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 ...

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 ...

Gail Csoboth, otherwise known as 'Madame,' has taken the Maine State Ballet's annual production to a new level.

We’re going to have to keep her home address under wraps. If not, there will be a long line of local grandmothers and moms at ...

The Sugar Plum Fairy includes 19 layers of tulle in its tutu and is just one of 240 costumes involved in The Nutcracker – 187 ...

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 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- At a time when the San Jose Dance Theatre should be focusing on their upcoming performance of "Sleeping Beauty," the nonprofit dance company is asking for the public's help ...

Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. In early December, the Milwaukee Ballet’s costume shop was ...

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 ...

Just two days before Ballet West's iconic "Nutcracker" opens in Salt Lake City, the company is grieving the unexpected death ...

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 ...