As the iconic music swells and the curtain rises in the Buddy Holly Hall, a ballet performance of "The Nutcracker" plays out on stage with colorful costumes, intricate choreography and detailed sets.

Madeline Woo is a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet — where the first ever full-length production of The Nutcracker was performed in the United States Woo has danced in her fair share of ...

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” that debuted to rave reviews last year. And now ...

ATLANTA - How big is Atlanta Ballet’s production of "The Nutcracker" this year? Let’s put it this way: It took nine semi-trucks to carry more than eight tons of lighting, scenery, and props to the ...

The Colorado West Performing Arts Company will present eight performances of the holiday ballet “The Nutcracker” from Dec. 19–23 at Asteria Theatre, 864 Bunting ...

To learn about the costume making for Dayton Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” watch the video above. When Brandon Ragland applied for the Dayton Ballet’s artistic director position, he was asked whether or not ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — When the first twinkling notes of “The Sugar Plum Fairy” fill a room, you know the holidays are officially underway. And at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, ...

If you didn’t know any better, the rhythmic thumping of 15 pairs of pointe-shoe-clad feet against the wood floor inside a Macon dance studio could easily be mistaken for an approaching army. Violins ...

“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 ...