Photograph of an evolving suit pattern for a garment worn by performer Kate Mulvany OAM in Bell Shakespeare’s Richard III, 2017. Image denotes calico toile with safety pins, biro scrawls and notes to the cutter. Image by Anna Cordingley.

Costume Ménage À Trois: Costume Designer, Costumier And Performer On Collaboration And Creation

Presented by Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne

DETAILS

Free, booking required

Costume Workroom, 879 Theatre Building
Victorian College Of The Arts, Saint Kilda Road, Southbank VIC, Australia

DATES

Thu 15 May 6.15 – 7pmBook now

Professional Evening

Fri 16 May 6.15 – 7pmBook now

Student Evening

The intimacy, trust and bond between costume designer, costumier and performer is critical to a brilliant costume on stage, and in these workroom talks, both professional and student collaborative teams come together to reflect upon the creation of costume and character as a Ménage à Trois.

Join Anna Cordingley APDG (designer), Amanda Hitten (costumier) and Dan Spielman (performer) on the Thursday night, and come along again on the Friday to hear from final year students involved in the 2025 VCA Performance Season. Both evening sessions are held in the beautiful Costume Workroom of the Victorian College of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, amidst the overlockers, remnant bins, industrial irons and cutting tables.

Participants

Dan Spielman

Amanda Hitten

Anna Cordingley APDG