League of Legends Worlds 2024 Opening ceremony- Ashnikko

I was brought in as costume breakdown for Ashnikko's 100 backing dancers for the opening ceremony of League of Legends Worlds 2024. The opening ceremony was performed to a sold out O2 arena and streamed by 32 million people worldwide.

You can watch the full performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_hqDaUiOGI

Each dancer had multiple pieces that needed to be torn or sanded and then drybrushed with pale grey highlights. The leather pieces were then airbrushed with neon graffiti faces in keeping with the visuals for the whole ceremony. My chief task was the initial breakdown but I ended up assisting in the neon painting due to the workload. I was also brought in to help with the quick change into the next number

Costume design: Rikki Finlay, Costume Supervisor: Sam Taylor. Costume Breakdown & Detail Painting - Max Stevenson Images taken by Alice Backham & from the League of Legends website