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 ...

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 good news is that $60,000 worth of Minnesota Ballet costumes haven't been damaged as much as expected. The bad news is that the ballet remains out of a practice studio for the time being and needs ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - Surrounded by rails of costumes and boxes of headpieces at London's Royal Opera House, Adrian ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON — In the summer of 1975, WWD reported that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis made a rare appearance at the Metropolitan Opera ...