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Ballet Austin: Building Birds – Part Three

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

michelle-skirt-300x200 As previously mentioned, Class Act Tutureceived the honor of helping Ballet Austin to construct a selection of fanciful feathered costumes for their upcoming production of, “The Magic Flute”.

If you missed the first two posts about this event, you can view them here:

Ballet Austin: Building Birds
Ballet Austin: Building Birds – Part Two

And now for your viewing pleasure, we proudly present Part Three in the series dedicated entirely to… the tutus!!! Click here to view the post.

Thank you once again, Ballet Austin for inviting us to share in this extraordinary work of art! We can hardly wait to see the completed ensembles!

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More Sightings! “And the Curtain Rises” Video

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

Check out our Romantic tutus and Sweetheart tutu bodices in action in this video clip featuring performance footage of Signature Theatre’s “And the Curtain Rises”! {PS: Be sure to leave a comment and tell us what you think. We love hearing from YOU!”

Watch the full episode. See more WETA Around Town.

Tags: And the Curtain Rises, Romantic Tutu, Signature Theatre, Sweetheart Tutu Bodice
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Sightings! Signature Theatre’s “And the Curtain Rises”

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

curtainrises
Take a look at our romantic tutu skirts and “Sweetheart” tutu bodices used in Signature Theatre’s production of, And the Curtain Rises.

“The world premiere musical comedy And the Curtain Rises loosely re-imagines the theatrical bedlam surrounding the creation of the first American musical.

Set in 1866, this classic backstage tale follows novice producer William Wheatley as he finds his production in shambles: bruised egos, secret plots, romance, some skimpy costumes, an uncompromising author, and a cast on the verge of revolt. All is complicated when a French ballet troupe is forced to seek refuge in his theatre after a fire erupts in an adjacent theatre…” To learn more about the production or for ticket information, please click here.

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{Photos appear courtesy of Signature Theatre; Photography by Scott Suchman}

Tags: Adult Tutu, And the Curtain Rises, ballet, Professional Tutu, Romantic Tutu, Signature Theatre, Tutu, White Tutu
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Ballet Austin: Building Birds

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Photo credit: Ballet Austin

Ballet Austin is working feverishly to create six bird costumes for their upcoming production of The Magic Flute. {These costumes look incredible! I can’t wait to see the stage photos!} We at Class Act Tutu are especially excited for the big premiere because (drum roll, please) we received the honor of creating both the bodices and tutu bases for these feathered beauties! {Woohoo!}

To learn more about the work that goes into creating such a delicate costume, check out this blog post written by Ballet Austin Wardrobe Assistant and Shoe Manager, Emily Cavasar.

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Sightings! Bartered Bride “Man” Tutu

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Juilliard Opera - Bartered Bride

Check out Class Act’s “man tutu” featured in performances of Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride”, a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and The Juilliard School.

Class Act was honored to have provided the Juilliard costume shop with the tutu skirt used to create this fun tutu “worn by a man playing a bearded lady in a circus”.

Costume design for this production was by designer extraordinaire, Martin Pakledinaz. Tutu bodice and embellishment created by the Juilliard costume shop.

“Martin Pakledinaz’s colorful costumes included a fun outfit for a ballet dancer in drag, and Benjamin Millepied choreographed breezy routines for members of Juilliard Dance.” ~ Ronald Blum, Associated Press

Read all about this fun production here.

Juilliard Opera - Bartered Bride

Tags: Circus Tutus, Gold Tutu, man tutu, tutus for men
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Sightings: Pacific Northwest Ballet at the Guggenheim / Pointe Magazine

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers wearing our tutus in Pointe Magazine! (see Pointe Magazine, December 2010/January 2011, p 75).

This was part of the “Works & Process” lecture-demonstration at New York’s Guggenheim Museum back in May, 2010.

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s presentation featured performances by company members and the discussion, “Balanchine’s Petipa” led by Doug Fullington. “Balanchine’s Petipa” explored the influence Marius Petipa’s choreography had over George Balanchine, with a special focus on choreography for men.

The Guggenheim museum’s “Works & Process” series offers audiences the amazing opportunity to get “up close and personal” with some of today’s top creative minds and the world’s most beloved artists.

Did any of you happen to see it? If so, leave a comment and tell us about it.

Photo: Sylvia Plachy Pointe Magazine Dec 2010/Jan 2011

Thank you Sylvia Plachy (photographer), Pacific Northwest Ballet and Pointe Magazine for showing our tutus in such a lovely way.

Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers are wearing Class Act Tutu’s 5-Layer Romantic Tutu Skirt (style: 1260-5 color: white)

Tags: Pacific Northwest Ballet, PNB, White Tutu
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Sightings: Pointe Magazine, October/November 2010

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

In the Costume Shop: Magic is made behind the scenes.

Thank you so much, Pointe Magazine, for featuring our “Happily Ever After” tutu in your article, In the Costume Shop: Magic is made behind the scenes. [ page 38]

"Happily Ever After"

This Classical Tutu design was created by CJDL Design for Class Act Tutu. It features a Sweetheart Tutu Bodice style with a fabric upgrade (Gold/Silver Brocade), a Classical Tutu Skirt with Hooping and Scalloped Edges. The Embellishment is an amazing array of hand-made fabric shapes with crystals, beads & painted accents.

This is definitely one of our all-time favorite tutus. Just imagine how this gorgeous “Beauty” would look on stage! Whether you’re dancing Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty–or any other Princess role–no Prince Charming could possibly resist!

With all of its lavish design features and incredible “wow” factor, our Happily Ever After is more than just a costume–it’s a fairytale dream come true!

For information on how to purchase this tutu, please contact us.

: Bodice Closeup

: “Happily Ever After”

: Happily Ever After

Tags: CJDL Design, Classical Tutu, Tutu Embellishment, White Tutu
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Sightings: Behind the Scenes at PNB’s photo shoot for Giselle

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

Photo shoot for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Giselle

Behind the scenes at PNB's Giselle photo shoot. Photographer: Angela Sterling. Dancer/Model: Amanda Clark. Photo ©Phil Thompson.

Our timeless white Romantic Tutu skirt was used in this photo shoot done by Angela Sterling for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of Giselle. Pacific Northwest Ballet’s, Giselle runs June 3-12, 2011.

Based entirely on the original material from 1841 coupled with all new staging by artistic director Peter Boal, PNB’s Giselle is being heralded as a major World Premiere event. Just think–for the first time ever, American audiences will experience this hauntingly beautiful tale in its original splendor! {How fabulous is that?!} Everyone here at Class Act Tutu is really looking forward to it.

While its June Premiere is still several months away, we thought we would treat you with these lovely behind-the-scenes photos for PNB’s Giselle. Enjoy!

Tags: Angela Sterling, ballet, Giselle, Pacific Northwest Ballet, PNB, White Tutu
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Sightings: Whole Foods

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

How Fun is This?

Here is the Florida Classical Ballet Theatre performing in the produce section at Whole Foods Market in Palm Beach Gardens!

Florida Classical Ballet

Style shown is Class Act Tutu’s “Bird of Paradise” Color-Layered Romantic Tutu Skirts.

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Tags: ballet, Purple Tutu, Romantic Tutu, Tutu
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Sightings: Regina Opera, “Carmen”

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

WendyChu in "Carmen" (Regina Opera)

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle says, “The principal dancers, Wendy Chu partnered by Nolan McKew were magical…” in this performance of Carmen by the Regina Opera.

Read the full review here.

Wendy is wearing Class Act Tutus’ Sweetheart Bodice with Nude inset in “Amethyst” with a Color-Layered Romantic Tutu skirt in: Dusty Rose, Wine and Eggplant

Tags: ballet, Pink Tutu, Purple Tutu, Reviews, Romantic Tutu
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