambert, 1967)[2]
- Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain (Ballet Rambert, 1968)[2]
- Field Figures (Royal Ballet, 1970)[2]
- Sacre du printemps (Munich State Opera, 1974)[2]
- The Tempest (Ballet Rambert, 1979)[2]
- Alice (National Ballet of Canada, 1986)[2]
- Orpheus (Australian Ballet, 1987)[2]
- Oracle (National Ballet of Canada, 1994)[2]
- Michael Corder's Romeo and Juliet (1992) for the Norwegian National Ballet[2]
- London Contemporary Dance Theatre's The Phantasmagoria in 1987[2]
- Ben Stevenson's Alice in Wonderland (1992) for Houston Ballet[2]