The Voices of Liberty will don new costumes at the start of the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts.
New Voices of Liberty Costumes
Though debuting during the festival, the new costumes will be featured year-round — except during the holidays when the a cappella group wears traditional Victorian caroler costumes. The group once wore Colonial costumes, but these were retired when the singers returned to The American Adventure after the COVID-19 shutdown. Since then, they have worn modern red and blue clothing.
“We wanted to create a cohesive look that celebrated the grandness of the rotunda in which they perform and the impact of their musical presentation through incorporating a visual aesthetic of music itself,” explained Josh, Costume Designer with Disney Live Entertainment.
The color palette is inspired by a vintage American flag. This allowed Josh to create unique looks for each performer while still coordinating with the whole group, illustrating how individual voices come together as one.
The designs feature a “streamlined, architectural energy,” said Disney Parks Blog, and it was “essential to select fabrics that could be tailored well while providing the crisp construction needed.”
Costumer Aubry sourced a sustainable fabric made from 50% or more recycled materials. “The fabric could also be custom dyed to match the exact colors chosen by our designer, allowing us to achieve the intended vision as closely as possible.”
Several Walt Disney World cast costumes introduced in the past few years have been made of recycled materials, part of the company’s environmentally-friendly initiatives.
“When we fit our performers for costumes, we make sure they demonstrate movements they might need to make during the show, which can vary person to person,” Aubry said. “For example, our vocal captains use a wide range of arm movement while conducting, so comfort and mobility in the back and shoulders is of extra importance.”
Josh and Aubry said a highlight of the project was when the Voices of Liberty visited the costume shop to perform a special thank you for the entire Creative Costuming team who worked on the project while wearing the new costumes.
The 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts begins on Friday, January 17, so the Voices of Liberty will likely begin wearing the costumes that day.
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