Hello all! This blog was born from deliciously mixed elated frustration.
My Master's Thesis project was Hamletmachine. That should be sufficient information and provide just cause for opening this conversation.
Most of my resume pre-grad school and happily post has been comprised of pieces which were conceived, developed and produced by methods other than those we learned in Costume Design I- steps are jumped, skipped and rolled- some practices are even added to the overall process...
Although the beauty of this kind of theatre is that no two case studies are identical, I thought it might be a good idea to open a specific forum where questions, answers and general venting can be posted about the challenge of costuming experimental theatre projects.
We can do this a few different ways:
1. Commenting is open. Anyone can post comments, although I have secured approval to control spam and other nonsense (random inappropriate photos, cheesy adverts, etc).
2. Every so often, I will post a topic: "rehearsal garments: Binding promises of things to come?" and other hopefully helpful starter comments to stimulate sharing.
3. If you have a very specific question and want to create a topic, message me and we will try to get things going...
Please keep in mind, to ensure easy participation, this blog is OPEN which means what goes on in the "Union" is public knowledge! Candor is appreciated, but don't be shocked if you drop something sharp and it lands in your chair, if you know what I mean.
That being said, our first topic is:
The role of renderings in open production processes:
In design classes, the rendering is king, but what happens when the performances, costumes even text are created during the rehearsal process? How have you dealt with this challenge and what was your involvement in the development process?
