Costuming For Opera

Author : Leo Van Witsen
Publisher : Bloomington : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Costuming for Opera written by Leo Van Witsen and published by Bloomington : Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profusely illustrated. Reproductions of paintings and engravings in the period of a given opera's historical setting illuminate the author's interpretations.

Author : Ming-Ju Sun
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486403670
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Opera Costumes Paper Dolls written by Ming-Ju Sun and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Splendid collection of 2 figures and 16 dazzling costumes designed for traditional characters in Chinese opera. Lavishly embroidered robes, elegant headdresses, and painted faces for male and female characters.

Author : Alexandra B Bonds
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351380451
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beijing Opera Costumes written by Alexandra B Bonds and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture illuminates the links between theatrical attire and social customs and aesthetics of China, covering both the theory and practice of stage dress. Distinguishing attributes include an introduction to the performance style, the delineation of the costume conventions, an analysis of the costumes through their historical precedents and theatrical modifications, and the use of garment shape, color, and embroidery for symbolic effect. Practical information covers dressing the performers and a costume plot, the design and creation of the make-up and hairstyles, and pattern drafts of the major garments. Photographs from live performances, as well as details of embroidery, and close-up photographs of the headdresses thoroughly portray the stunning beauty of this incomparable performance style. Presenting the brilliant colors of the elaborately embroidered silk costumes together with the intricate makeup and glittering headdresses, this volume embodies the elegance of the Beijing opera.

Author : Leo Van Witsen
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810827431
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Costuming for Opera written by Leo Van Witsen and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profusely illustrated. Reproductions of paintings and engravings in the period of a given opera's historical setting illuminate the author's interpretations.

Author : Sofia Pantouvaki
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350098817
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance Costume written by Sofia Pantouvaki and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Costume is an active agent for performance-making; it is a material object that embodies ideas shaped through collaborative creative work. A new focus in recent years on research in the area of costume has connected this practice in vital and new ways with theories of the body and embodiment, design practices, artistic and other forms of collaboration. Costume, like fashion and dress, is now viewed as an area of dynamic social significance and not simply as passive reflector of a pre-conceived social state or practice. This book offers new approaches to the study of costume, as well as fresh insights into the better-understood frames of historical, theoretical, practice-based and archival research into costume for performance. This anthology draws on the experience of a global group of established researchers as well as emerging voices. Below is a list of just some of the things it achieves: 1. Introduces diverse perspectives, innovative new research methods and approaches for researching design and the costumed body in performance. 2. Contributes towards a new understanding of how costume actually 'performs' in time and space. 3. Offers new insights into existing practices, as well as creating a space of connection between practitioners and researchers from design, the humanities and social sciences.

Author : Sally Metzler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Night at the Opera written by Sally Metzler and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : PWAY NGON. YENG
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911221081
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Costume written by PWAY NGON. YENG and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1910s, thirteen-year-old Leong Ping Hung comes to Singapore from China to seek his fortune. Decades later, he is a lonely old man mourning his shattered dreams. His granddaughter Yu Sau struggles to take care of him while trying to make sense of her own life in a rapidly changing country. He speaks Cantonese, and she Mandarin - but will they be able to find common ground through a shared love of Cantonese opera? As Yu Sau looks to her family's past to understand her present, she begins to uncover the secrets that went missing along with the old man's cherished opera costume.

Author : April Liu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781773270234
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Divine Threads written by April Liu and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 100 years, Vancouver has been home to a vibrant and thriving Cantonese opera scene. As a performance art carried out by transient troupes, it is an ephemeral medium that rarely leaves a trace in the historic records. However, an extraordinary treasure trove of early 20th-century Cantonese opera costumes, props, and stage dressings made its way to the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, BC. In the first book-length study of this little known collection, April Liu retraces the arduous journeys of early Cantonese opera troupes who began arriving along the west coast of North America during the mid-19th century. A close examination of the costumes and props reveal the moving songs, stories, performances, and ritual practices of early Chinese migrant communities who struggled to make a home in a foreign and often hostile land.

Author : Beth Glixon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195342976
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inventing the Business of Opera written by Beth Glixon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inventing the Business of Opera explores public opera in its infancy, bringing to life the men and women who successfully established the new genre on the stages of Venice during the seventeenth century. All of the components necessary to opera production are highlighted, from the financial backing, to the libretto and the score, to the singers, dancers, the scenery, and the costumes.

Author : Shura Pollatsek
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317420071
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unbuttoned written by Shura Pollatsek and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unbuttoned: The Art and Artists of Theatrical Costume Design documents the creative journey of costume creation from concept to performance. Each chapter provides an overview of the process, including designing and shopping; draping, cutting, dyeing, and painting; and beading, sewing, and creating embellishments and accessories. This book features interviews with practitioners from Broadway and regional theatres to opera and ballet companies, offering valuable insights into the costume design profession. Exceptional behind-the-scenes photography illustrates top costume designers and craftspeople at work, along with gorgeous costumes in progress.