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Anna Cocciadiferro – Costume Designer

Anna specialises in site specific performance costume and enjoys collaborations with choreographers, musicians and other artists. Recent design includes On Common Ground with the Citizens theatre as part of the Culture 2014 celebrations; Build your Worlds at Turner Contemporary to open the Mondrian and Colour exhibition; and Indelible Edibles for Playpublik in Krakow. She has designed for the last two Botanics productions, Conference of the Birds and The Quicken Tree. Additional collaborations with movement artist Skye Reynolds include costumes for Transmission using sound technology.

With a particular interest in science-based costume and natural history, Anna was commissioned to create starfish as part of the handling collection for The Natural History Museum. Health and community art projects have also been developed through Stitches in Time with Barts and the London, Cultural Olympiad and HRP.

She has previously designed for Dreadnought at The National Museum for the New Year Games; Snails and Ketchup, Ramesh Meyyeppan; Aerial costume for All or Nothing and Iron Oxide and First Feet Hogmanay celebrations.

An artist in residence, Anna works in various primary and secondary schools and is currently resident at High View Primary School. Anna is looking forward to the collaboration with P7 at Leith Walk Primary School.