BRAZIL
KANTAN, THE MAGIC PILLOW PROJECT
The main objective of the project was to create costumes for the modern Noh play Kantan, the Magic Pillow, by Yukio Mishima using only recycled material.
THE PROJECT
WHO?
Participants: Students in the post-graduation program in Performing Arts and Architecture at the University of São Paulo, in São Paulo, Brazil. Names: Marizilda Carvalho, Ana Coelho, Valéria Contessa, Beatriz Dupin, Ana Beatriz Simon Factum, Rosane Muniz, Janete Rodrigues and Isabel Xavier.
Trainers: A set and costume design teacher and a teacher in the field of design.
Partner institutions, stakeholders: Department of Performing Arts at the School of Communications and Arts and the School of Architecture at USP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
WHERE?
Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
WHEN?
2007, second semester, one meeting weekly, 15 weeks.
WHY?
The idea was to create innovative, environmentally-friendly, and visually impacting costumes with a limited budget, for a group of actors who would perform the Noh modern play Kantan, the Magic Pillow.
WHAT?
Costumes and accessories created by students.
HOW?
Students designed costumes and accessories and built them from recycled materials, transforming them with several different techniques: embroidery, painting, folding, sewing etc.
IMPACTS
The main result was to draw attention to the creative processes that can be used, even in times of financial crisis. It was not a matter of choosing a material solely because it may be cheap or inexpensive: the choice falls on materials that are meaningful and can help the development of the show in which the costumes will be used.
ECO-COSTUME
PROJECT | KANTAN THE MAGIC PILLOW
COUNTRY | BRAZIL
