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 ...

Dancewear is expression, movement, comfort, and style. Dancewear is more than clothing. It is expression and style. Many dancers today love making their own outfits at home because DIY dancewear gives ...

After a successful $5 million capital campaign, Milwaukee Ballet is rolling out a new edition of "The Nutcracker" in December, with new costumes, new sets, more children and some new choreography. But ...

Across the nation and around the world, in certain backstage sanctums, people are fretting over tutus. It’s “Nutcracker” season, when the holiday warhorse comes to life and Sugar Plum Fairies learn ...

David Heuvel is retiring after 31 years, and this production of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ is his ‘swan song.’ When a ballet dancer is performing a character — whether a sugar-plum fairy or a dying swan or a ...

This winter season, the New York City Ballet presents “Copland Dance Episodes,” a full-evening work from acclaimed choreographer Justin Peck, set to the music of Aaron Copland. The work will feature ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - For dancers and audience members alike, perhaps one of the biggest jos of ballet are the costumes. But at the San Jose Dance Theater, most of its costumes are now gone after they ...