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Costume 2006 UPDATE

Costume Symposium 2006 – Academic Research Papers

promoting research in costume and performance - The Symposium 2006 was hosted by BA (Hons) Costume for the Screen & Stage at the Arts Institute at Bournemouth, promoting research in costume and performance; it brought together industry professionals from across the UK and America.   

The symposium presented a unique opportunity to share knowledge and experience with leading practitioners who are shaping the future for costume design.  This inspired innovative and exploratory discussion into the design forum by individuals/professionals who have all made a major contribution to the industry. 

The event enjoyed two keynote speeches. Dr. Deborah Landis, costume designer and author and current president of the Costume Designers Guild, Hollywood, talked about her career and extensive experience within the industry.  Deborah designed costumes for the films Blues Brothers and Indiana Jones and wrote the first doctoral thesis in the field of costume design. 

Linda Mattock, BAFTA award winning costume designer for the television series, Poirot, talked about her career, her contribution to industry and her commitment to graduate training and education. 

Alongside presentations and contributions from the staff of the Arts Institute at Bournemouth, others were received from:

Hilary Baxter

Pathway Leader BA (Hons) Costume Design & Costume Interpretation, Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts, London

Donatella Barbieri

MA Costume Design for Performance Course Director, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London

Anne Curry

Senior Lecturer in Costume Design and Interpretation at Nottingham Trent University; Associate Lecturer at London College of Fashion (L.C.F.); visiting lecturer at Central School of Speech and Drama (C.S.S.D.), Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts (L.I.P.A.) and Cleveland College of Art and Design (C.C.A.D.)

Abigail Hammond

Freelance Costume Designer and Educator, Croydon College, Laban Centre, London College of Fashion, and Wimbledon School of Art, University of the Arts, London

Dr. Deborah Landis - Keynote Speaker

President, Costume Designers Guild, Local 892, Adjunct Professor American Film Institute, University of Southern California

Emanuele Lugli

Costume Designer and Ph.D. Student at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University

Linda Mattock - Keynote Speaker

BBC Design Consultant: VISION Manager

Fiona Mathers

Senior Teaching Fellow, Performance Design and Production, University of Leeds

Ali Maclaurin

Course Leader for Costume Design and Construction and Theatre Production, Queen Margaret University College Edinburgh

Julia Reeve

Lecturer BA (Hons) Theatre Design, Nottingham Trent University and Fashion and Textile Programmes, De Montfort University If you wish to purchase a copy of this publication, please follow the links below.

 

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