Costume & Dance Historian
In 2018 I undertook a Research Fellowship in the archives of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Massachusetts. My project was to catalogue and rehouse the extensive Jacob's Pillow costume collection, still in the original travelling trunks. The History of the Collection The origin of the Costume Collection falls into two categories; those costumes kept by Ted… Continue reading Cataloguing the Jacob’s Pillow costume collection
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
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
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
Caroline Hamilton 