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This talk is based on Catherine Bradley’s body of work as a costume designer, including her experiences behind the scenes and in the theatre. She shares insights on topics including what makes a costume effective, how costumes change the audience’s perception, and how the performer is affected by costume.
Catherine Bradley is Resident Costume Designer and Head of Wardrobe at McGill University where she teaches Costuming and History of Costume. She founded the Virtual Textile Project, and the Textile Resource Center, both open access resources. Bradley has designed costumes for a gamut of productions ranging from Aeschylus, Shakespeare, Goldoni, Brecht, to newly developed scripts and collective creations. She began her career working on costumes in many of the major Canadian theatres, including the Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, National Ballet, National Arts Centre, Banff School of Fine Arts, the Montreal Opera, and Theatre New Brunswick. Bradley remains connected to the industry through freelance millinery, costume confection, and wardrobe management, as well as creating open-access educational materials.
22 September 2020
Welcome: Prof. Nathalie Cooke, Associate Dean of ROAAr, McGill University Library
Introduction and Q & A: Prof. Erin Hurley, McGill University
mcgill.ca/library/branches/roaar
This talk is based on Catherine Bradley’s body of work as a costume designer, including her experiences behind the scenes and in the theatre. She shares insights on topics including what makes a costume effective, how costumes change the audience’s perception, and how the performer is affected by costume.
Catherine Bradley is Resident Costume Designer and Head of Wardrobe at McGill University where she teaches Costuming and History of Costume. She founded the Virtual Textile Project, and the Textile Resource Center, both open access resources. Bradley has designed costumes for a gamut of productions ranging from Aeschylus, Shakespeare, Goldoni, Brecht, to newly developed scripts and collective creations. She began her career working on costumes in many of the major Canadian theatres, including the Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, National Ballet, National Arts Centre, Banff School of Fine Arts, the Montreal Opera, and Theatre New Brunswick. Bradley remains connected to the industry through freelance millinery, costume confection, and wardrobe management, as well as creating open-access educational materials.
22 September 2020
Welcome: Prof. Nathalie Cooke, Associate Dean of ROAAr, McGill University Library
Introduction and Q & A: Prof. Erin Hurley, McGill University
mcgill.ca/library/branches/roaar
