Costume Design III

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The goal of Costume Design III is to ​wrestle with story​. Over the past two years, you have practiced a variety of techniques as part of developing your personal process for designing.Now you are ready to take a ​text-based design (of your choosing) ​from the beginning to the end! In order to do so, this class will focus on ​story, myth, structure​,​​and, above all, dramaturgy​. As individuals, and as a group, we will work to discover how each designer can best crack a story to get to its heartbeat. Each of you will find a very different, very personal but equally exciting path. You will be encouraged not to begin by focusing on costumes or sets or even research. Instead, as a group and as individuals, we will begin by dealing with the universal myths at the heart of your text​, with exacting character details, and with the ​beginning​, middle​, and ​end of the story.