is a nonstop party. When a young girl and the Nutcracker prince arrive in the magical Kingdom of Sweets, an enchantress known as the Sugar Plum Fairy rolls out the red carpet with a parade of ...

LITTLE ROCK — Searcy native Michael Bearden studied and danced with Ballet Arkansas before (and a little bit after) joining Ballet West in Salt Lake City in 1999. The Utah company promoted him to ...

This December, Friday Arts ventures behind the scenes for a Journey to the Land of the Sweets for Philadelphia’s most beloved holiday tradition. Giant mice, dancing snowflakes, a growing Christmas ...

Wake up any guy who's been dragged to the ballet by his wife or girlfriend, and he's likely to sputter out, “Um, oh yeah, I liked the girl in the tutu.” Well, now that December is here, there's likely ...

Boston Ballet soloist Daniel R. Durrett has danced in a production of “The Nutcracker” every single year for the past two decades, with the exception of 2020. Like many ballet dancers, he started ...

After battling cancer, Philadelphia Ballet dancer Nicholas Patterson is back dancing the role of the Cavalier to Lucia Erickson's Sugar Plum Fairy. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to ...

The last time Jerry Vizena took part in Lone Star Ballet's "The Nutcracker," he danced the roles of the Snow Cavalier and the Dew Drop Cavalier. This year, he's back for the first time since 1998, ...

NEW YORK — Early in Act II of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” the Sugar Plum Fairy summons the populace of the Realm of Sweets to join her in welcoming the Little Prince and his new friend Marie ...

Marion Ballet Theatre leaps into its 38th year of "The Nutcracker" on Friday, stepping into an Ocala Christmas tradition that brings snow, battle-ready mice and, most importantly, dozens of ballet ...

There are many opportunities to see Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic ballet over the next month. Here are a few of them. Fox Valley “Nutcracker”: 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29; 1 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30; ...

CBS News reports that this year’s Philadelphia Ballet staging of "The Nutcracker" will include a remarkable comeback story. Company dancer Nick Patterson, who spent much of last year undergoing ...