Local Teen Spends Summer Designing Costumes For The Philly Fringe Festival

Veronica Selig, an honor-role student and member of the Arts Honor Society at Penncrest High School, will be busy this summer designing costumes for a major dance production in Philadelphia called "Illuminescence".

(PRWEB) August 7, 2004 -- Veronica Selig, an honor-role student and member of the Arts Honor Society at Penncrest High School, will be busy this summer designing costumes for a major dance production in Philadelphia called "Illuminescence". A member of the Springfield Mall Teen Board, Veronica has been involved with fashion design and modeling for the past 3 years. Over three successive summers, she has completed most of the fashion courses available at the Moore School of Art and has hosted two fashion shows of her work.

"I like the excitement of Fashion and creating new things!" She says with an infectious smile. At 16, Veronica is already making noise in the fashion industry with her colorful, creative designs. She seems to have a sense for drama and what catches the eye. Working in a multitude of fabric and styles, Veronica enjoys the freedom of expression that fashion design offers. "I don't know if I'm going to do it for a living," she says, "but I'm having a lot of fun right now".

You can catch some of Veronica Selig's designs at the Music & Motion Production of Illuminescence on September 7th, 8th and 14th at the International House, 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Tickets are $15 with a discount for students and seniors. For tickets and information about the Philadelphia Fringe Festival call 215-413-1318 or visit their web site at www.pafringe.org To learn more about Music & Motion Dance Productions and their upcoming performance, go to www.music-and-motion.com

This new dance production, under the artistic direction of Steven Weisz, features light sculptures by famed Philadelphia Artist, Peanut Butter / Robert Woodward. Separate vignettes will follow by photo-humorist FLASH Rosenberg in collaboration with music-extruder/brother Ken Rosenberg. The theme is a provacative blend of light, ilusion and dance sure to be visually compelling and memorable.

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