Tag: costumes

New York City Ballet's Glamorous Fashion Collaborations

  Last week, we all got a sneak peek at New York City Ballet‘s most recent fashion collaborations. This week, we have a chance to get even closer to the costumes created by top couture designers for the company’s fall gala on October 30. NYCB released a video going behind the scenes and into the […]

Dancers Do Halloween

Few people love dressing up as much as dancers. So it comes as no surprise that some of our favorite performers routinely steal the spotlight on the craziest dress-up holiday of the year: Halloween. Dance Spirit gathered some favorite looks from dancey Halloweens past. (Photo courtesy Gillian Murphy) Isabella Boylston, American Ballet Theatre principal, as… […]

Extreme Costumes

There’s nothing like an over-the-top costume to take a performance to the next level. An extreme look can help create a character, intensify choreography or maximize a dancer’s beauty. But dramatic dance fashions—which might include anything from an epically huge skirt to an elaborate bead cape—can also be difficult to manage. Here, five dancers discuss […]

NBoC Principal Greta Hodgkinson Reveals Her Favorite Costumes

It’s no secret that we’re as obsessed with pretty costumes as we are with the pretty dancers who wear them. There’s just something so magical about following the life of a tutu, or going behind the scenes to see how costume shops take their creations from the page to the stage. Costumes also hold a […]

From the Page to the Stage

When the curtains rose on Pacific Northwest Ballet’s premiere of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker in November 2015, the audience entered a delightfully whimsical world. Flowers in a sea of vibrant orange tulle, snowflakes layered in sequined sparkle, marzipan shepherdesses adorned in doily-inspired tutus—the costumes, designed by illustrator Ian Falconer, pushed the Christmas-time classic in a […]

Check Out These Stunning NYCB Costumes

Today in ballet news that makes us happy: The New York City Ballet fall gala was last night, which means the Dance Spirit office ground to a halt this morning as we all drooled over photos of the gorgeous dresses (onstage and off). As with years past , NYCB paired couture designer with choreographers. For […]

Last Minute Dance-y Halloween Costumes

  You’ve all probably figured out that Halloween gives me life. But sometimes it’s hard to come up with a killer costume (pun intended!) at the last minute. Never fear, dancers! Here are four iconic dance costumes to help inspire your last minute dress-up frenzy. Inspiration: Titania from Sir Fredrick Ashton’s The Dream Gillian Murphy […]

Jaw-Dropping Tutus to Make Your Life

Wouldn’t it be nice to fly around the world and see every dance-related performance, exhibit and event? Le sigh. Fortunately the interwebz make it easy to get a glimpse of international dance beauty, even if we can’t be there in person. Case in point: The Palais Garnier is currently exhibiting some of the most spectacular […]