New Winston-Salem exhibit is transporting people to the theatre — in an unlikely way. [Video]

A Winston-Salem Art Exhibit is transporting people to the theatre — no ticket required.As a part of the International Black Theatre Festival, the Sawtooth School for Visual Art is debuting their exhibit — Sacred Threads.The exhibit showcases 45 years of storytelling from the North Carolina Black Repertory Company (NCBRC) by unearthing their costumes archive.Frenchie La’Vern is the Principal Costume Designer for the NCBRC, and took us through the costumes being shown in the exhibit. She walked us through their unique stories. The majority of the pieces, she designed herself. She says that in theatre, storytelling is all in the details.”The costumes help tell the story…. then the audience understands because they can relate. That’s something they do every day, decide what shoes to wear… what purse,” she said.Instead of using her voice or her feet to tell a story, she uses fabrics. For over 20 years, La’Vern has used fabrics …