Costume Workers

The Invisible Labor of Costume, Hair and Makeup Professionals in the Stage and Screen Industries
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-04546-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Studies in Costume as Scenographic Practice and Technical Craft

The costumes we see on stage and screen are made by people we rarely hear from. Costume Workers: The Invisible Labour of Costume, Hair and Makeup Professionals in the Stage and Screen Industries is the first volume to give voice to these makers, dressers, dyers and makeup artists, bringing global, contemporary attention to their labour, ethics and working conditions.

Through interviews, dialogical ‘in conversation’ pieces and original research, the book uncovers the interpretive, creative and emotional labour behind every costume — from the tailoring workshop to backstage during a live show. Drawing on the perspectives of 22 international contributors, readers gain direct insight into professional practice through case studies, practical paradigms directly from industry practice and theoretical approaches, which situate these stories within wider debates on recognition, hierarchy and creative authorship. The volume pairs first-hand accounts lived experience with critical frameworks for improving future practices in the performing and screen industries.

The book is aimed at costume, theatre and film students and researchers, and at practitioners seeking recognition and language for their own working conditions, as well as general readers curious about what really happens backstage.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pantouvaki, Sofia

Osmound, Suzanne

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theater: Technik, Bühnentechnik, Einrichtung
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theaterregie, Theaterproduktion

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Peripheral Voices: The Costume Workers’ Labour; Part I: Working Behind the Seams: Perspectives on Costume and Labour -Chapter 1 Tradition and Innovation: Costume Making in the Ballet; Chapter 2 Labour and Shared Values: Costume Workshop Technicians at the National Theatre of Northern Greece; Chapter 3 Proud not to be visible: The Invisible Labour of the Slovenian Costume Design Community from Yugoslavian Socialism to Late Capitalism; Chapter 4 Costume Making and Backstage Processes in Traditional Chinese Opera;  Chapter 5 Vastralamkaram: The Changing Dynamics of Costume Work in South Indian Cinema; Chapter 6 Creative Ecosystems in the Costume Departments of Film and Television Production in Vancouver, Canada; Chapter 7 Creating Creature Costume: An Interview with Vin Burnham;  Part II: Spotlight on Backstage Processes and Collaborative Dynamics -- Chapter 8 Creation and Collaboration Within the Costume and Makeup Departments in the Italian Film Industry: Traditions, Practices and Challenges; Chapter 9 Makeup’s Place in the Process; Chapter 10 Theatrical Taxonomies: Costume Lists; Chapter 11 Learning, Adapting and Making: Technology and the Contemporary Costume Practitioner; Chapter 12 The Costume Designer as Cross-Disciplinary Translator; Chapter 13 The ‘Magician of Colour’: Collaboration and Artistic Agency in the Textile Practice of María Calderón; Chapter 14 Designer, Maker, Actor: Collaborative Practices at Cosprop; Chapter 15 Dressing Miss Daisy: The Invisible Presence of the Dresser; Part III: Navigating Inclusivity, Ethics, and Evolving Practices -- Chapter 16 Hair and Wig Stylists and the Ethics of Hair Texture; Chapter 17 (Re)Producing ‘Us’ and ‘Them’: Negotiating Belonging Behind the Scenes; Chapter 18 Backstage Language and Protocols: Creating Inclusive Systems for Non-Binary Costume Practitioners; Chapter 19 Creating Safe and Inclusive Costuming Spaces; Chapter 20 Costume and Its Potential for Accessibility; Chapter 21 The Labour of Inclusion: Perspectives of a Disabled Costume Designer; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Sofia Pantouvaki is a scenographer and Professor of Costume Design at Aalto University, Finland.

Dr Suzanne Osmond is the Head of Academic Development and Research at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney.