So, we have our main character, Clara, who will be played by a little girl from the school. She has an older sister named Marie: Traditionally, in 'The Nutcracker' ballet, Marie and Clara are ...

Houston Ballet’s costume shop, in late November, bursts at the seams with costumes for the The Nutcracker ... for the other lead characters. And the deeper down the list you go, the busier ...

Members of the Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley rehearse for their upcoming performance of the Nutcracker Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at Zoellner Arts Center in Bethlehem. Now in its 56th year ...

Running at Music Hall from Dec. 19-29, the Cincinnati Ballet's 2024 "Nutcracker" features new elements to reflect a commitment to diversity, including new masks for the Nutcracker character in a ...

so does the season of "The Nutcracker." With music by Tchaikovsky and magical characters like sugar plum fairies and snow flakes brought to life on stage, the classic holiday ballet popularized by ...

For a long time, “The Brooklyn Nutcracker” didn’t feature the ferocious Rat King, the main antagonist of the Balanchine ballet. Then, a few years ago, the company welcomed a dancer who seemed destined ...

Here's what to know about the beloved "Nutcracker Ballet." "The Nutcracker" is a ballet set to the music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The story in the ballet is loosely based on the story "The Nutcracker ...

The lights over the audience dim. The sound of the orchestra rises from the pit. As the curtain begins to rise, the Musical Arts Center is taken into a magical world, the world of “The Nutcracker.” ...

Jeffrey Brown: On a recent night at the Boston Opera House, audiences braved New England's chill for a beloved Christmas tradition presented by the Boston Ballet. "The Nutcracker," with music by ...