Theatre director Nina Lee Aquino pays tribute to designer Camellia Koo
The artistic director of Factory Theatre tells us why we need to know about this set and costume designer
CBC Arts often asks Canadian artists to tell us about a fellow artist whose work we should know about.
In this video, Nina Lee Aquino, artistic director of Factory Theatre in Toronto, shines a spotlight on the work of theatre set and costume designer, Camellia Koo.
You can check out Koo's designs in her latest project, the world premiere of The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God for the Shaw Festival.
The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God. Featuring Natasha Mumba, Guy Bannerman, Tara Rosling. Adapted for the stage by Lisa Codrington from the short story by Bernard Shaw. Directed by Ravi Jain. Presented by Shaw Festival. June 10 to Sep 11. Court House Theatre, 26 Queen, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 1.800.511.SHAW.
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