FASHION Magazine
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Backstage at The National Ballet: The costume tricks behind their latest, Four Seasons and Emergence
Photography by Bruce Zinger, courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada See photos of The National Ballet of Canada in action »
Ballet costumes are much like a magician’s magic trick. Sitting in the audience, you see flawless and breathtaking garments masterfully secured on the dancers as they pirouette across the stage, but backstage, these costumes tell an entirely different story.
Although a magician is never supposed to reveal their secrets, The National Ballet of Canada allowed let us in on a few tricks of the costume trade as we got up close and personal with the costumes from Emergence and The Four Seasons—which runs through March 24 at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts in Toronto.