Elsewhere, contestants turned to national flora and fauna, from Miss Bangladesh Aniqa Alam’s tiger-themed costume to the red-eyed elephant protruding from Miss Ivory Coast Marie-Emmanuelle ...

Then in 2002, Brandsen returned to the Dutch National Ballet, initially as its assistant artistic director, then as its artistic director since 2003. “It’s been a great journey,” Brandsen said.

For the first time in four decades, the esteemed Dutch National Ballet (DNB) is touring the United States. Lucky for us in New England, one of its stops is at Jacob’s Pillow, where the company ...