The Sarabande Foundation is the legacy of the late creative genius ALEXANDER McQUEEN. He started it in 2007 and it is named after his Spring Collection of that year.
Sarabande was established because McQueen passionately believed that creative minds with the potential to push boundaries should be given the same opportunities he’d enjoyed. The genesis of all McQueen;s achievements was his open-minded approach to absorbing diverse creative influences and applying them in new and exciting ways. It is that openness and bravery that Sarabande seeks to inspire in future generations of creatives.
The Trust became the major beneficiary of his estate after his death in 2010 and, by the end of 2016, had received 10.6 million pounds ($15 million). The money funds graduate and postgraduate scholarships and subsidizes the studio space in East London, for which scholarship recipients can become priority candidates to use for free for a year and then for a further year to rent at a low rate of about £1 per square foot. Other studio occupants pay the same rate throughout their tenancy.
Now Sarabande, in an effort to bolster creativity and support visionary talent for when everything returns to relative normality, are bringing their renowned Sarabande Series of lectures on the arts, online and FREE of charge. They will include the mindsets of some of the fashion and art world’s most esteemed figures.
There is a new talk everyday, and here is the schedule, including the ones already held and hopefully (!) they will eventually publish them all on their own YouTube Channel
Friday 27 March: The Clothing of the Character: Colleen Atwood in conversation with Eddie Redmayne
Saturday 28 March: Francesca Amfitheatrof in conversation with Harriet Quick
Sunday 29 March: Image ownership in the digital age with Navaz Battliwalla and Ruth Burstall and Iona Silverman from legal firm Baker McKenzie
Monday 30 March: Building your digital strategy with Lauren Indvik and Karinna Nobbs
Tuesday 31 March: Camp: Notes on Fashion. Andrew Bolton in conversation with Liam Freeman.
Wednesday 1 April: A-COLD-WALL*’s Samuel Ross in conversation with Bunny Kinney
Thursday 2 April: Grayson Perry
Friday 3 April: Script to screen: How to get your films made with Amy Jackson, Olivier Kaempfer, and Fiona Lamptey.
Saturday 4 April: Get your film seen: How to market your film with Saam Farahmand, Bunny Kinney and Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith
Sunday 5 April: Jake Chapman in conversation with Mark Sanders
Monday 6 April:Juno Calypso
Tuesday 7 April: Maggi Hambling OBE in conversation with James Cahill
Wednesday 8 April:Thom Browne in conversation with Tim Blanks
Thursday 9 April: Tim Walker in conversation with Molly Goddard
Here’s one of the videos . An inspirational conversation between Oscar winners Colleen Atwood and Eddie Redmayne The pair discussed Colleen’s remarkable career as a Costume Designer, touching on her life, inspirations and practice. Colleen has won four Academy Awards for her work in costume and has designed for films such as Edward Scissorhands, Memoirs Of A Geisha, Chicago, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Silence of the Lambs.
The fascinating discussion touched on Colleen’s beginnings in the industry and her early aspirations as a painter. She also talked through her design process, her relationship with directors such as Tim Burton and Rob Marshall, and dissected the intricacies of creating clothing for a character for film. Colleen explained “it’s not about 50 costume changes…It’s about creating an iconic image for a character”.
https://sarabandefoundation.org/
