Costume and Design for Devised and Physical Theatre

by Tina Bicat

Overview

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. 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847973726
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	05/21/2012
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

1 The World of Devised and Physical Theatre 7

2 Invention in the Rehearsal Room 19

3 Communication and Meetings 31

4 Discovering the Style and Creating the Designs 43

5 Design in Rehearsal 55

6 Shopping and Sourcing 65

7 Cutting for Movement 73

8 Fittings 91

9 Costume for Extreme Physical Movement 103

10 Accessories, Extras and Costume Objects 115

11 The Technical and Dress Rehearsal and the Show 123

Index 126