Touring A Large Ballet Company Means Juggling A Whole Lot Of Tutus, Pointe Shoes, And Washing Machines

When Birmingham Royal Ballet tours David Bintley’s “Cinderella,” for instance, says the company manager, they “transport the set, costume, props and lighting up and down the country, including 1,000 hair pins, 250 hair rollers, 78 wigs, 44 tutus, eight baskets of shoes, two washing machines plus [his] touring office.”