West Bay Opera
Latifa Medjdoub
Latifa Medjdoub studied at the Superior School of Applied Art of Roubaix,
France, where she earned both a BA and a MFA degree in textile design. During
this period, Ms. Medjdoub presented her first public exhibition in 1994 at
Roubaix's Museum of Art and Textiles. Ms. Medjdoub's first experience with
costume design came in 1996, when she collaborated with Philippe Guillotel,
the costume designer
for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Albertville Olympic Games, on a
series of projects. Over the next several years she collaborated with many of
Europe's leading costume designers, including Christian Lacroix,
Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle, and Gabriella Pescucci. Among Ms. Medjdoub's many
theater and opera productions during this period were the
Symphonie fantastique and Les Indes galantes, both for Paris
Opera Garnier, film projects such as Raul Ruiz's Le Temps Retrouvé
in 1999 and Christophe Ganz's Brotherhood of the Wolf in 2000 as well
as a variety of other productions, including the 6,000 costumes created for
Switzerland's Fête des Vignerons (Vevey 1999). La bohème
is Ms. Medjdoub's first production with West Bay Opera.
21 May 2002
