As the lights dim, and Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score fills the air, audiences of all ages will be enchanted by New England ...

Since its 1892 premiere in Moscow, Tchaikovsky’s final ballet score has continued to enrapture audiences. The State Ballet of ...

The story opens on Christmas Eve with a busy party scene with six dancing couples and many young dancers recruited from the community. During the celebration Herr Drosselmeyer presents his goddaughter ...

This year marks 50 years since the Cincinnati Ballet first staged a production of the 19th-century classic story "The Nutcracker" with the same beloved Nutcracker Prince, the same sparkling Sugar Plum ...

The Nutcracker has become a special part of the holidays for many families, but even so, many find elements of the ballet exclusionary and racially insensitive, from the wealthy family’s party that ...

Ever since Christmas Eve 1944, when San Francisco Ballet staged the first complete "Nutcracker," the company has had an indelible association with the holiday favorite set to Tchaikovsky's enchanting ...

Stanton Welch’s version of “The Nutcracker” is Houston Ballet’s answer to video games, digital movie effects and immersive entertainment rooms. To awe this century’s audiences, the production serves ...

When Orlando Ballet opens its new $3.6 million production of “The Nutcracker” on Friday, the goal will be to entertain the patrons — many of whom, if tradition holds, will be first-time ballet-goers.

“The Nutcracker” is a classic for a reason. The show is a holiday tradition at ballet companies around the world, and has served as inspiration for a great many ballerinas who saw it as children and ...

If ballet was not already strenuous enough, the performers behind the “Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet” coming to Charlottesville this holiday season are bring some acrobatic athleticism to the ...