Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground: an aerialist in a pale bodysuit with purple and black geometric panels and crystals steps through a spinning sphere of hoops in blue light. Photo: Edward Newman. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
Photo: Edward Newman
Mouse and cheese photo: Ariana Johns

Big Apple Circus
Hometown Playground

Costume Design · Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center, 2024 to 2025

  • Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground: three performers in black tuxedos and bow ties stacked in a column in front of a red curtain and a lit archway. Photo: Edward Newman. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground: a smiling dancer in a red ruffled skirt and a nude leotard with a crystal neckline and fishnets, with dancers in red behind her. Photo: Edward Newman. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground: a dancer in a red and white striped bodice with a blue star waistband and a red, yellow and white petal skirt. Photo: Edward Newman. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground: a dancer in a red rhinestone leotard with a flared orange skirt and fishnets swings a rope on the blue ring floor. Photo: Edward Newman. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground: jugglers in bright swirl print, a vest with pink shorts and neon sneakers, and a dress with a blue wig and pink boots. Photo: Edward Newman. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground: an aerialist in a red and silver striped costume with orange tights does a split inside a spinning wheel. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground: two trapeze artists in black and red, one hanging upside down to hold the other by a trapeze bar. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground: clowns in a purple top hat and in white and red mouse costumes carry a giant wedge of cheese past performers in gold sequins. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground: the company in costume, including a pink-haired clown and a Statue of Liberty character, under the Big Apple Circus sign. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: photo 11. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: photo 12. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: photo 13. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: photo 14. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: photo 15. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: photo 16. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: photo 17. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: photo 18. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: photo 19. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Poster art for Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground

Details

  • Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground costume detail: teal and pink starburst bands set with rhinestones on black velvet. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus Hometown Playground costume detail: a red velvet scroll appliqué and crystals on textured black fabric. Costume design by Cynthia Nordstrom

Sketches

  • Construction worker look in a gray jumpsuit with yellow and black hazard stripes, Big Apple Circus. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Aerialist on a hoop in an iridescent snowflake costume with sheer panels, Big Apple Circus. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Aerialist on a hoop in a pale iridescent snowflake bodysuit, Central Park, Big Apple Circus. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Aerial snowflake bodysuit, front and back flats with color swatches, Big Apple Circus. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • New York Rat in a maroon tracksuit jacket and yellow tee with fur collar, Big Apple Circus. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Aerialist on a hoop in a silver bodysuit with black snowflake pattern, Big Apple Circus. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Black and silver geometric aerial bodysuit, front and back flats, Big Apple Circus. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Emerald, a contortionist in a silver folding metallic ruler bodysuit, Big Apple Circus. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom
  • Big Apple Circus: Hometown Playground: costume sketch. Costume sketch by Cynthia Nordstrom