Actor & Audience : Dressing Elizabethans in Life and in the Theater
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- Office of Arts Integration In collaboration with University Library, Department of Theatre, Department of Classics, Spurlock Museum and Krannert Museum of Art
- Virtual
- Join online
- Date
- Dec 5, 2025 12:00 pm
- Speaker
- Jenny Tiramani
- Contact
- Elias Petrou
- epetrou@illinois.edu
- Views
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- Originating Calendar
- Library Calendar
The Costumes & Customs Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office of Arts Integration and organized in collaboration with the University Library, the Department of Theatre, the Department of Classics, the Spurlock Museum, and the Krannert Art Museum, explores the history and cultural significance of clothing across time and place. Organized by Elias Petrou (University Library) and Olga Maslova (Department of Theatre), the series will feature four distinguished speakers: Dr. Bernice Jones - Minoan Era (Wednesday, September 17, 5:00 p.m. CT), Dr. Ulla Mannering - Viking Age (Thursday, October 23, 5:00 p.m. CT), Dr. Susan Whitfield - Middle Ages (Wednesday, November 5, 5:00 p.m. CT), and Dr. Jenny Tiramani - Elizabethan Era (Friday, December 5, 12:00 p.m. CT). All lectures will be held via Zoom and are free and open to the public: https://go.library.illinois.edu/costumes
An exploration of the clothes worn in Elizabethan England from c.1575-1600 both on and off the stage, using evidence provided by surviving examples of the garments and accessories worn, together with contemporary documents and visual depictions of them. Handmade reconstructions researched and created by members of the team at The School of Historical Dress in London will be included in the presentation.
Jenny Tiramani is a theatre designer, dress historian and author. She received a TONY award for costume design for the Shakespeare's Globe production of Twelfth Night at the Belasco Theatre, New York, in 2014.