We met up with the Walk Tall charity organisers who are producing the performance at Manor Primary School to present our designs and discuss further the ideas for the show. All the designs were placed on the stage so the organisers were able to look over all the designs and research and discuss with us how they could be translated into the really thing, what would be feasible and what they would like to adapt. I was pleased that they all liked my designs for the African children and the ribbons/ wings for their arms, which had been requested by the parents involved, as I was not very confident in my work to begin with. They also liked a poncho design for the children as these would be easy and cheap to make, but also really effective, so we are now going to look into combining the ideas together. This would mean that the leader of each element group (fire, water, air and earth) would have the more complex costume and the other members of the group would have the poncho.
Designs for the African headdresses/ Gele were also well received, as they are quick and cheap to make, but also will have a real impact on the performance. For this a few prototypes need to be made, it could be that a starched piece of calico or cotton would work, or it might have to be made of layers of fabric with a stiff interfacing.
All the designs were then shown again to the children and parents who are performing the show. Some of the parents had a few reservations about the adult African costumes as they were a little different to how they had imagined. However, I think it is important to stay away from stereotypes and what we think African wear, but rather base things on sound research and knowledge.
Overall as a team we have further subdivided into two sections one group will be working on the African costumes and the other on the Victorian. We will still meet as a whole team and cross over where the help is needed.
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