Abstract
This paper will highlight the important role that collaboration can play in unpicking the multiple meanings historic costumes carry in their fibres. Taking a project to rigorously recreate the costume actress Ellen Terry (1847-1928) wore as Imogen in the 1896 production of Cymbeline as its focal point, it will demonstrate the cumulative knowledge and deeper understanding gained through uniting a range of specialist skillsets to examine and document a single garment. In this instance, as the paper will show, bringing together the triumvirate of maker, conservator and researcher has not only facilitated a re-consideration of the on-stage life of this costume, but also illuminated its original construction, and complex afterlives.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2023 |
Event | Collaboration and Co-Creation in Theatre and Performance Histories, Theatre and Performance Histories Working Group, TAPRA (Theatre and Performance Research Association), University of Leeds - University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Duration: 30 Aug 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 http://tapra.org/call-participation/tapra-2023-theatre-and-performance-histories-working-group-collaboration-and-co-creation-in-theatre-and-performance-histories/ |
Conference
Conference | Collaboration and Co-Creation in Theatre and Performance Histories, Theatre and Performance Histories Working Group, TAPRA (Theatre and Performance Research Association), University of Leeds |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Leeds |
Period | 30/08/23 → 1/09/23 |
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