DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
A Midsummer’s Night Dream Reinvented
It is common for students to think of Shakespeare as ‘boring’ and ‘outdated’. I have set out to dismantle this stereotype that Shakespeare classics are irrelevant to teen students by creating a product that visually communicates his story through a modern outlook. Fashion design is a powerful tool when it comes to communication as it always reflects the values and ideas of the time it is created. Therefore, I have designed new, modern outfits for the cast of A Midsummer’s Night Dream that are to be packaged in a school kit that is designed to intrigue students through interactive activities and cards. The kit is constructed to communicate the play effectively through visual aids and colour coding to effectively create a stronger connection of Shakespeare’s ideas, values and perspectives on love, life, humour and loss to modern-day students.
