Kaelen MacDonald (BA’18) was interviewed by the Coast for its Career Minded publication focusing on the realities of the job market. She reflects on unique experiences gained through the Costume Studies program and how she’s building her career.

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Kaelen MacDonald heard about the Bachelor of Arts Honours in Theatre (Costume Studies) from the director of her after-school theatre program. She encouraged Kaelen to apply, noting that half of the reason to train at the post-secondary level is for the connections you can make. Kaelen happily applied to this one-of-a-kind program, and was soon accepted with a scholarship.

“If you have any interest in tailoring, historical dress, working in a costume shop for theatre or film, or costume design, this is the place to be,” Kaelen says. Two courses she was excited to take part in were the fourth-year historic dress class, where students spend a year making a historically accurate gown, from underpinnings to final form, as well as the Advanced Seminar in Baroque Culture, which brought the students to the Czech Republic to study abroad in Cesky Krumlov for a month in the summer. This is open to any student. However, for costume students, it provides a unique experience filled with access to historical costumes.

Read more in “Dalhousie Fountain School of Performing Arts: Paving the Path for the Future” on thecoast.ca.