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 ...

A new exhibition in NYC features high-end couture, historic ballet costumes and modern athletic wear Nadine Daher - Reporter Standing center stage in her signature Dying Swan costume, prima ballerina ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This gossamer ballet tutu was worn by ...

The legend is as follows: New York City Ballet cofounder George Balanchine was strolling down Fifth Avenue in the 1960s. The Russian-born choreographer was so dazzled by the shimmering stones in the ...

What would “The Nutcracker” be without its pink tutus and illustrative sweets? The annual festive production is now under way at New York City Ballet, where it takes a staff of nearly 50 to craft and ...

In Madison Ballet’s final production of the season, Fernanda Yamaguchi will be on stage twice: She’ll dance the part of a fairy butterfly in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” bringing the story to life ...

The man responsible for dressing Ballet West’s dancers, from the tutus for “Swan Lake” to the Sugar Plum Fairy’s wings, is retiring after working for 31 years with the company. David Heuvel, director ...

DENVER (CBS4)- This year marks the 59th year of the Colorado Ballet's Nutcracker performance. Now the nonprofit said it needs some help continuing with the holiday tradition. "Endless years worth of ...

A famed ballerina and her husband stiffed a Russian costume designer out of thousands of dollars for her work on their production of “The Nutcracker,” a lawsuit claims. Ekaterina Rapay said that she ...

“We made a set of rubies,” said Howard Merlin, Boston Ballet’s director of costumes. “But diamonds and emeralds we’re renting from National Ballet of Canada.” In late October, Merlin and his staff of ...

LONDON — In the summer of 1975, WWD reported that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis made a rare appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House after the death of her shipping tycoon husband, Aristotle Onassis.