When tackling well-known works like “The Nutcracker,” ballet companies are challenged with not reinventing the wheel. BalletMet has struck the perfect balance between retaining the production ...

As a young Clara, Delilah Wiggins is confident and expressive, the transition from her curling up to sleep clutching her Nutcracker doll to the arrival of the adult Clara is slick and clear.

A video of three ballet dancers, decked out in costume for America Ballet Theatre's "The Nutcracker," has gone viral on TikTok, garnering over 3.5 million views as of Wednesday. The video ...

The "Nutcracker" is a Bay Area holiday tradition, with the first U.S. production of the iconic Christmas ballet staged in San Francisco 80 years ago. This year, performances were in doubt due to a ...

When it comes to Christmas traditions, you'll be hard pressed to find a story as classic as The Nutcracker. The tale of Clara's childlike imagination, the battle of the Mouse King, and the dance ...

During the celebration Herr Drosselmeyer presents his goddaughter Clara with a Nutcracker doll. When the party ends, Clara falls asleep with her Nutcracker. She awakens as mice scurry into the room.

“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 ...

And she did. And now she’s back in the audience watching.” For June Smith, “The Nutcracker” represents more than the holidays. Her mother founded the ballet company in 1984, and her ...

Here is a Lexington list and guide of the best weekend events and happenings around Central Kentucky on Friday, Saturday and Sunday if you are bored and need fun things to do like “Nutcracker ...

Nutcracker is ballet’s annual sugar rush – a gulp of delicious dance and Tchaikovsky’s music. Hitting the literal sweet spot between trashy and smugly tasteful can prove tricky, but English ...

The Nutcracker, presented by Magical Christmas Ballet's international ensemble of dancers, aims to astonish by blending classical ballet with avant-garde circus techniques. Exclusive to this ...

Created 14 years ago in an almighty rush, English National Ballet’s recently retired production of the Nutcracker was never much cop. As time passed, you grew grudgingly fond of it, like a ...