About this podcast
Join Michelle, Casey and Emma as professional tutu artists who come together to caffeinate, laugh, and talk everything tutus!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 47 episodes
- Let's Talk About...Work Flow · 54 min · Season 5 Episode 42Is your costume schedule actually full—or does it just feel full? 👀🧵 In this episode of the Tutu Artists Studio Podcast, we’re talking workflow and the systems that keep costume…
- Let's Talk About...Costume Bibles · 1 h 38 min · Season 5 Episode 41
- Let's Talk About...Concept to Creation and Use of AI · 1 h 14 min · Season 5 Episode 40Every unforgettable costume begins with an idea. In this episode of the Tutu Artists Studio Podcast, Casey, Emma, and Michelle explore the creative journey that transforms an…
- Let's Talk About...Large-volume Costume Builds · 1 h 2 min · Season 5 Episode 39What does it really take to costume an entire corps de ballet? In this episode of Tutu Artists Studio, Michelle and Casey take listeners behind the scenes of large-volume costume…
- Let's Talk About...Burn Out · 1 h 15 min · Season 4 Episode 38In this episode of Tutu Artists Studio, we’re having an honest conversation about burnout in the costume world—how it happens, the warning signs we ignored, and the changes we’re…
- Let's Talk About...2025 · 1 h 13 min · Season 3 Episode 37Michelle, Casey, and Emma sit down to discuss the end of the year 2025. They share about their Nutcracker seasons as well as the lessons that they have learned this year. Join us…
- Let's Talk About...Loop Costumes · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 36The Tutu Artists’ Studio Podcast is back with an inspiring conversation you won’t want to miss! This episode, we sit down with Arielle Di Leo, Founder & CEO of Loop Costumes —…
- Let's Talk About...Michelle Weatherdon · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 35Ever wonder how a cat-loving Canadian mom with an art degree and a bookkeeping side hustle ended up creating breathtaking tutus worn by dancers from Ontario to Taiwan? This week…
- Let's Talk About...Olivia Mason · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 34Dance Opens Doors… and Olivia Mason walked right through. From childhood sewing sessions with her mom to designing for world-class stages, Olivia’s story is stitched with…
- Let's Talk About...Lauren Carmen · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 34In this episode, the Tutu Artists talk to Lauren Carmen. Lauren Carmen is a NYC-based costume designer with a twist! With roots as a professional ballet dancer and an MFA from…
- Let's Talk About...Summe Declutter Challenge · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 33In this episode, Michelle talks about the Summer Declutter Challenge. She reviews the tasks the Tutu Artists' Studio recommends to tackle as a way to declutter and organize your…
- Let's Talk About...David King · 1 h 33 min · Season 3 Episode 32In this exciting episode, we're thrilled to welcome the incredibly talented David King — an influential figure in the ballet world, writer, illustrator, and founder of A Ballet…
- Let's Talk About...Made Institute · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 31In this inspiring episode of Tutu Artists' Studio, we sit down with Rachel Ford, owner and CEO of Made Institute in Philadelphia. Rachel shares her dynamic journey from fashion…
- Let's Talk About...Tariffs · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 30Tariffs and duties can have a big impact on small businesses like tutu makers. On this week’s show we discuss potential impacts faced by increased costs of materials…
- Let's Talk About...Paquita Costumes and Jarod Lewis · 1 h 11 min · Season 3 Episode 29Join us as we talk to Jarod Lewis to talk about the design process at New York City Ballet. We also discuss the creation of the new costumes for Mystic Familiar and Paquita. The…
- Let's Talk About...Kendall Swendsen · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 28We hope that you will feel encouraged by our conversation with Kendall Swendson while she talks about her path as a costume creator. Kendall shares with us how her collegiate…
- Let's Talk About...Hamilton with Melissa Rumrill · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 27The Tutu Artists’ talk to Melissa Rumrill about her experiences as a wardrobe supervisor for Hamilton, television, and as a freelance costume maker. How to Contact Us: Like and…
- Let's Talk About...Listener Questions · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 26The Tutu Artists talk about the project that they have been working on at the end of the calendar year and for winter shows. The Artists also discuss some questions from…
- Let's Talk About Rental Tutus · 1 h 3 min · Season 2 Episode 25During this episode we talked about developing a rental program with Chris Takashima. Chris is the owner of Much Ado Tutus and has been a costumer for 25 years and specializes in…
- Let's Talk About NY City Ballet's 2024-2025 season · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 23During this episode we talk to Jarod Lewis of the NY City Ballet about City Ballet’s upcoming season. Jared runs through the upcoming 2024-2025 NYC Ballet season and the projects…







