Houston Ballet’s costume shop, in late November, bursts at the seams with costumes for the The Nutcracker. When I visited the week before Thanksgiving, the show’s 1,750 opulent costumes bulged from ...

TORRINGTON — A crowd of kindergartners at Torringford Elementary School got a sneak peek at the Nutmeg's upcoming "Nutcracker," complete with costumed dancers and a live storyteller. The Nutmeg ...

The Tulsa Ballet is making sure more than 2000 local families get to see the Nutcracker this year! Dreams of Sugar Plum Fairies and Snow Queens are not only for people who can afford a ticket. “Hope ...

In the brief pause before the advent of what seems certain to be a tumultuous political era, dance offers a respite from anxiety, dread and depression. The holiday season in particular is laden with ...

The Arabian coffee, Spanish chocolates and Chinese tea lithely pas de deux and chassé across the stage as Clara and her Nutcracker Prince sit and watch with delight. As they finish their performance ...

On Saturday, Dec. 14, the Kings Theatre in Flatbush was transformed into a classical holiday wonderland, complete with enchanting fairy-tale scenes and stunning backdrops showcasing extraordinary ...

In some of the first moments of the San Francisco Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” dancers hurry across the stage against a picturesque backdrop of the “Painted Ladies” in foggy dusk. Since 2004, Helgi Tomasson ...

The first to appear at the Kennedy Center this year is from Ballet West, based in Salt Lake City. And as brisk and fresh as it feels, it comes as something of a surprise that its lineage goes back to ...