Carlien Prinsloo

Prop Maker
Costume Maker
Location: Purley, England, UK

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Credits

Year	Job Title Project Type	Project Name Director / Company	Location
2019	Prop and costume maker Theatre	Rock Bottom Mrs Bethan Parkin / Royal Russell School	Royal Russell PAC
2018	Prop and Costume designer/maker Theatre	Bugsy Malone Nicky Taliesin / The Performance House	Grand Pavilion Porthcawl
2018	Prop and Costume designer/maker Theatre	Mulan Nicky Taliesin / The Performance House	Pavilliin Porthcawl
2017	Revamp and decorate Nagasaki Village Theatre	Welsh National Opera	Millenium Centre
2017	Prop and Costume designer/maker Theatre	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Nicky Taliesin / The Performance House	St Clare's School - Porthcawl
2017	Prop and Costume designer/maker Theatre	Highschool Musical Nicky Taliesin / The Performance House	Grand Pavilion Porthcawl
2017	Prop and Costume designer/maker Theatre	Into the Woods Nicky Taliesin / The Performance House	Grand Pavilion Porthcawl
2016	Made the Gruffalo costume and mask Theatre	The Gruffalo Nicky Taliesin / The Performance House	St Clare's School - Porthcawl
2016	Props and costume designer Theatre	The Jungle Book Nicky Taliesin / The Performance House	The grand Pavillion
2016	Prop and Costume designer/maker Theatre	James and the Giant Peach Nicky Taliesin / The Performance House	St Clare's School - Porthcawl

Education

Year	Qualification	Where
2016	BSC Open degree (Product design - Main modules)	Open University
1990	Fashion Design	Joeline's Fashion Academy (South Africa)

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About me

My love for fashion and design, which prompted post-school studies in that industry, has through the years been fine-tuned and focused to bloom into a full-blown passion for the theatre back-stage environment of props, costumes and masks.
Working with Performance House has been an incredible journey, exposing me to a wide range of productions as they were willing to spend money on rights for well-known productions.
However, amateur drama productions force you to find creative solutions for props, masks and costumes in order to adhere to an often limited budget.
I learned to adopt costumes and props so that children can move and act freely and easily onstage, especially as they might have limited strength to carry heavy items.

One of the personal highlights in my life is completing my degree, and especially the product design modules have proven valuable in broadening my thinking and problem-solving skills.
My initial fashion design studies have prepared me for tasks such as basic millinery, covering shoes, working with (faux) leather, working with clay, silk painting, on top of designing costumes such as ballroom gowns for some productions.

I am self-motivated and enjoy working with others. I love the challenge to find creative and unique ways to bring 2D designs to life. In fact, for me the success of any project lies in the creativity and uniqueness of the solutions, refinement until all requirements are met, as well as keeping to set deadlines.
Additional skills:
Prop design, Prop making, Sewing, Pattern cutting, Pattern constructing, Puppet making, Costume designing, Costume making, Painting, Woodwork, Knitting,
Referees:
available on request

License & Passport

Driver's License:

Yes

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Costume Maker
Job Titles	Costume Designer, Costumer Maker, Wardrobe / Wardrobe Support, Props Master, Prop Maker, Props Assistant / Support
Years in industry	3 to 6 years
Organisations / Memberships	BECTU (UK)
Work Permits	EU