Sunday, March 6, 2011

Theatre History II Entry 8


Jim Dine designed for A Midsummer Night's Dream. He had some very interesting ideas for the costuming of the show. He did the designs in 1966. There are lots of colors and inventive ideas in his designs. The picture here has light bulbs connected to Titania's bottom half. The designs had many mixed reviews from the audience and critics alike. It was different than anything people expect from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Jim dine is better known as a New Tork painter. His crazy designs were mixed with the adventurous stage directions of John Hancock. The general theme of the production was rainbow and dynamic. Everything was big and "dazzling". Dine completed his sketches in two weeks. Some of the designs show similarities with Dine's paintings.

One of Jim Dine's Paintings




"Titania. Costume design for the play A Midsummer Night's Dream." Selected Works from Stage Pictures: Drawing for Performance. Web. 6 Mar 2011. http://moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3ATA%3AE%3AStagePictures&page_number=12&template_id=1&sort_order=1.

"Jim Dine Complete Graphics." Catalogue of Fine Art Books. Web. 6 Mar 2011. <http://www.joshuahellerrarebooks.com/catalogues/32/index.html>.

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