Ep 28, Artist Talks: Susan Roemer

Susan Roemer is the founder of S-Curve Apparel & Design and TangentFit. She danced professionally for 15 years with five ballet companies, including nine years with Smuin Ballet. She began designing in 2012 while still dancing. She retired from dancing in 2016. Susan is now a northern California-based costume designer specializing in creative collaboration for dance and film under her own label. She designs costumes for major ballet companies across the globe. She received an Isadora Duncan Award for Visual Design in 2017 of Amy Seiwert's "Wandering." Her experience with dance informs her design perspective, blending fashion with the unique demands of dressing artists for stage.

In this episode we cover:

1. A dance career born from a small, community studio

2. Making the switch to another form of storytelling, costume design

3. The nitty-gritty of the design process

4. Digging into the costume designs for Val Caniparoli's "Goat Rodeo," (premiered on the dancers of Richmond Ballet for Moving Art Three, March 2026)

5. Expanding costume design skills to scenic design

6. Tangentfit!

Learn more about Susan:

Website: www.s-curveapparel.com 

IG: @scurveapparel

https://youtu.be/SodJCJBdZ08