Costume Shop

The Nutcracker mice, as drawn by Maurice Sendak.

Herr Drosselmeier as drawn by Maurice Sendak for PNB's Nutcracker.

• For PNB's 25th Anniversary season the Costume Shop will produce over 300 original costumes.
• There are 20 tutus in Ballet Imperial. Each tutu took approximately 100 hours to complete.
• The original Firebird costume alone, for Firebird, entailed over 500 hours of labor.
• PNB's production of Cinderella required 130 intricately detailed costumes and 30 custom made wigs.
• Over 1,000 yards of tulle was used for the costumes in Cinderella-that's about one mile of netting.
• A tiny ant is sewn into the bodice of each of the sixteen Seasons' costumes in Cinderella.
• There are 190 costumes, with over 700 pieces in all, in PNB's production of Nutcracker.
• Herr Drosselmeier's coat in Nutcracker weighs over 10 pounds.
• Fabrics and notions are sought from all over the world.
• PNB has a dyeing room to dye fabrics to match the designers' requirements.
• Ballet costumes are stored both at PNB's warehouse and The Phelps Center.