Dueling duetJames Streeter as the Mouse King (left) spars with Junor Souza, playing the Nutcracker, in a 2010 production of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet presented by the English National Ballet ...

“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 ...

“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 ...

But how did a peculiar ballet from 19th-century Russia become such a quintessential part of Christmas time in the United States? “The Nutcracker” has endured to this day as a cherished holiday ...

Members of the Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley rehearse for their upcoming performance of the Nutcracker Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at Zoellner Arts Center in Bethlehem. Now in its 56th year ...

Dec. 2, 4:08 p.m. With less than a week before the opening night of “Nutcracker,” the San Francisco Ballet has yet to agree on a contract with its dancers and stage managers, putting the time ...

WESTON - "The Nutcracker" isn't just a holiday tradition for audience, but for those on stage as well. In many companies, dancers perform the ballet every year, taking on different roles as they ...

Here's what to know about the beloved "Nutcracker Ballet." "The Nutcracker" is a ballet set to the music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The story in the ballet is loosely based on the story "The Nutcracker ...

it had a bit of a conundrum when it came to the staple of almost every ballet company’s schedule, “The Nutcracker.” Not only does the holiday classic bring out audiences, but young dancers ...