House of KOSA October 1, 2009

Fashion: the best theatre in the world

TigerMilk announces their grandest production yet, a dystopian tale of the last haute couture label in the world: House of KOSA.

House of KOSA by Miranda Huba is set in a visually fantastic world of celebrated craftsmanship. Loaded with cultural significance, it sets out to undermine our relationship to both fashion and the media.

A chorus of models, moonlighting as seamstresses in a basement sweatshop, unweave the twisted workings of the family that inhabit the House above them. The Mother (played by celebrated dancer/choreographer, Barbara Bourget) is in the attic creating the intricate designs, while devising the future of her family. The Father (Michael Springate) is at the breakfast table encouraging his Daughter (Kirsten Slenning) to recount her latest tale of front page debauchery.

The House runs like a well oiled machine until one Christmas morning the Daughter asks for the head of her Father...

A dynamic blending of Versailles with today’s lip-glossed fashionistas, House of KOSA is a celebration of the poetic, the profane, the poignant and, of course, fabulous taste.

Featuring costumes by cutting-edge Canadian designer Christina Darling, House of KOSA will burst to life under the bold direction of Olivia Delachanal.

Official Website: http://www.tigermilkcollective.com