Dina Giaccio
P.O. Box 59
Port Noarlunga S. A. 5156
Mobile: 0418 806 651
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (08) 8386 0569
Summary
Qualified freelance makeup artist/hair stylist with over 28 years experience.
Focused, creative, organized with demonstrated strengths in people, teaching and working in a team environment.
Specializing in all areas of makeup including the South Australian Opera, Adelaide Festival Theatre and Six Foot Something Theatre Productions, wig dressing, airbrush makeup, photographic makeup and lecturer.
Personalized one-on-one teaching makeup and skin care, covering all areas day to evening.
Education certificates
- Nail technician/pedicures certificate – Heather Langton Academy of Beauty Therapy, 1993
- Grace Cosmetics – skin care, makeup and teaching, 1988 to current
- Media Makeup Certificate 4 – 2002
- Trainer at Media Makeup – 2002 to current
- Small Business Management – 2002
- Category 4 Workplace Trainer & Assessment – Training for Learning Company, 2002
- Hairdressing Certificate 3 – Sherman’s Hairdressing Academy, 2006
- Certificate in Training and Assessment TAA40104 – Training for Learning Company, 2008
- Advance Diploma in Special Effects – Media Makeup Academy, 2010
- Certificate 4 in Beauty Therapy – 2011
- Diploma in Hairdressing and Salon Management – 2011
- Diploma of Training Design and Development – 2013
- Diploma of Vocational Education and Training – 2013
Business experience
Freelance Make-up Artist and Hair Stylist
All areas of makeup
Lecturer, theatre, wig dressing, styling, advertising, television commercials, models portfolios, fashion week, weddings, airbrush makeup, advanced makeup workshops and personal workshops.
S.A. Opera
- Writing to Vermier – wigs and makeup
- Cosi Fan Tutti – wigs and makeup
- Andres Schenier – wigs and makeup
- Sweany Todd – wigs and makeup
- Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliachi – wigs and makeup
- Dead Man Walking – tattoos, hair styling and makeup
- The Ring – wigs and makeup
- La Bohem – wigs and makeup
- La Traviatta – wigs and makeup
- Carmen in The Square – wardrobe February 2019
- Cunning Little Vixen – wardrobe May 2019
- Madam Butterfly – 2019
- Mikado – 2019
- ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
Boy from Oz – working with Hugh Jackman
PINK Beautiful Trauma concerts- Adelaide shows – wardrobe, alterations and mending Pink’s costumes – 2018 - CHER Here we go again tour – Adelaide show 2018- wardrobe, maintenance and quick changes
- Human Nature Adelaide Concert – wardrobe April 2019
Thebarton Theatre shows
- Star Wog’s, Adelaide season 2018, wigs and wardrobe
Australian Ballet
- Romeo and Juliet – Adelaide Season 2012, wigs and makeup
- Swan Lake – Adelaide Season 2013, wig maintenance
- Cinderella – Adelaide Season 2015, wig maintenance
- Nijinski – Adelaide Season 2016, makeup
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, hair and makeup Melbourne and Sydney Seasons 2017
- Adelaide Ballet Gala, 2017
- Sleeping Beauty, Adelaide Season 2018
- Alice in Wonderland – Brisbane season Hair and Makeup 2019
- Alice in Wonderland – Melbourne Season Hair and Makeup 2019
- Nutcracker – Adelaide Season 2019
- Anna Karanina – Adelaide Season 2021
Adelaide Festival Theatre Musicals and Opera’s
- Mamma Mia – hair styling
- Mikado – wigs and makeup
- Dusty, the original pop Diva – wigs
- The Boy from Oz – wigs
- Pirates of Penzance – 2007, wigs and makeup
- Jersey Boys – 2013, wigs
- Christmas prom – 2013, hair styling and makeup
- Grease – 2015, wigs
- Adelaide Cabaret Festival – 2015 and 2016
- Sound of Music – 2016, hair styling for the children
- Singing in The Rain, Adelaide Season 2017
- Soal – Opera, Adelaide Festival 2017
- Dusty, The Production company, Adelaide Season 2017
- My Fair Lady, Opera Australia Melbourne Season 2017
- Saul – Adelaide Festival Season 2017
- Rocky Horror Show, Adelaide Season 2018
- Hamlet, Opera Adelaide Festival 2018
- Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2018
- Priscilla – Adelaide Season 2018
- Mamma Mia – Adelaide Season 2018
- Carmen from Germany Ballet, Makeup Adelaide Festival Season 2019
- Book of Mormon – Adelaide season 2019
- Billy Elliott – Adelaide season 2019/2020
- Requiem- Adelaide Festival Season 2020
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Adelaide Festival Season 2021
- The Golden Cockerel – Adelaide Festival Season 2022
OZ ASIA
- Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land – wigs, makeup and wardrobe Adelaide 2018 season
- Requium2019 season – makeup and hair
Feast festival
- Yana Alana & The Parana’s – 2013, body art
David Lampart, Director Designer/Production Design
- Multiple Sclerosis Society – Into The Woods – 2005
- Gilbert and Sullivan Production – Iolanthe
- Gilbert & Sullivan Society – Jesus Christ Super Star, 2010, makeup design and special effects
Melbourne Fashion Festival, 2004
Parades include:
- Government house – opening party
- New designer award
- Remake/Remix – Regent Theatre
- Six & Yoshiki – Regent Theatre
- Hishinuma – Regent Theatre
- Autore South Sea Pearls – The Moet Chandon
- Fashion ball
- Dolly show
Melbourne Fashion Week, 2005
Parades include:
- Pacific Brands
- Dolly
- Cosmopolitan
- Finale Ball – Fashion Festival Office
Melbourne Fashion Week, 2006
- New designer awards
- Alana Hill runway shows
- Flemington lunch fashion shows
Melbourne Beauty Expo, February 2005
Commercial work
- Jarvis Toyota
- Designer Direct
- Pro Fix
- Dreamland
- Aussie Home loans
Referee’s
Jana Davis
Head of Department for Musicals and State Theatre Company
Wig maker, wig dresser and makeup artist
Phone: 0413 858 404
Alison Kidd
The Australian Ballet
Head of wigs, wig maker, design, styling and makeup
0412 848 545
Drew-Elizabeth Johnston
Head of Department for Musicals
Wig designer, dresser and makeup artist
Phone: 0404 248 402
David Jennings
Head of Department for Musicals
Wig designer, dresser and makeup artist
Phone: 0413 928 518