Designing Costume for Circus Performers Considering the Special Capabilities of the Cloth

This paper on designing circus performers’ costume, has been written based on a play in whichanimals costumes are used instead of the real animals in order to protect them. In this papercostume of five main characters has been designed creatively. They are: The Turtle, the about toextinct Salamander, the Ant, the plant and the circus chief. They have been characterized throughcostume designing. The circus chief character because of his dominant presence has been designedbased on the circus games style and the plant character is a symbol of growth while the Antcompletely evokes the image of knowledge. Water and fire are the essential elements of the circustherefore, in this descriptive-experimental paper Titanium Silicate and Zirconium have been usedin order for the costumes to be both fire and water resistant enough to provide the performers withbetter comfort.

Keywords:

Circus , Cloth , Costume Designing , Illustration