So, we have our main character, Clara, who will be played by a little girl from the school. She has an older sister named Marie: Traditionally, in 'The Nutcracker' ballet, Marie and Clara are ...

For a long time, “The Brooklyn Nutcracker” didn’t feature the ferocious Rat King, the main antagonist of the Balanchine ballet. Then, a few years ago, the company welcomed a dancer who seemed destined ...

A lavish, exciting and heart-warming celebration of dance, of music, and of life. Based upon the Pacific Northwest Ballet's original production.

Running at Music Hall from Dec. 19-29, the Cincinnati Ballet's 2024 "Nutcracker" features new elements to reflect a commitment to diversity, including new masks for the Nutcracker character in a ...

Meghan Samonte has performed “The Nutcracker” around 50 times in her ballet career, and she has yet to get tired of doing so. She brought the 1 ...

The National Ballet of China will be performing at at the Kennedy Center Opera House from January 29 through February 2, 2025 ...

the Milwaukee Ballet went without some of those elements – for good reason. Before "The Nutcracker" begins, Evan Sulik and his mother Michelle are on their own adventure, meeting the characters ...

The annual gatherings with turkey-filled plates and frantic retail adventures mark the end of fall festivities, and the Boston Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” marks the beginning of wintry ...

An annual tradition takes on a new look to transform how audiences see "The Nutcracker." Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown tells us how one ballet company is helping to make this long ...

José Pablo Castro Cuevas as the eponymous Nutcracker battled the Rat King in a toy soldier uniform and paper mache head.

The Nutcracker is responsible for so many famous pieces of classical music played in popular culture that many people will recognise them ...