• Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Principal dancer Sterling Hyltin wears a costume for her role as the princess in “The Most Incredible Thing.”

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Principal Tiler Peck wears her ensemble for the role of the Cuckoo Bird.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    The headpiece to accompany Peck’s Cuckoo Bird tutu.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Corps de ballet dancer Claire Von Enck in her costume as one of the ballet’s five senses.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Von Enck is fitted for a headpiece to accompany her costume

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Principal dancer Amar Ramasar in his costume for The Destroyer character, which has since been reenvisioned and is being reconstructed with just one week to the production’s premiere.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Corps de ballet member-on-the-rise Unity Phelan is fitted in a unitard for her role as one of the ballet’s seven deadly sins.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Phelan exhibits choreography for her role in the ballet.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    A close-up of Peck’s Cuckoo Bird tutu, which was designed to highlight her rapid footwork.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Ballet costume director Marc Happel (center) and Dzama (right), examine the headpiece for Peck’s Cuckoo Bird costume.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Dzama with his costume sketches.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Corps de ballet dancer Gretchen Smith is fitted for her costume as one of the ballet’s nine muses.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Dzama’s costume designs hang in the ballet’s costume shop.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Dzama and Happel with the costume for the ballet’s king, which is danced by two performers who move as one.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    The king’s costume, which will be accompanied by a massive headpiece.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Shoes for the ballet’s Grasshopper character are worked on in the shop.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Sketches hang in the costume shop.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    A costume shop artisan constructs a tutu.

  • Marcel Dzama’s Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet

    Marcel Dzama's Costume Designs for the New York City Ballet
    Image Credit: Nina Westervelt

    Dzama and the Cuckoo Bird costume.

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