Theaterkostuum

Theaterkostuum Costume Design wants to offer a programme that connects the performing arts with contemporary visual arts.

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Officiële facebook pagina van Theaterkostuum - Koninklijke Academie Voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerpen In recent years theatre, performance, dance, opera and film have merged into artistic hybrid forms in which different disciplines from the performing arts work together. Dressing the b

ody and the performative are central to this. In the Bachelor programme the student learns to develop a clear concept from a personal inspiration or a text. A variety of techniques are offered to realise these ideas, concepts and costumes. We expect students to be interested in social themes and the contemporary art world. An extensive theoretical basis ensures that one can develop a personal and critical vision of the performing arts in all their manifestations. In addition, the future designer will be supervised by a driven team of professionals who are involved in the various aspects of contemporary performing arts. We focus on the development of drawing skills, perception, visual communication and all profession-related techniques to design and realize costumes. In addition, we impart knowledge through practical exercises in which text analysis, dramaturgy, semiotics, character analysis, scenography, technical research and collaboration are important. Theoretical framework includes research methodology, art history, art theory, theatre history analysis techniques, analysis of the film costume and costume history. Through collaborative projects, internships, workshops and exercises, a wide range of tools is offered and the student is given the opportunity to gain practical experience in the field. The Master degree is focused on the student’s own artistic research. The graduation project is presented in a personal and professional manner in a multidisciplinary context centred on visual and performing arts. The graduate can work as an autonomous artist or, as a costume designer, seek collaborations in the world of the performing arts, performance, film and television.

👀 Zhang Feiran, Pisces, born in Changsha, China. To create her own world, Feiran is fascinated with every magic moment r...
09/01/2025

👀 Zhang Feiran, Pisces, born in Changsha, China.

To create her own world, Feiran is fascinated with every magic moment relating to spirituality, mythology and femininity. She re-examined the relationship between viewers and performers through different mediums such as text, costume, and performance to create magical potions of growth, encouragement and warmth, helping the audience find their own comfortable zones.

Feiran’s master project is based on her own memory and further explores whether it is possible to create a third space that belongs exclusively to the audience and the storyteller. Memory is intimate and false, how can a visual artist bring the viewer’s perspective into a personal narrative and be “resonant” with it? How do we deal with the displacement that has always occurred in the context of personal culture, race or growth environment? She plays the role of archaeologist, on a scale of distance, time, and memory, hoping to find the best answer.

👀 Noor Denteneer was born in Hasselt, 2002. In her visual style she tends towards minimalism, creating structured costum...
31/10/2024

👀 Noor Denteneer was born in Hasselt, 2002. In her visual style she tends towards minimalism, creating structured costumes with a strong visual line. She likes to work technically to translate abstract concepts into a visually recognisable image.
Noor has discovered an interest in storytelling and this year she wants to explore how to apply that interest to certain themes that aren’t easily expressed in visuals. As such Noor pulls inspiration from abstract concepts and likes to work by keeping a specific term in mind while she engages in the creative and practical work. Subjects such as injustice have led to nuanced end results which require a second or third look to find the detailed layers. Portrait by

👀 Yassin Boutayeb: “I see myself as a storyteller, weaving together tradition and innovation through my designs. My work...
31/10/2024

👀 Yassin Boutayeb: “I see myself as a storyteller, weaving together tradition and innovation through my designs. My work is deeply connected to my Moroccan heritage, drawing inspiration from forgotten tales, legends, and influential female figures like Aicha Kendisha, who is the focus of my master’s research. I’m fascinated by the mystery surrounding Aicha Kendisha—was she a real historical figure or a creation of folklore? Did she truly fight against the Portuguese, and how did she transform from a warrior into a figure of fear used to scare children? Most importantly, how has her legacy, even unconsciously, impacted Moroccan women today? These questions fuel my passion to uncover the truth behind her story.
My aim is not just to craft garments, but to reclaim and revitalize stories that inspire and empower, ensuring that the voices of the past continue to shape and resonate in the present.”

👀 Chiara Schmidt: Born in Germany, she completed a master’s degree in architecture and joined the Staatsschauspiel Dresd...
30/10/2024

👀 Chiara Schmidt: Born in Germany, she completed a master’s degree in architecture and joined the Staatsschauspiel Dresden to work there as a costume design assistant, where she was also able to realize some of her own projects in the field of scenography and costume design. Her work is characterized by experimentation and a strong reference to narrative and story telling. Her projects are often interdisciplinary and through her architectural background characterized by the play with different materials, textures, colors and their creating atmospheres. She loves to sculpt spaces around the body, kitsch and taking things to the absurd. Portrait by

👀 Hi, I am Sinon Pineiros Leone (Quito, EC, 2000) and for my master project “The Impossible Flowers of My Garden”, I wil...
30/10/2024

👀 Hi, I am Sinon Pineiros Leone (Quito, EC, 2000) and for my master project “The Impossible Flowers of My Garden”, I will be researching during my masters at . I will be reflecting on alexithymia, the inability to recognize and express emotions. I will be exploring costume, as an artistic practice, allowing the expression and the somatic-embodied restoration of neglected emotions induced by “the Alexithymic Period”. From costumes that regulate the nervous system, to care spaces, I will be constructing extensions of the soul allowing this restoration of neglected emotions, redefining the epistemology of these. Portrait by

👀 Charlotte Hannes: Charlotte Maria Hannes is a Belgian costume designer and visual artist based in Antwerp, where she a...
29/10/2024

👀 Charlotte Hannes: Charlotte Maria Hannes is a Belgian costume designer and visual artist based in Antwerp, where she aims to share her vibrant artistic vision. She utilizes second-hand materials to explore themes of colour, shape, and texture, drawing on her love of knitting and crochet to address topics like childhood trauma, activism, and women’s rights. For her master’s project, she examines femininity through handiwork, seeking to highlight the often-overlooked significance of traditionally feminine crafts. Charlotte intends to challenge the perception that these domestic mediums are less valid as art forms, aiming to foster discussions that elevate craft as a legitimate art practice. Her work is inspired by memories of watching her grandmother knit and embroider. Ultimately, she hopes to honour the legacy of women artisans everywhere. h.a.r.l.o.t.j.e Portrait by

👀 Lisette Sivard: Lisette Sivard (b. 1999) is a fashion and costume designer who has studied at the Estonian Academy of ...
29/10/2024

👀 Lisette Sivard: Lisette Sivard (b. 1999) is a fashion and costume designer who has studied at the Estonian Academy of Arts and completed part of her studies in body design at FAVU in Brno. Her work almost always stems from the feeling of being ‘less’—feeling smaller or less important than others, experiencing a sense of being left behind or overlooked, and embodying otherness. She often seeks to address unequal positions and the pressing social, political, and mental conditions that many individuals face. She approaches her works through empathetic absurdity and melancholic humour.
She is pretty sure that at some point in her life she will eventually move to the countryside and become an art teacher. Portrait by

👀 Pablo koenig: “Before starting his Pre-Master at the Costume Department, Pablo studied Moving Image at ArtEZ. The inte...
28/10/2024

👀 Pablo koenig: “Before starting his Pre-Master at the Costume Department, Pablo studied Moving Image at ArtEZ. The intersection between these two different Mediums and ways of working is oftentimes central in the approach he takes towards his work. While treating the body as a photographic object, he explores themes of Optical Vision, Impermanence and transformation of the Body.” Portrait by

👀 Pablo Koenig: “Before starting his Pre-Master at the Costume Department, Pablo studied Moving Image at ArtEZ. The inte...
28/10/2024

👀 Pablo Koenig: “Before starting his Pre-Master at the Costume Department, Pablo studied Moving Image at ArtEZ. The intersection between these two different Mediums and ways of working is oftentimes central in the approach he takes towards his work. While treating the body as a photographic object, he explores themes of Optical Vision, Impermanence and transformation of the Body.” Portrait by:

👀 Lison Rouzeau: “I want to work with volume by layering, stretching, tightening, and exploring new shapes and textures,...
28/10/2024

👀 Lison Rouzeau: “I want to work with volume by layering, stretching, tightening, and exploring new shapes and textures, whether for the body or an object.

I enjoy conceptualizing construction. Lines like origami, breaking down complex shapes into flat elements, and working with geometry, edges, and forms to build my inspiration. I am interested in the silhouette, the skeleton, the framework, and construction. To me, clothing is a volumetric expression, a flexible sculpture where curves are magnified, and the textile is an extension of the body.

I’m interested in the silhouette, the skeleton, the framework, and how things are built.

I want to create around a living, moving body, making clothing an extension of it; a shell, a shelter, an armor that’s both practical and symbolic, a bridge between the body and the outside world.

I want to create something that makes the body look strong, powerful, and invincible. Not just a protective shell, but an invisible support that boosts confidence.

How can a costume become a shelter?”zip Portrait:

It has been 249 days… Muchness is something to look up to, a feeling to strive for. Be too loud, too emotional, too hair...
27/06/2024

It has been 249 days… 
Muchness is something to look up to, a feeling to strive for. Be too loud, too emotional, too hairy, too much. Wandering what muchness actually means. Scavenging to make sense of it, she all brings it back to her hometown. A place of pilgrimage. 

MASTERS EXPO ‘24
27―29.06.2024

opening → 27.6 → 18:00―22:00
on view → 28+29.6 → 12:00―18:00

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Traces through time.Is a project in which Roxane collaborates with nature.
In this project she asks herself how to make ...
27/06/2024

Traces through time.
Is a project in which Roxane collaborates with nature.
In this project she asks herself how to make time tangible.
She is guided by intuitively creating and collaborating with nature, materials and elements that cross her path.
In her work she embraces the coincidence and the uncontrollable of time.

MASTERS EXPO ‘24
27―29.06.2024

opening → 27.6 → 18:00―22:00
on view → 28+29.6 → 12:00―18:00

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MORYANA GOES METALHer work is embodiment of the rock and metal attitude. Moryana wove, connected and enlarged jewelery t...
27/06/2024

MORYANA GOES METAL
Her work is embodiment of the rock and metal attitude. Moryana wove, connected and enlarged jewelery turning it into costumes that translated her concert experiences. Music has emotional significance for her, which she connect with her roots. Moryana leaves the light on, she is coming home!

MASTERS EXPO ‘24
27―29.06.2024

opening → 27.6 → 18:00―22:00
on view → 28+29.6 → 12:00―18:00

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She isn’t other people’s creation. Lynn’s work delves in to the themes of identity, authenticity, feminism and consumpti...
26/06/2024

She isn’t other people’s creation.

Lynn’s work delves in to the themes of identity, authenticity, feminism and consumption.
She used plastic as a material to create 6 costumes that each represent a mould for one emotion.

You can see her movie and costume presentation at the master expo

MASTERS EXPO ‘24
27―29.06.2024

opening → 27.6 → 18:00―22:00
on view → 28+29.6 → 12:00―18:00

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Since I became the lone daughter,they orchestrate the anxious dance,these rituals I name “Blind Dates.”In the labyrinth ...
26/06/2024

Since I became the lone daughter,
they orchestrate the anxious dance,
these rituals I name “Blind Dates.”
In the labyrinth of tangled kin,
my spirit molds, conflicts carve,
identity forged in silent battles.

No more the mask of society’s grace,
now, adorned in crafted guise,
I enter the same charades,
to unweave the threads of pain,
and shatter the gaze that binds.

www.lingxizo.com

MASTERS EXPO ‘24
27―29.06.2024

opening → 27.6 → 18:00―22:00
on view → 28+29.6 → 12:00―18:00

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A thread is pulled, which is attached to the needle. A soft and slow pull that feels like a hole is being made in my bod...
26/06/2024

A thread is pulled, which is attached to the needle. A soft and slow pull that feels like a hole is being made in my body, too small to feel like pain, too small even for threads to come out covered in blood.

MASTERS EXPO ‘24
27―29.06.2024

opening → 27.6 → 18:00―22:00
on view → 28+29.6 → 12:00―18:00

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Our daily play and breadKarl Joonas´ work delves into the themes of hope, individuality and finding a purpose through re...
26/06/2024

Our daily play and bread

Karl Joonas´ work delves into the themes of hope, individuality and finding a purpose through research largely based on the etymology of a bread and interviewing. 

MASTERS EXPO ‘24
27―29.06.2024

opening → 27.6 → 18:00―22:00
on view → 28+29.6 → 12:00―18:00

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The moment strands of hair slip through my fingers, black and blonde tangle together. Slender fingers tie the hair into ...
25/06/2024

The moment strands of hair slip through my fingers, black and blonde tangle together. 
Slender fingers tie the hair into a knot, 
wishing to bind it with a silk thread to your left wrist, 
the other end tied to mine. 
In an almost sacred atmosphere, 
we pray prostrate, 
the coarse rush cushion leaving red marks on our knees.

MASTERS EXPO ‘24
27―29.06.2024

opening → 27.6 → 18:00―22:00
on view → 28+29.6 → 12:00―18:00

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