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Abstract

Clothing can seem easily distinguishable from the person that wears it. This seems largely due to the material differences between embodied self and cloth: one being flesh, the other made by human hands, an artifice added to the surface of the self. As much is suggested by British actor Peter Brown's recollection of wearing theatrical costume, in the epigraph beginning this article: he describes the putting on and removal of costume as a ritual facilitating entry into and exit from a character. Clothing and character are here enfolded, a collapse signified by Brown's subsequent remark that "you do not want to take [certain characters] home with you. It's best to leave them in the dressing room" (2016).

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This article has been published in a revised form in "About Performance" by Department of Performance Studies, University of Sydney and it can be found at: https://sydneyuniversitypress.com.au/
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater
Departments:	School of Communication & Creativity > Media, Culture & Creative Industries
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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