Benjamin Burton (he/him) is a New York City-based costume designer with a deep curiosity for the world. He holds an MFA in Costume Design from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and is a proud union member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.
Benjamin's love of storytelling began with the imaginary worlds he created to play games with his brothers in the Ethiopian village where they grew up. His interest in textiles developed in elementary school when he taught himself to knit from a wikiHow article. Discovering costume design allowed Benjamin to merge his passion for story and craft, and he has never looked back.
Benjamin often employs myth and ritual in his work, and he embraces the awesome and the absurd with equal enthusiasm.
He has a wide range of experience across film, theater, opera, and dance. From large, period television shows to grungy, devised basement theater, Benjamin's passion is for building story, character, and culture.
Outside the studio, Benjamin enjoys writing, bargain-hunting, and running in Riverbank State Park.