In a classic ballet performance of The Nutcracker, you can enjoy a spectacle of dancing, gift-giving, magical voyages through lands of snow, waltzing flowers, and a happy sugar-plum fairy who dotes ...

In 1892, composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreographer Marius Petipa debuted “The Nutcracker,” a two-act ballet about a young girl named Clara who receives a nutcracker for Christmas. When the ...

It's the story of little girl, a toy that turns into a prince and an evil mouse. A simple tale of a child's fantasy, transformed through music and dance into a holiday tradition for generations of ...

At this time of year ballet dancers from Sydney to San Francisco are fastening their tutus, breaking in pointe shoes and memorising byzantine cast lists that have them in roles from candy canes and ...

A bellwether of the season, "The Nutcracker" fills local stages with tiny dancers, giant Christmas trees, more than a few mice and a gust of holiday fun to keep everyone on their toes. 'The Nutcracker ...