As an Extended Reality add-on to the MOOC (massive open online course) Black Performance as Protest developed by Professors Louise Toppin, Anita Gonzalez, and Scott Piper, I was engaged as a costume designer to develop the looks for 7 live performers (plus 4 last minute extras!) and consult with the team developing the virtual world to “build” virtual costumes for meta humans based on my research. Research, stock pulling and first fittings were completed in 2022.
In spring 2023, the project was postponed because the digital studio wasn’t finished. After recasting of 3 performers was completed Fall 2023, I pulled new costumes Fall 2023 and the whole cast was refit earlier this year. This was a huge team effort with exceptional collaboration with the hair & makeup team: Denitra Townsend & Carol Taylor. Filming was completed April 2024! I'm excited to see how this all looks once final edits are made and this module is integrated into the course.
Photos by Ellie Vice & Anita Gonzalez
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