WICKED- BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
This stage costume project reimagines Wicked through the character of Elphaba, exploring how identity is shaped by the way society defines difference. Beginning with key moments from the musical, I traced her emotional journey from self-discovery and defiance to acceptance, translating her transformation into costume, silhouette, color, and material.
In the second part of the project, I developed a new visual world inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil and its questioning of fixed moral categories. The project considers how ideas of “good” and “evil” are constructed, and how our perception of a person can change when those definitions are challenged.
The Colors of Good and Evil
Pink and green became the central visual language of the costumes. Drawing from the colors traditionally associated with Glinda and Elphaba, I gradually brought them together throughout Elphaba’s transformation. Green represents the identity imposed upon her as the “Wicked Witch,” while pink enters and eventually becomes increasingly dominant, disrupting the expected division between good and evil.
Using hand-painted textures, intricate layering, and avant-garde silhouettes, the ensemble unites conflicting personas. The design rejects binary labels, instead celebrating Elphaba's inherent contradictions and complexity. This garment honors the beauty of her multifaceted identity, moving beyond simple definitions of morality to showcase authentic human experience.
Photography: Achikam Ben Yosef
A reimagining of Wicked that explores how society defines good and evil, using Elphaba’s transformation to challenge our perception of identity, difference, and morality.