TY - BOOK AU - Maclaurin,Ali AU - Monks,Aoife TI - Costume: readings in theatre practice T2 - Readings in theatre practice SN - 9781137029492 AV - PN2067 .M33 2015 U1 - 792.026 23 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Palgrave KW - Costume N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-169) and index; Writing about costume -- The stage picture -- Virtuosity, craft and technique in the work of costume -- Playing the body : costume, stereotypes and modernity in performance -- Artists and the 'scenic body.' N2 - This collection of readings and practitioner interviews examines the role of costume in performance and how it produces, reinforces, or deconstructs identity. Exploring costume in the contexts of key historical periods, artistic movements, people and performances, the authors consider theoretical and practical approaches to the craft ER -