FALL 1997 * VOLUME 33 * NUMBER 5 Features - ------ - ---- I- ; --------------- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS: LONG BEACH '98 _ 9 explore beautiful Soutbem Califomia wbife sbarpening yonI' professional skiffs BY MARY P. BUFFUM BEUING OPERA COSI1JMES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 discovering meaning in tbe costumes oftraditional jingju BY ALEXANDRA BONDS TECH EXPO '97 _ 27 descriptions oftbe six award-winning exbibits, complete witb pbotos and iffustrations BY DENNIS DORN AND THE PRESENTERS OF THE SIX EXHIBITS COSTUMING FOR FILM _ 41 big bucks and exotic locations beckon, but be prepared to unleam some tbeatre skiffs BY HOLLY COLE USITT S3-1997: STANDARD FOR STAGE PIN CONNECTORS 49 _ general and dimensional requirements for tbe split-pin and sleeve devices we aff use BY USITI ENGINEERING COMMISSION IResources LETTERS on the _ 62 64 NEW PRODUCT REVIEWS BOOK REVIEWS INSIDE USITT ADVERTISER I DEX _ _ 71 74 76 Cover Imagine iftbat disfinct~)' American art form, tbe musical tbeatre, were several bundred years old, as is tbe CIJinese opera. Would tbe costumes bave evolved witb tbe same ric/mess and elaborate beauZ),? Would we bave a language of symbols witb icons as evocative as tbe writbingjive-toed dragon, depicted on tbe cover? TD&T F ALL I 9 9 - 3