The Snow Queen by Xiao Yufan. performed by Lorraine Smith, MA15 Costume

The Snow Queen by Xiao Yufan. performed by Lorraine Smith, was about transformation transformation as it saw the young boy Kay become entranced with a pyramid shaped snowflake to then become the Snow Queen herself – frozen and shivering in a rigid cape of cracking ice. The movement from boy to woman, from frozen to melting, showed the potential for costume and performer to come together in a bodily realisation of emotional drama.