COSTUME AND MAKEUP DESIGNS IN ODODO’S TO RETURN FROM THE VOID
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2023-10-21
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Costume and makeup designs are almost impossible to be de-emphasised in any artistic production. Without their complementary roles, the other aspects of a performative production, such as acting and directing, might not be conspicuous. In spite of their strategic functions, most theatre producers, including artistic directors and actors, have often acted to reduce these essential devices to the status of mere supplementary elements to the other aspects of a production. It is against this background that this paper examines the functional relevance of costume and makeup designs in Sunday Enessi Ododo’s (SEO’s) To Return From The Void. The paper adopts the descriptive method of research in its analysis. It uses participant-observation method complemented with interview as data gathering instruments. The former enables us to be physically involved and participate actively in the entire production process, while the latter allows us to gather added information from the appropriate production crew members. Relevant journal articles, textbooks and online materials are also consulted. Amongst other findings, the study discovered that costume and makeup designs do not only enhance performance aesthetics of the play, To Return From The Void, they also help in the realisation of the visual scheme, artistic presentation, and interpretation of the dramatic action in the musical opera performance. The paper concludes that costume and makeup arts are central composition to any production and will continue to be relevant in many creative oeuvres globally. It recommends that costume and makeup designs should be given considerable attention in any theatrical articulation.
Keywords: Costume and makeup design, Paralinguistic, Ceative oeuvres, SEO.