ALICE NORTON
Hair stylist, wig maker, body and face painter
The body is the source of inspiration; each individual allows for unique explorations. I am drawn to the human form: to enhance, to transform, to disguise, to enchant. Working in the Trinidadian carnival tradition, helping design and build masquerade (‘mas’) bands both in Port of Spain and Toronto, I learned to work on the street in fast-paced, often spontaneous, situations. This experience and knowledge is complemented by more formal schooling and more traditional theatre situations, in particular with the Video Cabaret productions of The History of the Village of Small Huts.
Wig Design and Making
Histories of the Village ofSmall Huts, VideoCabaret 2003 to present*
A Dispute: an experiment for quarantine, Randolph College 2020
Too Good to be True, VideoCabaret 2019
Ding Dong Girls, Fringe Festival 2018
Talking Treaties, Jumblies Theatre 2018
Trudeau and Levesque, Soulpepper/VideoCabaret 2015
Emily's Piano, Young People’s Theatre 2015
Lavinia, with Jon Lachlan Stewart 2014/15
Shakespeare in the Park, Canadian Stage 2014/13
James and the Giant Peach, Young People’s Theatre 2014
Trudeau and the FLQ, Soulpepper/VideoCabaret 2014*
Annie, Young People’s Theatre 2013/14
Les Fourberries de Scapin, Theatre Francais 2013
War of 1812, Stratford/VideoCabaret 2012*
Andromaque, Hamlet, Necessary Angel Theatre/Theatre Babel
El Numero Uno, Young People’s Theatre
Hansel and Gretel, Shadowland Theatre
e-dentity, Theatre Gargantua /Mirvish
Arthouse Cabaret, Shadowland Theatre/Buddies In Bad Times Theatre
Opera to Go, Tapestry Opera Company
*Shows awarded Dora MavorMoore awards for excellence in costume and wig design
Performance Art
In Pursuit of Happiness, Tanya Mars
Dance
Miigis,Red Sky Performance
Ever Onward, Tom Brouillette
Spinster's Almanac, Susie Burpee
Film
Peete, Machine Gum Produktions2019
Dr Theo's TravellingMedicine Show, AmnonBuchbinder/Shadowland Theatre
Teaching
HumberCollege
York University
Metro Toronto (Ryerson) University
Haircuts by Children, Mammalian Diving Reflex
Education/ProfessionalDevelopment
1995-7 Bruno's School of Hair Design
1967-70 Liverpool School of Architecture