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Curriculum Vitae

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Hazel Blue

Educational Qualifications
 
 Degree :
B.A. Fine Arts (Hons)
Printmaking/Painting/Art History (1981-84)

Diploma:
Higher Diploma in Education 
 Natal University, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (1985)

Degree:
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama:
B.A. Technical and Production Arts (2004-2007)



RSAMD Student Projects
 Prague Quadrennial: June 2007 (Prague/Nottingham)
Student Representative for the RSAMD / UK schools exhibit 

The Caucasian Chalk Circle: RSAMD : Designer (2006/7)
The Jack Bruce Wall (Sculpture) - Café Bar - RSAMD: Designer(2006/7)


Professional Development
 Prescott & Mackay : Classical Tutu-making course (2012) 


  Employment History:
Scottish Learning Festival : Creative Space Designer : 2017
​​Scottish Dance Theatre : Tutu Mucky - Tutu Maker (2017)
Tutu Maker : Scottish Ballet : Hansel and Gretel - Nov 2016
​RCS Modern Ballet : Graduation Performance - Costume Maker , Designer and Supervisor
Lecturer in Set and Costume Design at RCS (Cover-2014-2015)

Costume Designer/Maker :  RCS Modern Ballet Show  (2015/16)
Temp. Tutor - Design/ Production Arts : Royal Conservatoire Scotland (09:2012 - present) 
Costume co-ordinator and Maker : Opera Project - "L' incoronazione di Poppea" : RCS - Director - Mark Hathaway (09:2012) 
Scenic Art Tutor (Part Time) RSAMD  (09:2007 - 11:2008)

Costume Re-design / Making / Altering :  RCS Modern Ballet Performance (May 2012)
Costume Co-ordinator /Maker : DSS Annual Show  (06 - 2012)

Design - Set and Costume :
Mela Festival:Edinburgh-Goddess-Chroegrapher:Alan Grieg​

RCS:Il Rittorno di Ulisse:RCS - Agos Studio: Director - Mark Hathaway (November 2013) 
Dance School of Scotland Annual Show: Theatre Royal: Artistic Director - Kenny Burke (June 2013)
Women Beware Women: Designer:RCS-AGOS Studio: Director-Gordon Barr (May 2013) 
All's Well That Ends Well: RCS: Director-Bill Wright (May 2013)  
L' incoronazione di Poppea : Costume Designer : RCS-AGOS Studio - Director : Mark Hathaway (Nov 2012) 

Dance School Of Scotland Annual Show : DSS-King's Theatre : Artistic Director - Kenn Burke (June 2012) 
Motherland : RCS -Tron Studio: Director - Jane Hensey (May 2012) 
The Wizz : UKTS : Director - Alasdair Hawthorn (July 2011) 
Mother Courage : Birds of Paradise Theatre Company : Director - Morven Gregor (March 2011)
Cinderella: UK Theatre School : Director - Alasdair Hawthorne (November 2010)
Pinocchio : Arches : Director - Julie Brown (December 2010)
Sea and Land and Sky : Tron Theatre : Director - Andy Arnold (October 2010)
 Fame : UK Theatre School : Director - Alasdair Hawthorne (August 2010) 
Clutter Keeps Company : Birds of Paradise Theatre Company : Director -
Morven Gregor (February 2010)
Little Red Riding Hood : The Arches : Director -
Julie Brown ( December 2009)
Julius Caesar and King Lear : RSAMD @ SYT Studio Theatre: Directors :   Robert Carson / Gordon Barr (May 2009)
Offshore : Birds 0f Paradise Theatre Company-Director - Morven Gregor (September 2008)
 
The Drawer Boy : Tron Theatre Company-(May 2008)Director - Andy Arnold
The Irish Season:The Arches Theatre Company
Translations: Citizen Theatre -Director – Andy Arnold
Bailegangaire : Arches Studio - (Feb 2008) 
The Kelman Season : The Arches Theatre Company
Herbal Remedies – Director : Andy Arnold  
They Make These Noises –Director : David McKay
(August/ November 2007)
Zombie Prom : The Tramway , Glasgow (August 2007)
UK Theatre School - Director : Alasdair Hawthorn.
Nonsense Room Productions : Costume designer and maker for Midsummer Night’s Dream 2006

 Costume Maker : Linda Lowry School of Ballet since 2002

The Water Babies : The Arches Theatre Company : 
Props Maker( November 2007)

The Critics

"...the production which Arnold has created on Hazel Blue's impressively functional and naturalistic farmhouse set, is a tight and affecting premiere and a fine beginning to his tenure at the Tron." Mark Brown - The Telegraph on 'The Drawer Boy'

"Hazel Blue’s splendid barn and home setting overarches the action beautifully." Steve Cramer - The List on 'Translations'

"Hazel Blue's set and costume designs are so gorgeous ..." Mark Brown - Sunday Herald on 'Pinocchio'


"with the assistance of Hazel Blue's atmospheric two-level set, (Docherty's)play takes us into a compellingly re-imagined  version of the Russian front"
 Mark Brown - The Sunday Herald on 'Sea and Land and Sky'

'Hazel Blue's impressive two-tier set ... ' Robert Dawson Scott - The Times on 'Sea and Land and Sky' 

Achievements
Simon Crowther Award-RSAMD 2007

Design for Selfish Giant selected as 1 of 7 groups worldwide for participation in Showcase event. 

References : 

Jamie Mackay : RSAMD - Scenic Art / Design Lecturer
j.mackay@rsamd.ac.uk
Kenn Burke : Artistic Director - Dance School Of Scotland 
kburke@knightswood-sec.glasgow.sch.uk

Linda Lowry : Linda Lowry School of Ballet 
linda.lowry@talk21.com 

Additional Experience and Skills

Fabric Silkscreen Printing and Fabric Painting
​Bobbin Lace Making

Supply Teaching (Art) : Scotland  : Clydebank High School  
Vale of Leven High School  :  Douglas Academy
National School of the Arts, Johannesburg ( 7/1989 – 5/1994) Printmaking, Art History and Drawing Teacher
Matric or final year Dance - 
fund raising / organisation / co-ordination 
Twilight Children project:
Art classes for  Johannesburg street children.
European Tour –  40 pupils from NSA on a 2-week Art Tour of Europe.
Drama Department: 
 Designing , constructing and painting sets , props and backdrops for Annie, Fiddler on the Roof , The Boyfriend and The House of Bernada Alba. 
Merit Award : 
  Merit for teaching by the Education Department
Willowmoore High School – Benoni: Teacher of Art and English. (2/89 – 6/89)
Port Shepstone High School - Teacher of Art. (1/88-12/88)
Co-ordinated  Final Year Farewell Dance and took pupils on a week-long Art tour of Johannesburg.
 Little Flower School, Ixopo Natal, South Africa: Teacher of English (1/1986 – 12/1987)
 Only Kids Art Club : Old Kilpatrick.  (2000 – 2004)
 Standard Bank National Drawing Competition (1992) South Africa : Drawing "Going Home?"- purchased for the permanent collection of the   
Durban Art Gallery.
‘Journey’ at the Tramway, Glasgow : Costume / Screen printing

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