Lauren Carmen is a Costume Designer based in NYC, who comes to costume from a background as a professional ballet dancer. Having earned her MFA in Costume Design from NYU Tisch’s Department of Design for Stage and Film and her BFA in Ballet Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma, Lauren especially loves working on projects with a sense of whimsy or beauty. In addition to designing Off-Broadway, Lauren has had films she costume designed be chosen to premiere & win awards at the Tribeca Film Festival, as well as designing operas in NYC and around the country. Recent costume designs for dance companies have appeared onstage at New York City Center, The Joyce, The Auditorium Theater (Chicago), Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Fire Island Dance Festival, Battery Dance Festival, Dance Canvas (Atlanta) and more, as well as abroad in Portugal and France. She currently works as the Resident Costume Designer for Northeastern University’s Dance Program, as well as Skyla Schreter Dance Company, and the newly formed Renversons Dance. Lauren loves working with students and has taught Costume Design, Costume Construction, and Costumes for Dance courses at NYU, Pace University, Marymount Manhattan College, and now Northeastern University.
Departments
Theatre
Education
- MFA, Costume Design, NYU Tisch School for the Arts, Dept. Design for Stage and Film
- BFA Ballet Pedagogy, University of Oklahoma School of Dance
Research Focus
- Dance costume history
- Costume design
- Draping
- Design for dance
Courses Taught
- Costumes for Dance
- Stagecraft for Dance
- Costume Design III