Costume in Performance: Where actor and costumier combine

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Exploring how different period costumes can influence a performers body, movement and speech throughout different periods.

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Head of Costume at Toi Whakaari : NZ Drama School, Kaarin Slevin shares her extensive knowledge of period costumes. Exploring how costumes can affect the body, movement and voice of a performer.

About KaarinAfter completing a BA in Communications-Theatre/Media at Charles Sturt University in Australia, Kaarin embarked on a freelance career as a costumier which saw her working across Australia for resident theatre companies, big-budget musicals (including Beauty and the Beast and Sunset Boulevard) and small project-based groups. In 1997 Kaarin accepted a full-time position with Opera Australia, where she had the opportunity to collaborate with local and international designers, creating costumes for the vast repertoire of Australia’s national opera company.In 2005, she moved to New Zealand and established the Diploma of Costume Construction at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School. As well as teaching Kaarin continues to practise as a costumier, working for Wētā Workshop, The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Capital E, and The Hobbit film trilogy.

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