1st Edition
Costume in Motion A Guide to Collaboration for Costume Design and Choreography
1. Role of Design and Costumes in and for Dance 2. Styles and Genres of Concert Dance Costume 3. Styles of Collaboration 4. The Process—Foundations—Developing Initial Concepts 5. The Process—Explorations—From Concept to Production 6. The Process—Finishing—Declaring a Final Product and Beyond
Biography
E. Shura Pollatsek is a professional costume designer for stage and screen, a Professor of Costume Design and Technology at WKU, and an award-winning author of many nationally published articles. She is also the author of the book Unbuttoned: The Art and Artists of Theatrical Costume Design, another collaboration with Mitchell D. Wilson. She has designed costumes for theater and dance performances across the US and internationally, and for National PBS television and Showtime. During a decade based in New York City, she worked for Off-Broadway and Broadway productions, the Metropolitan Opera, and at many leading regional theaters.
Mitchell D. Wilson is a National Press Photographer of the Year winner who travels the world capturing time and place in stills and motion. His work has also been recognized with Primetime Emmys, both the DuPont Columbia Award and the Peabody for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, two International Documentary Association Awards for Best Documentary Series, and many others. He began his career as a Combat Cameraman and underwater photographer in the elite Combat Camera Group of the US Navy.
"This book is a useful read for various levels of students, both in costume design and choreography. It’s also extremely helpful for anyone rooted in theatre who finds themselves working in dance. I learned a lot about various design approaches, choreographers’ working styles, and the kinds of questions to ask. I’d recommend this book for the classroom and personal use."
Ola Kraszpulska, Professor of Practice at Le Moyne College, Theatre Design & Technology, Issue 1, 2025
