A Guide to online Ballets Russes Costume Resources

Last week I created a guide to some of my favourite online dance resources. This week I thought I would share my favourite Ballets Russes costume resources. Museums and archives are slowly making more and more of their collections available online but sometimes these are hard to find and navigate - happy lock-down researching! 1.… Continue reading A Guide to online Ballets Russes Costume Resources

A Guide to online Dance History Resources

One of the things I love most about my job is a huge range of archives and libraries I get to visit, however during the current pandemic institutions are closed, and all in person research has become impossible. So instead museums, archives and libraries are turning to their digital collections to engage with audiences and… Continue reading A Guide to online Dance History Resources

Adventures of a Travelling Historian

Welcome to my newly relaunched blog and website! Almost exactly 10 years ago I packed my suitcase and got on a plane to Winnipeg, Canada (in the depths of winter I should add) to start a costume traineeship with The Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Since I was a teenager I had wanted to become a costume… Continue reading Adventures of a Travelling Historian