A few weeks ago, the days 22 and 29 November, more than one ctraining of students of the Degree in Fashion Design and Management participated in a stage costume creation workshop based on the upcycling, an activity that offered students a practical experience in the costume design for theatre from recycled garments.
The workshop began with a lecture in charge of Cristina Collado y Grace Collado, graduates of the Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and Degree in Fashion Design and Management, respectively, which currently They work as costume designers for national and international theatre productions.. During their speech, they shared their professional experience and they highlighted how to recycle clothes becomes a inexhaustible source of inspiration to create designs unique, especially in the theatrical field, where the pieces require a strong expressive and narrative charge.
Then Sandra Pascual, degree delegate of the Degree in Fashion Design and Management, presented the collaboration in progress between el Grade and Theatre Company of the Popular University of Aranjuez, an initiative that strengthens the link between academic training and the professional world.
After this theoretical introduction, The students took action: they began to sketching stage costume design proposals using recycled garments collected in the "Barter Thursday" a activity promoted in previous years by the Professor Amaya MatesanzThe second day of the workshop, November 29, was dedicated to materialize these designs. Following thes artistic guidelines of Piki Morgado, director of the theater company, the students They transformed the garments into unique pieces which surprised with their originality and creativity.
The designs will be part of the costumes from "The Marchioness Rosalinda", one work of Valle-Inclán which will premiere in February 2025. In addition, students will have the opportunity to see their creations on stage, closing the learning cycle with a unforgetable experience that unites training, sustainability and art.
This workshop not only stood out for its creative results, but also for highlighting the Importance of recycling in contemporary design, proving that the fashion and sustainability They can be great allies in artistic creation.