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The term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. It can also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories in a picture, statue, poem, or play, appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described, or to a particular style of clothing worn to portray the wearer as a character or type of character other than their regular persona at a social event such as a masquerade, a fancy dress party or in an artistic theatrical performance.
Theatrical costumes, in combination with other aspects, serve to portray characters' age, gender role, profession, social class, personality, and can even reveal information about the historical period/era, geographic location, time of day, as well as the season or weather of the theatrical performance. Sometimes theatrical costumes literally mimic what the costume designer thinks the character would wear if the character actually existed. On the other hand, often stylized theatrical costumes can exaggerate some aspect of a character. Without theatrical costumers, the audience would be left wondering who is related to whom, and which person is which. Costuming, truly is as important as the set and the script, yet most audiences take it for granted.
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Theater Review | 'Eh Joe': Words Fail Him, but Memories Can’t Be Silenced
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:49:26 -0000
Although it lasts just half an hour, this staging of a Samuel Beckett piece is one of the most wholly satisfying nights I’ve spent at the theater this year.
Theater Review | 'Scenes From an Execution,' 'Crave' and 'Somewhere in the Pacific': Hearts and Minds at War in a Triple Bill of Plays
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:10:22 -0000
The Potomac Theater Project puts on three plays during its summer residency at Atlantic Stage 2.
Theater Review | '[title of show]': Puttin’ on the Put-On, With Tunes
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:26:46 -0000
“[title of show]” is genial, unpretentious and far funnier than many of the more expensively manufactured musicals that make it to Broadway these days.
In the Berkshires, Some Heavy Hitters, Some Smaller Sluggers
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:46:53 -0000
Marquee-name playwrights, directors and actors lend an air of glamour, fill the houses and help keep the bills paid at the main stages at these Massachusetts festivals.
Theater Listings
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:41:23 -0000
Selective listings from theater critics of The New York Times.
Jets? Yes! Sharks? ¡Sí! in Bilingual ‘West Side’
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:06:10 -0000
More than 50 years after the musical “West Side Story” had its original Broadway premiere, it is set to return in February in a darker, grittier, bilingual revival.
All Around Costumes - A conglomeration of six German companies that produce theater costumes by Alexandra Brandner, leather by Fauck OHG, historical shoes by Alexander Harr, costumes and classical ballet leotards by Klaus Schreck GmbH fabrics and material for decorations by Wohlenberg Co.
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Banff Centre Costume Shop - Images, rentals, facilities, contact information, and school's theatre history. Located in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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Cosprop - London-based costumery for film, television, and theatre. Article, images, list of past productions, contact information.
Costume Shops on the Web - A comprehensive, world-wide index of wardrobe departments available online. Hosted by the Costumer's Manifesto.
Costumes for Shakespeare - Costumes for classroom performances of scenes from Shakespeare's plays, as used in Hosei University (Tokyo).
Malabar - Theatrical costume house and dancewear supplier.
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Mariinsky Theatre's Costume Departments - Wardrobe for the Kirov Opera and Ballet. Information and visual tour.
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Metacorpus - Animated Body Appendages - Edinburgh, UK based costumers of wearable art. Costume photographs, video clips and sketches, reviews and courses.
New York City Ballet - Costume Shop - Images and information on the history, costumes, staff, features, and FAQ.
Theatre UAF Costume Shop Web - Shoelace the costume shop cat invites visitors for a tour of the wardrobe department at the University of Alaska - Fairbanks. Captioned image gallery, screensavers, dyeing and painting information, and Alaska Native show (Tuma).
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