New York City Ballet’s holiday institution is made even more magical by the whimsical costumes—which haven’t changed since 1964. One of the beauties of tradition is consistency. The world keeps ...

Houston Ballet’s costume shop, in late November, bursts at the seams with costumes for the The Nutcracker. When I visited the week before Thanksgiving, the show’s 1,750 opulent costumes bulged from ...

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 ...

From selecting music and choreography to perfecting costumes and makeup, the ins and outs of putting on a dance performance are complex and detailed. Put on your dancing shoes and follow along as ...

If you adore The Nutcracker in the wintertime, there's a new show sure to fulfill your taste for the fantastical this summer: the American Ballet Theatre's Whipped Cream. The Alexei ...

In the world of ballet, where precision is prized and instructions are followed, the assignment for the costume shop was surprisingly vague.