The Wondrous Willa Kim: Costume Designs for Actors and Dancers
Mar 8 @ 10:00 am– Aug 19 @ 6:00 pm
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza Upper West Side
New York, New York
Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
Mon & Thu 10:30 am–8 pm , Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 10:30 am–6 pm
Admire an assortment of designs and costumes from costume designer Willa Kim long and prolific career, including work from productions like Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, The Will Rogers Follies, and her final Broadway show, Victor/Victoria starring Julie Andrews.
From her earliest designs to her very last production, Kim demonstrated her gift for creating whimsical costumes by using extraordinary combinations of color and texture, from feathers to beads to butterfly wings. Born in 1917 to Korean immigrant parents, Kim designed costumes for Broadway productions, such as The Red Eye of Love, and Goodtime Charley, Song & Dance, Dancin’, Tommy Tune Tonite! as well as leading choreographers, dancers, opera performances, figure skaters and film and TV productions. Don’t miss the salad-themed dresses she designed for a Super Bowl commercial and wall of drawings with fabric swatches.
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