I learned the importance of the dance costume at a very early age, as both my parents were dancers, and I can remember watching repeated costume fittings for hours from my crib near the piano in my ...

Across the nation and around the world, in certain backstage sanctums, people are fretting over tutus. It’s “Nutcracker” season, when the holiday warhorse comes to life and Sugar Plum Fairies learn ...

It’s hard to figure out where to focus your eyes when you step into the textile feast that is the Charlotte Ballet costume shop during Nutcracker season. There’s a cluster of mice heads on a sewing ...

The New York City Ballet's costume shop is located on the eighth floor of a building in Lincoln Center. There are spectacular views of the Hudson River, but no one's looking out the windows. They're ...

Tutus and tulle twirl on stage in Sleeping Beauty at the National Ballet of Canada You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Reviews and ...

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Cincinnati Ballet wardrobe mistress Diana Adams knew she was learning a special skill before she traveled to New York City in the mid-1970s to study under Russian émigré Barbara Karinska, famous for ...

CINCINNATI -- Call them the Team Fiona Tutu Squad. Wardrobe Mistress Diana Adams, second assistant to the wardrobe mistress Noelle Wedig and stitcher Jackie Andrews created a custom-made Fiona costume ...

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New York City Ballet Director of Costumes Marc Happel and Draper Kellie Sheehan conduct a costume fitting with soloist Indiana Woodward for Justin Peck's Pulcinella Variations, with costumes designed ...