Aya's work - Costumes

Costume

 

Theatre generally is an ancient art. Therefore, the art of costuming in the theatre is said to be as old as itself. Costumes therefore plays an important role in the actualization of a play on stage. As they are seen as the non-verbal elements of a performance, they include the clothes and accessories carried by the actors on stage they communicate hidden messages to the audience if well depicted or hand land by the costumier.

 

Another exciting career in the theatre is that of a costumes designer. A costume designer is the person who plans or designs the costumes to be worn by actors in theatrical performance. The shapes, colours, and textures that a costume designer chooses make an immediate and powerful visual statement to the audience.

 

Costume can also be derived from every day dress or it can be symbolic a dress made for a ghost must of necessity depart from the natural dress worn by humans it is usually symbolic.

 

If a character is costumed in black tunic with horns on his head, by merely seeing that character on stage what comes to the mind is the picture of the devil.

 

Like other aspects of the theatre however costumes play significant roles in daily life. People wear clothing’s not only for comfort but also for the information they intend to pass across to other people about themselves such as status occupation and culture to mention but a few.

Therefore, an actor costumes enables the audience to identify the character through appearance and also posse’s visual potentials of information’s which convey meanings to the audience in plays incorporating history.