Jewels - Behind the Costumes (The Royal Ballet) 

why do I find her voice so peaceful? Like i'm watching this to be soothed.

lovely to watch :D she's really sympathetic, like an aunt who's got that cool job at the ballet :3

This is so beautiful. I wish I could sew and go work with her. She's such a nice and sweet lady.

Thanks very much. Glad you enjoy our films!

Stunning, as usual. The Royal Ballet has the best costumes in the world, hands down.

It's so nice to see these gorgeous costumes up close for once

Unintentional ASMR anyone?

Having personally seen NYCB tutus up close and on stage I would have to disagree and say they are stunning. There are different styles of tutus and they are all equally beautiful.

Just stunning. All of these costumes really are works of art :). Everything about Jewels is just gorgeous in every sense of the word :)

love the workmanship

Why is the thumbnail picture of the Lilac Fairy from Sleeping Beauty?

I remember quite a few years ago, PBS broadcast the Paris Opera Ballet dancing JEWELS. Of course, their dancers are some of the greatest, but I was a bit disturbed by the costumes, which, I believe, had been newly designed by maybe Christian LaCroix. The ones for RUBIES, in particular, struck me as so wrong. The skirts were kind of frou-frou-fluffy looking, as if the theme were an old fashioned, doily-ish Valentine; clearly so wrong for the music and dynamic of RUBIES.

I saw the live stream of Royal Ballet's Jewels and the costumes looked stunning on stage. It was a wonderful production.

This is lovely! And I’m not sure if this was pointed out, but the costumes were designed by Barbara Kiska in 1967. A Russian immigrant who set up shop in the USA. She one anAcademy award for her designs but in my mind she’s best known for her association with New York City, Balet and her fellow Russian George Balanchine. One of her lasting influences was designing the “Powderpuff tutu “

Wonderful. Thank you for showing us this.!

So interesting!!!! beautiful costumes!

so beautiful. you guys always make the best videos and this one is one of my favorites.

Gorgeous! I hope one day I could wear something as beautiful as those

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Note this was recorded 12 years ago but suitably the royal ballet costume staff were still talking imperial measurements. keeping a tradition live.

i take ballet when i get older i will wear a costume like that

Who here is a ballet dancer? MEEE

I wish the Royal had gone their own way with the Diamonds tutus. The Bolshoi did and the Paris Opera Ballet also did, to great success. Their costumes for Diamonds are absolutely ravishing. Barbara Karinska may have been a great ballet costume designer but the execution of her Diamonds tutus is living proof that no one in the NYCB costume shop ever learned how to cut a tutu.

striking

They wouldnt need to pay me to Work there.

Kristen is a pretty lady, love the accent!

Mmmm more please.

These costumes are based on the New York City Ballet originals made by Karinksa, right? (See the book COSTUMES BY KARINKSA by Toni Bentley, I'm sure these are the origs.)

I've always wondered, what do they do for all the pale 'nude' tones that are supposed to blend into the skin for dancers of color?

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I thought the diamond variation had a rigid tutu.

La sorella gemella della Littizzetto????

Steven Universe ballet!

So interesting!!!! beautiful costumes!