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 ...

It’s not unusual to get a new outfit for your 50th birthday. But George Balanchine’s “Jewels” is getting 66 of them. The 1967 ballet, created by Balanchine as a plotless three-act work (inspired, so ...

To learn about the costume making for Dayton Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” watch the video above. When Brandon Ragland applied for the Dayton Ballet’s artistic director position, he was asked whether or not ...

Ballet has officially returned for the first time since the start of the pandemic, and this time with an exciting surprise. On April 25th, the American Ballet Theatre will be debuting Lauren Lovette’s ...

Presenting authentic dances from different regions of Mexico is important to Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, the Mexican folk dance troupe from Aurora, but so are the costumes. “The costumes, aside ...

There is something a bit ballet-ish to the beautiful tale of "Little Women," in the sense that the characters in Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel move through the world in a powerful and memorable ...