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The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Theatre (Cambridge University Press, 2007). Rehm, Rush. Greek Tragic Theatre (Routledge, 1994). McLeish, Kenneth & Griffiths, Trevor R. A Guide to Greek Theatre and Drama (Methuen, 2003). Wiles, David. Tragedy in Athens(Cambridge University Press, 1999) Laver, James. Costume in the Theatre(Harrap, 1964)
The sock and buskin, like the comedy and tragedy masks, are associated with two Greek Muses, Melpomene and Thalia.Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy, is often depicted wearing buskins and holding the mask of tragedy, while Thalia, the Muse of comedy, is often depicted wearing the comic's socks and holding the mask of comedy.
The masks represent a female and they have a kerchief around the hair on the mask. Their costumes also include female clothing such as high boots and a chiton. Ceramic Athenian Pelike. Phiale Painter. Ancient Greek. Around 430 BCE. [1] Pelike with actors preparing is a two-handled jar depicting actors
The Red Figure Pelike with an Actor Dressed as a Bird is sometimes grouped with about twenty Greek pottery pieces that are referred to as the komos vases. [9] These vessels all date to between 560 and 420 BC and primarily depict comedic choruses that are composed of either actors dressed as animals or actors riding animals.
Bronze statue of a Greek actor, 150–100 BC. The half-mask over the eyes and nose identifies the figure as an actor. He wears a man's conical cap but female garments, following the Greek custom of men playing the roles of women.
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The costume design process involves many steps and though they differ from genre to genre a basic method is commonly used. Costume design drawings by Lisa Holmes for 2016 New Zealand Opera production of Mozart's Magic Flute