Theatre Costume

Professional & Leisure Courses
Costume Design & Corsetry, Fancy dress & Carnival, Eccentric Fashion Design, Accessories, Historical Themes, Construction Techniques

The Programme covers Level 2.

Qualifications awarded by City & Guilds.

Length of Course: One day per week part time over two years or two days per week full time over one year.

The course will cover:

• Costume to a Theme
• Recycled Theme
• Accessory project based upon Historical Research
• Costume Realisation
• Corsetry / Traditional / Innovative / Fashion
• Project work on Stage Costume Design
• Portfolio Building
• Innovative colour theory, working with textile mediums to compliment themes

Career opportunities
Own Business.  Work in TV, Theatre and Film 

Assessment

Three projects are to be undertaken and a folder of work is to be produced.  The Design for Craft studies will be presented, appropriately, with the assessments.

- A simple costume designed for the stage using fabrics purchased specifically for a theatrical production ('real' or simulated)

- A garment which has been re-designed/re-vamped and trimmed, coloured or re-constructed to create a completely different look and style from its original purpose

- An accessory which could be used to compliment an historical costume or an accessory designed for use with a fantasy or carnival type costume

- A folder of work

Projects 1 and 2 must show use of at least three different types of fabric/material

Commerical patterns or individually drafted patterns can be utilised to achieve the end result

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