While the snow whips around the large house set in the background, a white owl flies past. The scene is set for a reimagining of perhaps the most well-known title in ballet, “The Nutcracker.” Jacobs ...

An annual tradition takes on a new look to transform how audiences see "The Nutcracker." Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown tells us how one ballet company ... white. Durrett made his debut ...

In a first-of-its-kind for Orlando Ballet, a new documentary takes viewers behind the scenes of one of its productions: The $3.6 million “Nutcracker ... has an extensive background in making ...

Dueling duetJames Streeter as the Mouse King (left) spars with Junor Souza, playing the Nutcracker ... given ballet companies’ practice of casting white dancers to perform the Chinese tea ...

This year marks 50 years since the Cincinnati Ballet first staged ... including new masks for the Nutcracker character in a range of skin tones as opposed to the white mask used previously.

“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 ...