패션 디자이너 알렉산더 맥퀸(Alexander McQueen, 1969-2010)의 삶을 그린 연극 '하우스 오브 맥퀸(House of McQueen)'이 9월 9일부터 허드슨 야드의 맨션(The Mansion)에서 초연된다. 다라 클라우드 각본, 샘 헬프리치 연출로 공연될 이 연극은 LED 패널과 아카이브 비디오로 인터액티브한 공간으로 만들 예정이다.

알렉산더 맥퀸은 택시기사의 6남매 중 막내로 태어나 패션 명문 센트럴세인트마틴을 졸업했다. 지방시의 수석 디자이너를 거쳐 1992년 자신의 이름을 딴 브랜드를 론칭했다. 2011년 메트로폴리탄뮤지엄에서 열린 특별전 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty'이 66만명의 관람객을 기록했다. 2011년 암으로 사망한 어머니 장례식 하루 전에 목을 매어 자살했다. 그의 나이 마흔이었다.  

House of McQueen

The Iconic Fashion Designer

House of McQueen is a new Off-Broadway play about the life and work of iconic fashion designer Alexander McQueen as told from his own revolutionary, daring and elegant perspective. It is the story of a boy born in the east end of London, who literally wears his heart on his sleeve, never meant to rise beyond his working-class family. From making doll clothes for his mother’s friends to working in a tailor shop, he rises to the top of the fashion industry as chief designer for Givenchy and head of his own legendary fashion line, as his fashion shows  become theatrical and artistic spectacles, attracting countless celebrities.  Seeking to find beauty in the most devastating aspects of life, McQueen envisions and creates clothes to empower women in response to what is happening in his life and the world around him. Fighting against the commercial interests of legendary houses like Givenchy and Gucci to remain provocative, he challenges norms and pushes boundaries as an artist. In the end, the fight consumes him.

https://thehouseofmcqueen.com