The Carbondale Arts Fashion Show (no longer “Green is the New Black”) returns this weekend with “Camera Obscura,” a nod to film noir exploring themes of secrecy, desire and dreams “in a world of murder and mayhem.”
Laura Stover, responsible for making it a multimedia show, enlisted filmmaker Ashley Mosher to capture sequences of local dancers that will be projected along with live performances and interlaced with historic footage.
“It’s my job to help tell the story without trying to overpower what they’re doing,” Stover told The Sopris Sun. “Some scenes are more film-heavy than others, and some are more textural, but we talk about that a lot. Then I cut it up, edit it and put it together in ways that I know will complement what the performers are doing on-stage.”
“The show has a real retro feel,” said director Amy Kimberly. “We have a designer from New York, a designer from the Bay Area, a lot of designers from Denver and then a lot of local designers. The clothes are just so inspiring. So, I think it’s easy to say, ‘Oh, it’s the dance. No, no, no, it’s the projections! No, no, it’s the clothes!’ But, the combination of all three is equally strong, so you just have to get ready for a visual feast.”
Tickets are solidly sold out again this year, but all are welcome to “Get Gussied Up” for First Friday, March 7, with KDNK DJs performing at Chacos Park and a Community Glam Cam next to the red phone booth from 5 to 9pm. Check out “Sewing the Seeds of Fashion Activism” at The Launchpad from 5 to 8pm and enjoy an array of food trucks and local businesses celebrating this iconic Carbondale event, now in its 14th year.