International Ballet Costume Designer and Consultant
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Adams Violin Concerto, New York City Ballet - 1995
After The Rain, Morphoses - 2007
Afternoon of the Faun, Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 1999
An American in Paris, New York City Ballet - 2005
Ancient Airs and Dances, New York City Ballet - 1992
Apollo, Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 2001
Appalachia Waltz, New York City Ballet - 2000
Appalachian Spring, Nashville Ballet - 2017
Jeffrey Ellis ~ Broadway World, Nashville
"(In Appalachian Spring) Leathers' beautiful lighting plays an especially vital role in relating the story, and Holly Hynes' costumes - both theatrical and authentic in a way only the best costume designer can achieve - clothes the dancers in the perfect garments for the piece."
Aria Suspended, Kirov Ballet - 2007
Brandenburg, New York City Ballet - 1997
Brigade, Houston Ballet - 2007
Carousel (A Dance), Houston Ballet - 2009
Cassandra, Eifman Ballet at City Center - 2007
Chiaroscuro, New York City Ballet - 1994
Circle of Fifths, New York City Ballet - 1997
Clarinade, Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 2005
Concerto DSCH, New York City Ballet - 2008
(The) Core, Houston Ballet - 2008
Cypher, Barak Ballet - 2018
LA Times: Barak Ballet at the Broad Stage: New moves for a company on the verge
Daphnis et Chloé, Paris Opera Ballet - 2014
Roslyn Sulcas ~ NYTimes
"(In Daphnis et Chloé) A Greece of the imagination is nonetheless evoked by the lighting, which creates dawns, dusks and skies of glowing beauty, by the pale, simply draped dresses (by Holly Hynes), and by the starkness of the stage...But the final scene, in which the ensemble, now dressed in bright gold, green, blue and orange, joyfully reunite, makes up for any lag in momentum. Mr. Millepied’s ability to create ever-shifting pattern — often echoing Mr. Buren’s geometries — is on dazzling display here, fully equal to the music’s intensifying dynamics and colors."
Danses Concertantes, Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 2012
Divertimento Brilliante, Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 2007
Double Aria, New York City Ballet - 2005
Double Evil, San Francisco Ballet - 2008
Entwined, BalletNext - 2012
Episodes and Sarcasms, New York City Ballet - 1994
Eros Piano, New York City Ballet - 2004
Etoile Polaire, New York City Ballet - 2007
Evenfall, New York City Ballet - 2006
Falling, Houston Ballet - 2008
Falling, San Francisco Ballet - 2008
Flötezart, New York City Ballet - 1992
Getting Married, Circle in the Square/Broadway - 1991
Houston Ballet's Jubilee for Dance, Houston Ballet - 2023
Gounod, Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 2016
NYTimes Review: Ballet With Intricate Geometry, and a Lot of Fun
Alastair Macaulay ~ NYTimes
"(In Gounod) Ms. Farrell’s costume designer, Holly Hynes, has dressed 10 of the women in white dresses with black outlines, the other 10 in black with white outlines, while the men wear white tops and black tights. The overlapping black-and-white contrasts become blite and whack with all the choreographic changes — spectacular."
If By Chance, New York City Ballet - 2002
Images, New York City Ballet - 1992
In Memory Of..., Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 2010
In The Blue, New York City Ballet - 1994
In the Mi(d)st, New York City Ballet - 2002
NYTimes: Cerebral Style Tinged With Emotion in a Premiere
Just. Houston Ballet for Jacob's Pillow - 2018
Houston Chronicle: Houston Ballet's Just is a Gut Punch Through Cyberspace
Kaleidoscope, American Ballet Theatre - 2005
La Gioconda - Additional Costumes, Metropolitan Opera - 2006
Layla and the Majnun, Nashville Ballet - 2016
Liturgy, New York City Ballet - 2003
Middle Duet, New York City Ballet - 2007
Morphoses, New York City Ballet - 2002
Mozart Piano Concerto, New York City Ballet - 1994
Naked, San Francisco Ballet - 2008
(The) New Blondes, New York City Ballet - 1994
Allan Ulrich ~ SF Chronicle Correspondent
In "Number Nine," Wheeldon seems almost intoxicated with movement. There is no sobriety to be found in Holly Hynes' costumes, daffodil for the corps and bright hues for the principals' short skirts and maillots. Mary Louise Geiger has lit the piece in primary colors, and when tangerine meets lavender, it's impossible to resist."
(The) Nutcracker, Charlotte Ballet - 2016
(The) Nutcracker, Colorado Ballet - 2021
A whole new “Nutcracker” on stage at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House - The Denver Post
Review: Denver Ballet Presents The Nutcracker - Outfront Magazine
(The) Nutcracker, Kansas City Ballet - 2015
Christmas whirls into town with Kansas City Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’
Review | THE NUTCRACKER at Kansas City Ballet
Kansas City Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ is imaginative, beautiful and continues to grow
A tidy ‘Nutcracker’ with all the trimmings
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Kansas City Ballet
Review: The Kansas City Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ at The Kennedy Center
Washington Post - Review by Sarah L. Kaufman
Veteran costume designer Holly Hynes devised the Victorian attire in tastefully subdued hues that do not compete with the sets. A most important touch: The lavish gowns and little-girl frocks look even more beautiful in motion.
Octet, New York City Ballet-2003
On Borrowed Time, Circle in the Square/Broadway - 1991
One/end/One, Houston Ballet - 2011
Operetta Affezionata, New York City Ballet - 1995
Orange, Dance Galaxy at the Joyce Theater - 2001
Polyphonia, San Francisco Ballet - 2003
Pretty Peculiar Things - 2019
Red Angels, New York City Ballet - 1994
Refractions, New York City Ballet - 1992
Reunions, New York City Ballet - 1992
River of Light, New York City Ballet - 1998
Scenes de Ballet, New York City Ballet - 1999
Schoenberg/Wuorinen Variations, New York City Ballet - 1996
Schubert Sonata, New York City Ballet - 1994
Scotch Symphony, Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 2001
Sea Pictures, San Francisco Ballet- 2000
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 2000
Slice to Sharp, New York City Ballet - 2006
Slonimsky’s Earbox, New York City Ballet - 2000
Soirèe Musicale, New York City Ballet - 2013
Sonate No. 5, Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 2010
Tales of Offenbach, Dallas Performing Arts Center - 2009
Tapestry, Houston Ballet - 2012
Teleman, New York City Ballet - 2002
Tide Harmonic, Pacific Northwest Ballet - 2013
Tribute, New York City Ballet - 2007
Triptych, New York City Ballet - 2000
Tutu, Houston Ballet - 2007
Marene Guston ~ Houston Press
"(In Tutu) Created for San Francisco Ballet in 2003, this is a gorgeous ensemble work drenched in Technicolor lighting and beautiful costumes. Holly Hynes has created glittery, large plate tutus with tiny halter tops for the women and fitted trunks for the men, allowing for the illusion of great Russian ballet costuming but also showing lots of bare skin, which is in line with Welch's neoclassical movements."
Twilight, New York City Ballet - 1996
Two Birds with the Wings of One, New York City Ballet - 2006
Urban Dances, New York City Ballet - 1997
Viva Verdi, New York City Ballet - 2003
Walton Cello Concerto, New York City Ballet - 1999
X-Ray, New York City Ballet - 1994
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Houston Ballet - 2014
BWW Reviews: Houston Ballet's THE YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA is Captivating - BroadwayWorld.com
'Guide' gets a true Texas accent - Houston Chronicle
Molly Glentzer ~ Houston Chronicle
(In Stanton Welch's "Vi et animo") Costume designer Holly Hynes’ classical finery — including tutus with some sparkle in the bodice (white for the corps, black for the soloists) — enhanced the choreography’s grandeur. Hynes and (lighting designer Lisa) Pinkham also gave the night’s smaller-scale premieres a polished look that some Houston Ballet choreographic debuts have lacked in the past. (In Jindallae Bernard’s “Parodie de l’histoire du ballet”) Some of Bernard’s choreography might have been challenging for the performers, but in those gorgeous midnight blue tutus and jackets, they still looked picture-perfect.