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Showing 1 to 20 of 118 for “"Costumes"”.
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A Journey Through Costumes
<p>Robert Edmund Jones says in 'The Dramatic Imagination, 'A stage costume is not just for a character in a scene in a play, but for that character, in that scene, in that play.' Finding out who that character is becomes a journey through the pages of the script, dissecting the environment, what …
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Reimagining the Costumes for Shakespeare's As You Like It
This Document is a description of the process of conceiving of and implementing the costume design for William Shakespeare’s As You Like It. A comedy, the story follows Rosalind and Orlando on their journey from the restrictive court to the utopic Forest of Arden. Along the way, they find many …
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Don't Fall in Love: Designing Costumes for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
… the creative process used when designing the costumes for Temple University’s Spring 2018 production of Romeo and Juliet. This process begins with a thorough reading of the play and moves through the phases of research, planning, and implementation of the author’s designs. Subjects discussed …
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REALISM IS THE AVANT-GARDE: PLAY SCRIPTS, COSTUMES, AND STAGE DESIGNS
This dissertation examines the practices of modern Chinese theater during the first three decades of the twentieth century, focusing on the portrayal of different realities. It challenges the notion that huaju (spoken drama) was the sole orthodox approach to realism. While huaju closely followed …
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A Comprehensive Design for Molière's 'The Miser' through Costumes, Lights, and Set
The present thesis aims to develop the scenographic design of The Miser; one of the most famous French plays written by Molière. The play is based in Paris, France, where its main character Harpagon is portrayed as a miser. Classified as a comedy, this masterpiece has gained significant importance …
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A historical study of women's costumes as a reflection of the culture in Virginia from 1608-1900
A historical study of women's costumes for selected periods as a reflection of the culture in Virginia was designed to gain some understanding of the costumes worn, to observe the role that clothing played in the lives of the settlers and of the influences that brought about changes in costume. …
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Muito prazer, Pornochanchadas: relações entre moral e bons costumes na construção da censura às produções eróticas brasileiras (1975 – 1982)
… dos discursos de proteção à “moral e os bons costumes” durante a ditadura civil-militar brasileira, especificamente, no que tange à sua influência na montagem e justificativa de manutenção do aparato censório. Utilizando-se como objeto de análise para filtrar a aplicação de tal discurso, o …
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A historical study of Chinese garments for selected periods and the influences of these costumes on dress in other cultures
… for selected periods and the influences of these costumes on dress in other cultures was designed to gain some understanding of the role clothing played as reflected in selected historical periods in China and the characteristics of the Chinese people. This was also to observe the influence that …
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Decoding Robin Hood: Towards a Palimpsestic Method - Reading Layers of Meaning through the Costumes of the Cinematic Robin Hoods, 1938-2018
Decoding Robin Hood studies the way in which the costumes of cinematic Robin Hoods in Hollywood have changed between 1938 and 2018, and how these costumes and changes convey meaning through context. Evolving from medieval folk tales and ballads through pageantry and plays with a green-clad hero who …
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The Role of Costume in British Folk Festivals, 1660 to the Present Day
This thesis compares costumes worn in British folk festivals from 1660 to the present day, placing them within the broader context of contemporaneous social and cultural influences. It establishes that, while one feature of folk festival costume is to act as a sartorial disruptor, costumes also …
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: A Costume Design Process
… the production; from original idea to completed costumes. The design process will include an explanation of my design philosophy, initial reaction and analysis of the play, research, renderings, completed costumes and final thoughts on the overall process.</p>
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Creative Project In Design: Step On A Crack
… the design process involved in the setting and costumes of Step on a Crack, by Suzan Zeder, which was presented by Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, for its children's theater production in the 1978-79 season. This paper also gives details on the work involved in …
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Clothing behavior of working women related to self-image/clothing- image congruity and achievement motivation
… theory, two hypotheses were formulated: 1) costumes which induce positive congruity will be worn more than costumes which induce positive incongruity or negative congruity, followed by negative incongruity; 2) there will be a significant relationship between congruity and achievement …
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Atotô obaluayê ajuberu: um olhar semiológico sobre a indumentária de obaluayê
Analyse the costumes worn by the deity Obaluaiyê in the Rituals of the Candomblé of Yoruba tradition or Ketu Candomblé. I propose a semiological regard on the costumes worn in Candomblé, through a reading of the signs and symbols that are presents in this deity and are conveyed by him. There is a …
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Kinetinis šviesos kostiumas "ĮELEKTRINTA" /
… I have created the collection of kinetic light costumes “Electrified“. Models presented in this project of Master's work are of two parts: three kinetic light costumes for women. Forms were made of polyurethane foam. In the frameworks of these dresses the engines were installed which lift up or …
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Screen-to-measure: An Interdisciplinary and Embodied Approach to the Investigation of Film Noir Costumes Informed by Lady in the Dark (Mitchell Leisen, USA, 1944) and Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, USA, 1944)
… There is no scholarship on the making process of costumes in the studio system. Yet over three decades (1990-2020), the study of film costume design has become a burgeoning field that focusses on cinematic costume as a key element in the construction of cinematic identities and its relationship …
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Em nome da família e dos bons costumes, eu nego: Influência do fundamentalismo religioso nas negativas judiciais de rateio do benefício de pensão por morte quando configuradas famílias simultâneas ou poliafetivas.
O presente estudo se propõe a analisar de que forma a religião interfere ou influencia as decisões judiciais que denegam o rateio do benefício de pensão por morte quando há famílias simultâneas ou poliafetivas e refletir sobre a fundamentação utilizada para embasar os julgados. Ao analisar o …
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Dancing Around Costuming: A Symbiotic Relationship of Disciplines, Costume Design for Dance 2011: Parallel and Intersect
My MFA thesis project is to design costumes for the School of Theatre and Dance's fall faculty dance concert, Dance 2011; Parallel and Intersection. The challenges presented by costuming the entire dance concert are: 1) To design 5 new pieces, with casts of 14, 12, 11, 7 & 2, the largest of which …
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