La Bayadère
Assignment: Advertisement for Dance
Restrictions: Three color print and a design that incorporates the raw paper
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La Bayadère (or The Temple Dancer) is a ballet with all the key components needed for an audience ensnaring drama. There are tales of life, death, opium induced prophecies, divine intervention, and eternal love to make sure the audience is swayed with an array of emotions.
For the design aspects I was influences by other dance posters from around the 1920’s and a little earlier. The scene depicted is one from a dream. In order to capture the whimsical and dream-like state, I included the stars at the top that seem like they are embroidered onto a velvet blue background. The dancer herself is also in the same mood because she seems to dance on nothing, floating in the abyss of blue. The other color choices were based on the ballet production itself. Since the ballet takes place in Ancient India, the costumes for the ballet are elaborate and embellished with gold trim and earthy tones. The font face was chosen in order to maintain the etherial feel but also encapsulate the elegance of a french derived ballet.
