Mary Jane Marcasiano designs costumes for dance, film, theater, and performing artists. Marcasiano founded her eponymous design company in 1978, after graduating from Parsons School of Design, and has received the Cartier, DuPont, Cutty Sark, and Wool Knit Awards. Marcasiano has designed costumes for DanceBrazil, the New York City Ballet, RythMEK at Jacob’s Pillow, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, and Michael Thomas Lab Dance Company. In 2009 Marcasiano collaborated with artist Eric Fischl on costumes for his suite of sculptures, “Ten Breaths “, exhibited in galleries and museums in Germany.