I'm AMANDA

a New York City based costume designer, painter, and educator working in theater, dance, opera, and film. 

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I approach costume design as an empathetic practice in search of understanding the nuanced intentions of my collaborators: characters, text, music, creative team, and space. I believe that at its best, and at its core, theatre, and the wider net of performance, is meant to build a community. To bring people together. To give, receive, and share. I am pulled towards and thrive best in work that pulses forward with this sentiment as its root cause 

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I hold teaching as an integral role in my artistic development; in teaching the roots of the process I rediscover them for myself. I've held positions at Northwestern University, Ithaca College and Boston University. 

 

 

I received the 2017 Michael Merritt Academic Award for Collaborative Design for Northwestern University, hold an M.F.A. in Stage Design from Northwestern University, and dual B.A. degrees in Dance and Art History from the University of Texas at Austin. 

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Get in touch: amandagladu@gmail.com

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representation: Sylvie Staiger, Michael Moore Agency 

member: United Scenic Artists Local 829​

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photo: Ella Pennington