Behind the Scenes
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Design in Motion: A New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Retrospective
Experience a first-of-its-kind retrospective exhibition that showcases the incredible artistry of NYCB's Costume Shop. On display is the work of twenty-six top fashion designers who collaborated with Marc Happel, Director of Costumes, accompanied by videos documenting each of the collaborations.
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New York City Ballet Presents: The 2019 Fall Fashion Gala
NYCB's annual Fall Fashion Gala combines the talents of choreographers and leading fashion designers who join forces and bring new visions to the stage. Lauren Lovette, a principal dancer premiering her third work with the Company, The Shaded Line, collaborated with native New Yorker and couturier Zac Posen. New York City Ballet also celebrates a homecoming for former soloist and current artistic director of BalletMet Edwaard Liang, who partnered with New York-based designer Anna Sui for his ballet Lineage.
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Choreography & Couture: 2018 Fall Gala
The beauty of fashion and ballet come together for an unforgettable night as celebrated fashion designers create original costumes for three world premiere ballets at New York City Ballet’s 7th annual Fall Fashion Gala. Gothic visionary Gareth Pugh designs for choreographer Matthew Neenan’s The Exchange, Italian romantic Alberta Ferretti creates a world for 19-year-old choreographer Gianna Reisen in her ballet Judah, and Couturier Giles Deacon illuminates choreographer Kyle Abraham’s The Runaway.
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Fashion and Movement: The Collaborations Behind New York City Ballet's 2017 Fall Gala
NYCB's annual Fall Gala combines the talents of choreographers and leading fashion designers, collaborating to bring new visions and ideas to the stage.
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New York City Ballet Presents UNFRAMED by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa with costumes by Rosie Assoulin
Designer Rosie Assoulin mirrors the spirit of empowerment that permeates through choreographer Ana Lopez Ochoa’s work UNFRAMED
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New York City Ballet Presents: TEN IN SEVEN by Peter Walker with costumes by Jason Wu
Designer Jason Wu and Choreographer Peter Walker bring their art forms and strong perspectives to their collaboration on Walker's piece TEN IN SEVEN
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New York City Ballet Presents: FOR CLARA by Lauren Lovette with costumes by Narciso Rodriguez
Choreographer and Principal Dancer Lauren Lovette discusses her close collaboration with Narciso Rodriguez and how his costumes showcase movement and the human form.
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New York City Ballet Presents: THE DREAMERS by Justin Peck with costumes by Dries van Noten
The paintings of Mark Rothko provide designer Dries Van Noten with the inspiration for the costuming in Justin Peck's THE DREAMERS
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Creation in Motion: Five Years of Choreography + Couture
A retrospective look at NYCB's Fall Gala, an annual celebration of dance and fashion.
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New York City Ballet Presents The Fall 2015 Collection
Go behind the scenes as NYCB's Costume Shop works with designers Peter Copping of Oscar de la Renta, Humberto Leon of Opening Ceremony & Kenzo, Marques' Almeida, Zuhair Murad, and Hanako Maeda of ADEAM to create new costumes for ballets by Peter Martins, Justin Peck, Troy Schumacher, Myles Thatcher and Robert Binet for NYCB's 2015 Fall Gala.