Whether you live in New York City or Dallas, "The Nutcracker" is both a cherished holiday experience for families and an important source of financial support for ballet companies everywhere. This ...

How did Tchaikovsky’s ballet become a staple of the festive season? Clemency Burton-Hill goes in search of The Nutcracker’s universal appeal. It’s as quintessentially Christmassy as mince pies, fir ...

On Nov. 24, Boston Ballet returned with their Christmas staple, Mikko Nissinen’s “The Nutcracker.” “The Nutcracker” features accomplished dancers from the company as well as students from the Boston ...

As Polygon’s entertainment team geared up for our screening of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms — re-reading the Nutcracker story, rewatching the better Fantasia segments — we discovered that many ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook By Alastair Macaulay Something romantic about the 19th century made it a great era for artists to enter into the imaginations of ...

Joffrey Ballet artistic director Ashley Wheater has been doing “The Nutcracker” for six decades. He performed in the ballet for the first time at age 6, dancing in the children’s cast of Rudolph ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) When tackling well-known works like “The Nutcracker,” ballet companies are challenged with not reinventing the wheel.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Dance Review By Alastair Macaulay We go to the theater to watch and hear things happen. The ballets of George Balanchine are among the ultimate ...

It was over before it even really began. At 16 years old, in ballet company practice, I watched a childhood dream crumble before me in the floor-to-ceiling mirrors as my knee crumbled, dislocating to ...