ARTS 200
Designing Character: Introduction to Costume Design for Performance Fall 2023 (also offered Spring 2024)
Division I
Cross-listed THEA 305

Class Details

This course introduces students to the processes and techniques of costume design for performance. With a focus on building character through research and design, students will practice developing costume design concepts and using them to illuminate a script, tell a story, and explore characters. Coursework is project-based and will include reading plays, researching period, rendering characters in costumes, expressing design ideas, and sharing and receiving feedback. Class projects will include The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco and Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage. Drawing experience not required, but you must be brave enough to try.
The Class: Format: studio
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 1992
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: Project-based costume design work includes period research, drawing, painting, short writing assignments, and presentation. Class participation includes sharing work in process, receiving feedback, and offering generous feedback to classmates.
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: Theatre and Art Studio majors
Unit Notes: does not satisfy any requirements for the Art major
Materials/Lab Fee: $100 lab fee charged to term bill
Distributions: Division I
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ARTS 200 Division I THEA 305 Division I

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