Benjamin Burton (he/him) is an NYC-based costume designer with a wide range of experience in film, drama, dance, and opera. He is a proud union member of IATSE United Scenic Artists Local 829 and has his MFA in Costume Design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Benjamin's passion is for storytelling. He approaches design through a dramaturgical lens, focusing on holistic visual structure before refining details. Unafraid to reference or not reference, Benjamin embraces the absurd and the profound with equal enthusiasm.
Benjamin's first costume was a set of "chain mail" he crafted out of an old trampoline net to play a make-believe game with his friends. While his technique has refined since then, he brings the same spirit of play and innovation to each new project.
Outside of work, Benjamin enjoys Ethiopian food, bargain hunting, and reading in Riverside Park.