Costumes provide a connection to a different setting based on themes in an act. A costume depicts a timeframe or community, which makes it easier for an audience to understand the theme. Costumes allow the wearer to change appearance, character, and accent. At the same time, a particular costume would require a performer to present a specific emotional character that is related to the person who wore the costume. The New York Close Up (1) points out that DeVille exhibits characters of bravery and optimism in the performance that represents the experiences of African Americans.
Sound suits allow capturing of body movements during a performance or dance. When worn, they are a physical imitation of the performance of an individual and changes with movements. This is beneficial in allowing an audience follows through the movement of the wearer. It also allows the audience to understand the theme communicated by these movements.
Movements depict performance and creativity of the performer. These two elements are critical in allowing a viewer to understand a performance and relate to the elements being developed in the performance. For a viewer, it becomes easier to understand the performance as if the movements can be related to performance.
Artists have evolved their performance and approaches in presentation based on the concepts and elements adopted from the art in the past. The basics of the contemporary art are based on lessons and elements attained from the performances in the past that were based on evaluating the different options and considerations for attaining the set objectives. The success of the past attempts has played a major role in the development of concepts and values to be improved over the years.
History is portrayed in various aspects and by different people. Artists have a bigger role, however, of helping to portray history in the modern setting.
Work Cited
New York Close Up. “Abigail DeVille Listens to History.” 7 March 2018. Art21. https://art21.org/watch/new-york-close-up/abigail-deville-listens-to-history/. 11 March 2018.