Yavapai College announces a new program of Costume & Fashion Classes
Yavapai College is offering a new Costume and Fashion Program in the Fall 2018 semester. (Courtesy) Originally Published: June 6, 2018 6 a.m.
As modern clothing designers push the boundaries of fashion — blazing new trails on Broadway stages, Hollywood sets and the runways of New York — Yavapai College now offers aspiring designers the chance to develop their own potential close to home.
YC is pleased to unveil its new Costume and Fashion Program in the recently renovated Performing Arts building, on the Prescott Campus.
The program is led by Yavapai College Performing Arts Costume Designer Gaea Steinbach, whose distinctive look and breathtaking creations have shaped YCPA’s most recent musicals, including Little Women, Into the Woods and this spring’s critically acclaimed production of Beauty and the Beast.
YC’s Costume and Fashion Program starts with the basics — Costume Construction I (THR 124) and Fashion Illustration (THR 221), available in the Fall 2018 semester — before expanding into the nuances of garment creation and the history of fashion design.
An accomplished interdisciplinary artist and designer, Professor Steinbach’s approach to design sets her apart in her field. She helps students develop technical skills, while simultaneously establishing the artistic approaches and habits that foster creativity.
Once a student has a firm grasp of design, Steinbach uses that as a foundation to teach them about the range of professions available in the arts.
Registration for the program opened on Monday, April 16, and the early response were enthusiastic.
Classes are taught in YC’s newly remodeled Performing Arts building, which opened earlier this year with a state-of-the-art costuming space. Students are also eligible to work backstage on College theatrical performances. These give students an opportunity to work in a production environment, merging their skills with the deadlines and conditions that professional designers work with every day.
Please check for available spaces for THR 124 and THR 221. Classes can be found online at the Yavapai College Class search link https://www.yc.edu/v5content/academics/register.htm.
For more information, please contact Yavapai College Admission 928-515-0671 or email Professor Gaea Steinbach at gsteinba@yc.edu.