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- ISSN: 2052-4013
- E-ISSN: 2052-4021
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Evolving methodology – Designing costumes for Jasmin Vardimon’s immersive work Maze
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By
Abigail Hammond1
- Source: Studies in Costume & Performance, Volume 4, Issue 2, Dec 2019, p. 243 - 263
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- 01 Dec 2019
Abstract
This research report seeks to record and reflect on the process of creating costumes for Jasmin Vardimon’s dance theatre work Maze (2015). It examines this experience within the context of an evolving methodology, established at a point of reflection on a twenty-year practice of designing costumes in contemporary dance. Drawing on a background of Laban-centred dance training, the design approach is rooted in a physical understanding; the bodily experience of what it is to dance. This includes an understanding of kinaesthetic empathy, how it was harnessed and subsequently informed the creation of the costumes for two distinct groups of performers. Maze, unlike all previous Vardimon productions, is an ‘immersive’ work. This specific scenographic context had an impact on the collaborative relationship, which led to new thinking in defining a creative relationship with choreography. The intertwining of costume and choreography as visual language is continued with the search for written language that adequately describes the creative processes and relationships, drawing on Vardimon’s own arts practice.
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