This beautifully illustrated book conveys the centrality of costume to live performance Finding associations between contemporary practices & historical manifestations costume is explored in six thematic chapters examining the transformative ritual of costuming; choruses as reflective of society; the grotesque transgressive costume; the female sublime as emancipation; costume as sculptural art in motion; & the here-&-now as history Viewing the material costume as a crucial aspect in the preparation presentation & reception of live performance the book brings together costumed performances through history These range from ancient Greece to modern experimental productions from medieval theatre to modernist dance from the fashion plays' to contemporary Shakespeare marking developments in both culture & performance Revealing the relationship between dress the body & human existence & acknowledging a global as well as an Anglo & Eurocentric perspective this book shows costume's ability to cross both geographical & disciplinary borders Through it we come to question the extent to which the material costume actually co-authors the performance itself speaking of embodied histories states of being & never-before imagined futures which come to life in the temporary space of the performance With a contribution by Melissa Trimingham University of Kent UK ...

In Costume Party Assassins you are all rival assassins who have been invited to the same costume party Because of the elaborate costumes you do not know anyone's identity except your own Roam the party mingle have some punch & try to assassinate all of your rivals Be the last assassin partying & you win! Players are secretly assigned one of twenty unique meeple characters at the beginning of the game using character cards On your turn you roll the die & move any character on the board according to simple movement rules If you roll black however you must act! You may either assassinate (remove) one meeple from the room your secret character is in (thus revealing vital information about your identity) or you may draw the top card of character deck The character on the card leaves the party & is removed from the game You may draw a character card at most three times after which you must assassinate a character in the same room as your secret character If you are the only character in a room & you have already drawn three character cards you are dishonored & must assassinate yourself! If your character is assassinated you reveal your character card & are eliminated from the game The last player to have a character in the game wins!2-6 Players 30 Minutes Age 10 ...

Hot on the heels of the freshly announced video game Costume Quest 2 Oni Press presents an adorable Halloween-themed graphic novel from Double Fine Productions (Broken Age Psychonauts) & comics superstar Zac Gorman (Magical Game Time)! Klem & his pals aren&t the most popular Grubbins in candy-starved Repugia but Klem&s hoping that will change once he brings a hoard of candy back from the human world After all it&s Halloween so there&s candy everywhere! Unfortunately there&re also bullies everywhere ready to steal all of Klem&s sweet sweet loot Will he & his friends make it out alive or are they doomed to an eternity of sugar-free torment? ...

The three great-nephews of cantankerous Mr Penicuik know better than to ignore his summons especially when it concerns the bestowal of his fortune -- the wily old gentleman has hatched a typically freakish plan for his stepdaughter's future & his own amusement his fortune will be Kitty's dowry But while the beaux are scrambling for her hand Kitty counters with her own inventive if daring scheme a sham engagement which should keep wedlock at bay Cotillion shows what made Georgette Heyer the undisputed queen of historical romance
- one of the most popular novelists of her day she is still adored by a huge readership
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Following the limestone escarpment on the Western edge of the Cotswolds the 102 miles of the Cotswold Way take the walker through a quintessentially English landscape as varied as it is beautiful Starting & finishing among the golden Cotswold stone of Chipping Camden & Bath & affording stunning prospects of the Malvern Hills the Forest of Dean & even the Black Mountains in Wales it winds through rolling farmland magnificent beech woodlands & up over the austerely beautiful Cleeve Hill with its panoramic views out over Cheltenham & far beyond With a wealth of historic interest from Neolithic burial mounds to Roman villas & country houses this is genuinely a walk through the heart of England ...

In Cottage Garden you compete in the art of gardening & are working two beds with a variety of flowers Whenever no unplanted box is visible on a bed you have completed it then you count your points & replace it with a fresh unplanted bed You gain points for all of the visible plant pots & planting bells In more detail players select various polyomino tiles of flower beds from a central market grid depending on the location of the "gardener" then place them on one of their two personal garden boards Each board has several garden elements that are worth points when not planted over & these are scored on two different tracks as soon as a garden has been finished Crossing over a line on each track awards bonus tokens that can fill in empty spaces or give you a better selection of the flower bed tiles Whenever a garden is finished you receive a new one to complete After the gardener completes her fifth lap around the market the game enters its last round The player with the most points from their completed gardens at the end of the game wins 1
- 4 Players 45
- 60 Min Playing Time Age 8

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Whether we are out on the streets or between the sheets cotton is our constant companion But behind this ubiquitous fibre prized for its softness lies a darker story of exploitation & hardship In this penetrating analysis Adam Sneyd explores the power politics that envelop cotton as major corporate players & countries across Africa Asia & the Americas compete to control it In the aftermath of sweatshop scandal exposes & factory collapse disasters merchants & retailers have called for better' cotton farming practices But in seeking to prevent the next transnational media circus will companies simply end up cementing business-as-usual? Corporate public relations strategy now competes directly with the voices of an alternative global community that seeks to fundamentally transform the way that cotton is farmed Yet these demands for cotton to work better for people & the planet have flown under the radar as media attention has focused instead on farmer subsidies & prices From the local to the global this book takes the reader on an illuminating journey through the multifaceted & often grubby politics of the fluffy white stuff in the world economy The pile of political laundry it uncovers is voluminous but as Sneyd argues must be aired in the interests of sustainability & development ...

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For avoiding fingerprints on optical surfaces slides & negatives Ideal for gentle cleaning & for working with optical parts or films For photo laboratories & precision mechanical work Protects your hands from allergies dirt dust perspiration heat & cold Also for household as well as hobbies Gloves are made from natural materials they are therefore dermatologically friendly breathable & comfortable to wear ...