Book description
Costumes designed and made for devised or physical drama, for
contemporary circus or for dance, differ radically from the more
traditional costume work produced for naturalistic performance. For
those working in the field - whether professional or student - these
differences present challenges that this book seeks to highlight and
explain while offering effective solutions to overcome them. Includes:
the differences between designing for scripted and for devised work;
the specialized designing, cutting and making, and fitting of costumes
for dance, circus and other physical work; the role of the
designer/maker in the devising company; design invention in the
rehearsal room; the management of both time and budget with the late
changes that happen with devised work; the breadth of different skills
used in the work for performance.
Tina Bicat's work with theatre, dance, circus and carnival ranges
from one-man shows to productions with casts of hundreds. As well as
more traditional costume and set design, she has specialized in costumes
devised and made with the actor in rehearsal, and with puppets, objects,
instruments, transformations, tricks and special effects. She combines
freelance design for professional performance with her work with
students in the drama department of St Mary's University College,
Twickenham.
