The Actor In Costume
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The Actor In Costume
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Author : Aoife Monks
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2009-12-10
The Actor In Costume written by Aoife Monks and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-10 with Performing Arts categories.
How do audiences look at actors in costume onstage? How does costume shape theatrical identity and form bodies? What do audiences wear to the theatre? This lively and cutting-edge book explores these questions, and engages with the various theoretical approaches to the study of actors in performance. Aoife Monks focuses in particular on the uncanny ways in which costume and the actor's body are indistinguishable in the audience's experience of a performance. From the role of costume in Modernist theatre to the actor's position in the fashion system, from nudity to stage ghosts, this wide-ranging exploration of costume, and its histories, argues for the centrality of costume to the spectator's experience at the theatre. Drawing on examples from paintings, photographs, live performances, novels, reviews, blogs and plays, Monks presents a vibrant analysis of the very peculiar work that actors and costumes do on the stage.
Thinking Through Costume
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Author : Aoife Monks
language : en
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Release Date : 2020-01-09
Thinking Through Costume written by Aoife Monks and has been published by Methuen Drama this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-09 with Performing Arts categories.
Costume is the glue that brings workers at the theatre together. To think deeply about working with and making costume at the theatre is to trace a map of social relations – between designer and maker, maker and actor, actor and dresser, dyer and tailor, tailor and designer. This book offers a detailed account of how costume is made, worn, used and designed backstage at the National Theatre, London, and in doing so, suggests that performance can be newly understood once we take account of the people who make it. Drawing on interviews with a wide range of 'costume workers' – tailors, dyers, buyers, managers, dressers, actors, designers, stage-managers, critics – this book argues that thinking about how costume is made and worn can offer us new paradigms for thinking about the theatre event more generally. Arising from the author's role as the curator of an exhibition on costume and a book of photography for the National Theatre (September 2019), the book benefits from Monks's collaboration with the NT and her access to its production teams and processes, including the workshops, rehearsals, wardrobe department, technical rehearsals, hire department and presence in the wings during a show. For students and fans of theatre and fashion, this is a book that draws back the curtain on processes rarely seen to illuminate the role of collaboration, of experimentation and technique, of the institution, and of culture and memory in the creation of costume.
Costume
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Author : Ali Maclaurin
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-03-17
Costume written by Ali Maclaurin and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-17 with Performing Arts categories.
Focussing on costume in performance, this reader brings together key texts, case studies and interviews. Exploring costume's role and function in a variety of theoretical, historical, conceptual and practical contexts, this exciting volume also reflects on the broader relationship between costume and visual culture throughout.
A History Of The Theatre Costume Business
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Author : Triffin I. Morris
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-09-30
A History Of The Theatre Costume Business written by Triffin I. Morris and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-30 with Performing Arts categories.
A History of the Theatre Costume Business is the first-ever comprehensive book on the subject, as related by award-winning actors and designers, and first hand by the drapers, tailors, and craftspeople who make the clothes that dazzle on stage. Readers will learn why stage clothes are made today, by whom, and how. They will also learn how today’s shops and ateliers arose from the shops and makers who founded the business. This never-before-told story shows that there is as much drama behind the scenes as there is in the performance: famous actors relate their intimate experiences in the fitting room, the glories of gorgeous costumes, and the mortification when things go wrong, while the costume makers explain how famous shows were created with toil, tears, and sweat, and sometimes even a little blood. This is history told by the people who were present at the creation – some of whom are no longer around to tell their own story. Based on original research and first-hand reporting, A History of the Theatre Costume Business is written for theatre professionals: actors, directors, producers, costume makers, and designers. It is also an excellent resource for all theatregoers who have marveled at the gorgeous dresses and fanciful costumes that create the magic on stage, as well as for the next generation of drapers and designers.
Costume
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Author : Pravina Shukla
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2016-04-06
Costume written by Pravina Shukla and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-06 with Social Science categories.
A revealing look at how and why we dress up for events from historical reenactments to Halloween, with an “engaging writing style and rich illustrations” (Choice). What does it mean to people around the world to put on costumes to celebrate their heritage, reenact historic events, assume a role on stage, or participate in Halloween or Carnival? Self-consciously set apart from everyday dress, costume marks the divide between ordinary and extraordinary settings and enables the wearer to project a different self or special identity. In this fascinating book, Pravina Shukla offers richly detailed case studies from the United States, Brazil, and Sweden to show how individuals use costumes for social communication and to express facets of their personalities. “Revelatory . . . a wide-ranging book bringing attention to clothing as part of festivals and folk heritage events, pop culture conventions and dramatic performances.” —Nuvo
Shakespeare And Costume In Practice
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Author : Bridget Escolme
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-12-23
Shakespeare And Costume In Practice written by Bridget Escolme and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
What is the role of costume in Shakespeare production? Shakespeare and Costume in Practice argues that costume design choices are central not only to the creation of period setting and the actor’s work on character, but to the cultural, political, and psychological meanings that the theatre makes of Shakespeare. The book explores questions about what the first Hamlet looked like in his mourning cloak; how costumes for a Shakespeare comedy can reflect or critique the collective nostalgias a culture has for its past; how costume and casting work together to ask new questions about Shakespeare and race. Using production case studies of Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Tempest, the book demonstrates that costume design can be a site of experimentation, playfulness, and transgression in the theatre – and that it can provoke audiences to think again about what power, race, and gender look like on the Shakespearean stage.
A Working Costume Designer S Guide To Color
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Author : Jeanette deJong
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-09-16
A Working Costume Designer S Guide To Color written by Jeanette deJong and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-16 with Performing Arts categories.
A Working Costume Designer's Guide to Color provides readers with the skills and knowledge to create coherent color schemes for costumes. Drawing on decades of experience in the costume shop, the author guides readers through every step of the process, from finding inspiration for a color scheme and successfully working with the design team to understanding how lighting design can affect costume color choices. Filled with step-by-step illustrations of how to add colors to a set of renderings and color-block samples to illustrate color theory, terminology, and usage of colors, the book covers a wide range of topics, including: How to add colors to a set of renderings to clarify characters and character relationships. How color interacts with surface pattern and fabric textures. Color theory and terminology. How to combine colors to make a coherent color scheme using different methods, including using dominant, supporting, and accent colors. How to flatter actors while staying within an overall color scheme. Color meanings in different cultures and for different time periods. How to manage costume changes to preserve or extend a color scheme. A valuable resource for students of costume design courses and professional costume designers, A Working Costume Designer's Guide to Color provides readers with the tools to create harmonious color schemes that will enhance the look of a production as whole.
Modernizing Costume Design 1820 1920
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Author : Annie Holt
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-10-14
Modernizing Costume Design 1820 1920 written by Annie Holt and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-14 with Art categories.
Annie Holt identifies the roots of contemporary Euro-American practices of costume design, in which costumes are an integrated part of the dramaturgy rather than a reflection of an individual performer’s taste or status. She argues that in the period 1820–1920, as part of the larger project of modernism across the artistic and cultural field, the functions of "clothing" and "costume" diverged. Onstage apparel took on a more specific semiotic task, acting as a fresh channel for the flow of information between the performer, the literary text, and the spectator. Modernizing Costume Design traces how five kinds of artists – directors, performers, writers, couturiers, and painters – made key contributions to this new model of costume design. Holt shows that by 1920, costume design shifted in status from craft to art.
Costume And Make Up
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Author : Michael Holt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Costume And Make Up written by Michael Holt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Costume categories.
Beijing Opera Costumes
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Author : Alexandra B Bonds
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-01-17
Beijing Opera Costumes written by Alexandra B Bonds and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-17 with Performing Arts categories.
Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture illuminates the links between theatrical attire and social customs and aesthetics of China, covering both the theory and practice of stage dress. Distinguishing attributes include an introduction to the performance style, the delineation of the costume conventions, an analysis of the costumes through their historical precedents and theatrical modifications, and the use of garment shape, color, and embroidery for symbolic effect. Practical information covers dressing the performers and a costume plot, the design and creation of the make-up and hairstyles, and pattern drafts of the major garments. Photographs from live performances, as well as details of embroidery, and close-up photographs of the headdresses thoroughly portray the stunning beauty of this incomparable performance style. Presenting the brilliant colors of the elaborately embroidered silk costumes together with the intricate makeup and glittering headdresses, this volume embodies the elegance of the Beijing opera.