Reading Historical Costume. Transformations Through Time and Space
Webinar
Date: Wednesday 5 October 2022
Time: 10.00 – 13.00
An online workshop that focuses on current research in European theatrical costume between 17th and 19th centuries.
The materiality of costume, the making process and the makers (designers, tailors, seamstresses etc.) stand in the centre of our attention.
The language of costume-making is a technical one, meanings of certain terms are difficult to determine, and they often changed as the words and practices travelled between different places and in time. Similarly, interpretations of design or idea of character could differ in various contexts. And finally, the physical transformation belongs to the typical biography of costume, as the fabrics had to adapt to changing styles and bodies. Terminology, transnational exchanges and changes over time, including re-use, alterations and reconstructions of garments, are therefore the topics that will be addressed during the workshop.
Link to the webinar
https://cmbv.fr/fr/evenements/reading-historical-costume
Programme
| 10:00–11:15 | The Afterlife: Costume in the Museum Delphine Pinasa, Centre national du costume de scène de Moulins Kateřina Cichrová, Czech Heritage Institute Magdalena Piotrowska & Sofia Nestor, Swedish Royal Armoury |
| 11:30–13:00 | Time Travel Anna Kjellsdotter (Royal Swedish Opera): Alterations of Costume Through Time Mickaël Bouffard (Théâtre Molière Sorbonne): Re-creation of Costumes for Le malade imaginaire Veronica Isaac (University of Brighton): "Great minds don't always think alike": Advocating for a Collaborative Approach to Interpreting and Re-constructing Historic Theatre Costume |
The workshop is organized by Stockholm University and Centre de musique baroque de Versailles within the research project The Fabrication of Performance: Processes and Politics of Costume-Making in the 18th-Century, by Petra Dotlačilová.
Last updated: October 4, 2022
Source: Department of Culture and Aesthetics