Cute kids, antic elders, a dessert buffet that springs to life, all swirling to those gorgeous Tchaikovsky melodies — is it any wonder that “The Nutcracker” is one of the most popular ballets in the ...

Performances of “The Nutcracker” can be found almost any weekend in December in towns across America. Set to Tchaikovsky’s famous score, “The Nutcracker” is about a girl named Clara who is given a ...

Dance companies throughout the Chicago area are staging their versions of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet. Here's where you can catch this holiday favorite: Thursday, Dec. 4 “The Nutcracker”: 7 p.m.

A sure sign that we are on the other side of the pandemic: The Snow Babies are back! The Joffrey Ballet’s “Nutcracker” made a few pandemic adjustments last year, including leaving out its tiniest ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Washington Post dance critic Sarah Kaufman about how The Nutcracker ballet is responding to COVID-19 concerns this year. It's that time of year again, people putting up ...

In a return to a classic, time-honored ballet tradition, the Jacobs School of Music’s Opera and Ballet Theater will present its performance of “The Nutcracker” beginning Friday at the Musical Arts ...

Miami City Ballet is presenting ‘George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker’ at different venues throughout South Florida this holiday season. ALEXANDER IZILIAEV “The Nutcracker” is a holiday tradition every ...

After a trailer containing major props was stolen, members of the Plymouth-Canton Ballet Company have come together to make sure the annual show still goes on. By Kate Christobek The 40th annual ...

GREENFIELD — For the past 25 years, young dancers in Hancock County have been bringing “The Nutcracker” to life at the holidays. This will be the 26th year for the light-toed tradition, hosted by ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Some conservative media took offense at a joy-filled holiday video shot at the White House. They’re missing the point. By Gia ...

Unlike Santa Claus and regifting, the implement for cracking nuts has not been a hallowed holiday tradition in American cultural life for as long as you might think. When storied Russian composer ...

Do you remember your first “Nutcracker”? I do: It was in a high school gym, and I was maybe 6 or 7, sitting on a very hard metal folding chair, and everything about it was absolutely magical, ...