The Contemporary Stylings of Cirque du Soleil ECHO
Did You Know?
- More than two dozen white animal heads were developed for the characters of Cirque du Soleil ECHO.
- There are 26 brightly colored outfits for Cirque du Soleil ECHO’s human characters.
- One of the makeup shades worn by FUTURE is called “Cinderella blue.”
Conceptually, the costume and makeup design for Cirque du Soleil ECHO are slick, contemporary, and clean, with fewer flourishes than most Cirque du Soleil productions.
Costume Designer Nicolas Vaudelet uses color to draw a contrast between animals and humans, While Makeup Designer Julio Cesar Da Silveira’s concepts incorporate a subtle yet powerful geometric touch to create a connection point between the two groups.
FUTURE & THE CLOUDS
For the protagonist FUTURE, makeup designers tested hundreds of shades of makeup before perfecting on the cloud concept, which adds an emotional touch with sparkles that appear like raindrops or tear drops.
TWO FAMILIES CONNECTED BY CRUMPLES
For the PAPER ANIMALS and COLOR PAPER PEOPLE, Costume Designer, Nicolas Vaudelet has clad all characters in white fabric made to resemble crumpled paper. The wrinkles give the feel that these characters’ lives are still being crafted.
The PAPER ANIMALS wear white head to toe, and the COLOR PAPER PEOPLE wear white suits featuring a rainbow of different colors, but if you look closely, you’ll see that all of these artists are wearing the same style of suit.