Rapunzel Retold
My first graduate project reimagines the well-known fairy-tale of ‘Rapunzel’ into a promenade production to be performed across various National Trust sights. In my adaptation, Rapunzel grows up in a medieval nunnery and becomes a herbal healer determined to defy patriarchal society. Characters are inspired by influential medieval women and the costumes take inspiration from fashion of the 13th and 14th centuries with rich textiles and a floral motif running throughout.
My final costume for Rapunzel includes leatherwork, screen printing, and a plaited length of hair which she has cut off to use as a rope to leave her tower.
