9.3K reactions · 1.5K shares | Our tutus are on, pointe shoes tied and tiaras pinned. Tonight the curtain rises on the world premiere of The Firebird with Paquita, the first performance of many on stages around Aotearoa. Stay tuned for Firebird footage, coming soon... rnzb.org.nz/firebird/ | Royal New Zealand Ballet | Facebook

16K views · 5.2K reactions | A little steam goes a long way. These tutus are big and fluffy before we give them a good steam to make the flat and have more structure. This client didn’t want this tutu tacked, so we steam it to still give it structure while still maintaining some fullness! . #costume #costumedesign #costumedesigner #tutu #ballet #costumes #sewing | Tutu.Com | Facebook

What do you do when one of the most famous tutus in the world needs a glow up? Just ask The Met’s Glenn Petersen, Conservator at The Costume Institute who worked to update the real cloth tutu on Degas’ beloved sculpture “The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer.” Fun Fact: Degas’s original sculpture was made of many unorthodox materials, including tinted beeswax, a human-hair wig, a cotton bodice, linen ballet slippers, and tarlatan tutu. Curators at The Met have replaced the fabric skirt at least th