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(60 Minutes)
While you watch, consider these focus questions:
Lesson 1: Influences of the Past
Lesson 2: The Power of Costume
Lesson 3: Magritte and Nikolais
Lesson 4: Art Historian Role-Play
Costume Design (30 minutes)
Facilitator:
Using available materials, design and construct a simple costume item, such as a hat or a scarf, that an actor might use to portray a “wild thing.” The costume should support the way the character would move and should communicate the following things about the character:
Reflect on the symbolic or literal nature of costume elements.
Share costume pieces or pictures of costumes with the entire group using the following focus questions:
Reflection (10 minutes)
Facilitator: Use these questions to focus a closing discussion: