Costume in Action
September 7, 2013
Costume Upcycling and Richard III – introductory lecture with Simona Rybáková
The costumes for Shakespeare‘s Richard III by the Czech costume designer Simona Rybáková were designed and produced ...
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September 7, 2013
Upcycling Costume: DeReConstructing Masculinity with Takis
Recycling old-fashioned male garments not only answers the demands of ever changing fashion consumption, but can also he...
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September 7, 2013
Costume Upcycling: Exploring Femininity with Lise Klitten
Turning old, disused clothing into costumes by deconstructing them, selecting the most interesting elements, and piecing...
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September 8, 2013
Reel People: Character, Cinema and Costume Design
Distinguished costume designer, and curator of the V&A’s major 2012 exhibition Hollywood Costume, Professor Debora...
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September 8, 2013
Deborah Nadoolman Landis in conversation with Sammy Sheldon Differ
In the early stages of her career Sammy Sheldon Differ worked as costume concept artist for films such as Gladiator and ...
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September 8, 2013
Gesture into Costume with Lea Anderson
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How does costume effect the way movement happens and is perceived? What role should costume play in the c...
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September 8, 2013
The Royal Opera House Costume Department: A Journey Between the Past and the Future
From the perspective of the creative process behind the making of costumes at the Royal Opera House, Ilaria Martello can...
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September 9, 2013
OISTAT Costume Design Group hosts Research Symposium 1: Revisiting Historical Costume: Visit to Fashion Museum, Bath and Symposium
Contributors: John Bright, Sabine Snijders
Chair:Â Matteo Augello
Revisiting the historical in costume is a practi...
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September 10, 2013
Curation and Costume
Keith Lodwick is a curator at the V&A Museum in the Theatre & Performance Department. Keith co-curated Hollywood...
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September 10, 2013
Research Symposium 2: Costume and absence: a space for curation
The papers presented considered costume as separated from the body of the actor, as the place from where to view and cre...
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September 10, 2013
Making the Superhuman through Costume with Vin Burnham
Costume designer Vin Burnham, whose body of work includes opera, ballet, film, TV and exhibitions, has created the Batsu...
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September 10, 2013
OISTAT Costume Design Group hosts Shakespeare at the Sewing Machine
Globally classic, Shakespeare’s work is continually re-examined and redesigned. “Shakespeare at the Sewing Machineâ€...
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September 11, 2013
Research Symposium 3 : The Agency of Costume in Society
Papers presented here are from designers, theatre makers and academics whose idea of costume expands beyond the performa...
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September 11, 2013
Performance Design as a Creative Interaction Tool for Young People with Dr. Sofia Pantouvaki
This workshop explored how the design methods and collaboration processes of design for performance can be used for the ...
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September 11, 2013
Re-inventing costume through sculpture with Robert Allsopp
Robert Allsopp demonstrated how he extends the body through costume by bringing together traditional sculpting and fabri...
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September 12, 2013
Research Symposium 4: Digital Costume
The speakers discussed the opportunities offered by new technologies to costume practice and theory and also reflected o...
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September 12, 2013
Deconstructing Tailoring with Graham Cottenden
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This workshop invited participants to deconstruct and reconstruct the most ubiquitous garment in the West, ...
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September 13, 2013
Research Symposium 5: Costume, Culture and Calendar celebration: Carnival and the body; Chaired by Lilja Blumenfeld
This symposium looked specifically at calendar celebrations from Brazil and Europe and how these are experienced and emb...
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September 13, 2013
Fluidity and Form, Bias Cut and Costume with Claire Christie
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The fluidity and form workshop allowed participants to experiment with the perfomativity of cut and of mater...
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September 14, 2013
The League of Gentlemen: Design and the Creation of Comedy with Yves Barre
Yves Barre, Bafta award winning costume designer spoke about the serious work that goes into creating comedy characters,...
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