dj gramann II CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION 1989 B.F.A. North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Costume Technology and Design TEACHING EXPERIENCE Fall 2008 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. 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 boned coutil corsets. 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.
dj gramann II 2 MASTER CLASSES AND LECTURES Fall 2001 Fall 2001 Fall 1996 Mask Making for the Theatre Teaching Residency, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio A hands-on laboratory class, teaching mask making for their production of Conference of the Birds. Millinery for the Theater Master Class, Minnesota Arts Experience A hands-on laboratory class, teaching hat making from design through mock-up. Puppet Building Master Class, North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina A hands-on laboratory class, teaching puppet building using the techniques from Jim Henson Productions. 1992 The Anatomy of a Dinosaur 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 Ann Hold-Ward, designer Shadowlands A View From The Bridge Robert Perdziola, designer Little House on the Prairie Jess Goldstein, designer The Government Inspector Ann Hold-Ward, designer A Midsummer Nights Dream The Secret Fall Of Constance Wilde Peer Gynt Laura Hopkins, designer Jane Erye Patrick Clark, designer The Great Gatsby Jane Greenwood, designer Hamlet The Glass Menagerie Ann Hould-Ward, designer The Merchant of Venice Major Barbara Michael Krass, designer Private Lives
dj gramann II 3 5/2003- FREELANCE DESIGNER AND DRAPER 12/2006 The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota The Long Warf Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut The Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia Ballet Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona 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 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 As You Like It Helen Huang, designer The Constant Wife Mathew Lefebvre, designer Pygmalion Linda Fisher, 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 managed revisions during tech process. The Guthrie Theater Mrs. Warren s Profession Ann Hould-Ward, designer Wintertime Mathew Lefebvre, designer Six Degrees Of Separation Constance Hoffman, designer Three Sisters Top Girls Antony & Cleopatra Jane Greenwood, designer Thief River Rich Hampson, designer The Canterbury Tales Ulrike Engelbrecht, designer All My Sons Resurrection Blues Elizabeth Clancy, designer Good Boys Marcia Dixie Jory, designer The Comedy Of Errors Fabio Toblini, designer The Chairs Kathy Kohl, designer
dj gramann II 4 The Guthrie Theater A Christmas Carol Jess Goldstein, designer Blood Wedding Who s Afraid of Virginia Wolf Jane Greenwood, designer In The Blood Amelia Cheever, designer Once In A Lifetime Zach Brown, designer Amadeus Merrily We Roll Along Mathew Lefebvre, designer To Fool The Eye Mathew Lefebvre, designer Hedda Gabler Elizabeth H. Clancy, designer The Invention of Love Patrick Clark, designer Jim Henson Productions Bear In The Big Blue House Mitchell Kriegman, designer Gen Art Styles 2001 dj gramann II, designer DIFFA UB2 dj gramann II, designer The Loading Zone Quiddity 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 VEE Corporation, 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 managed garment revisions during tech process. Jim Henson Productions Muppet Treasure Island Polly Smith, designer The Guthrie Theater Misalliance Peter Hartwell, designer The Darker Face of the Earth The Plough and the Stars Mathew Lefebvre, designer Sideman Amelia Cheever, designer Twelfth Night Karyl Newman, designer A Christmas Carol Jess Goldstein, designer Black No More Gabriel Berry, designer Much Ado About Nothing Desmond Heeley, designer A Month in the Country Ellen McCarthy, designer A Midsummer Night s Dream Babes In Arms Susan Hilferty, designer King Lear Susan Hilferty, designer The Children s Theater Company The Story of Babar VEE Corporation Once Upon A Tree Colleen Needles, designer Sesame Live 1-2-3 Imagine Michael Firth, designer Radio City Christmas Show Peter Menefee, designer Creamy Green Pictures Sticky Shoes dj gramann II, designer The Textile Center of Artwear In Motion 1999 dj gramann II, designer Minnesota Artwear In Motion 1998 dj gramann II, designer
dj gramann II 5 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 managed revisions during tech process. FILM CREDITS Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles II Billy Bathgate Muppet Christmas Carol Never Ending Story III Muppet Treasure Island Creature Builder/Wrangler Creature Engineer BROADWAY CREDITS Annie II: Miss Hannigan s Revenge Lost in Yonkers Miss Saigon The Will Rogers Follies The Phantom of the Opera TELEVISION CREDITS Dinosaurs - Season 2 Allegra s Window - Pilot Allegra s Window - Season 1 Allegra s Window - Season 2 Once Upon a Tree Creature Builder Key Puppet Builder Key Puppet Builder Key Puppet Builder Puppet Designer/Builder DESIGN PRESENTATION Artwear In Motion 1998 Enkeltje Leiden 1999 Artwear In Motion 1999 Artwear In Motion 2000 Artwear In Motion 2001 Styles 2001 Beefeater Bold Spirit 2002 Quiddity 2002 DIVA UB2 2003 Voltage: Fashion Amplified 2004 Glamorama 2004 City Pages 25th Birthday Celebration 2004 Leiden Business Co-op, Amsterdam Gen Art Gen Art The Loading Zone DIFFA First Avenue Marshall Fields City Pages
dj gramann II 6 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 Designer Spring 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 for The. REFERENCES Matthew J. Lefebve Theatre Arts and Dance Room 550C RarigC 330 21st Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55455 612.625.5398 Paul Tazewell 220 Cabrini Blvd New York, NY 10033 201.315.9178 Fabio Toblini 122 West 26TH. St, Suite 1203 New York, NY 10001 917.816.3250