“The Nutcracker,” an annual student-run ensemble by Cardinal Ballet Company (CBC), has been transporting audiences to a winter wonderland since 1993. On Dec. 8, CBC brought the holiday season to life ...

Clara’s ballet dream begins as it always does — with the Rat King. The Rat King, known also as the Mouse King, transforms with each ballet performance from a seven-headed rodent on two legs to a robed ...

The story opens on Christmas Eve with a busy party scene with six dancing couples and many young dancers recruited from the community. During the celebration Herr Drosselmeyer presents his goddaughter ...

Performances in N.Y.C. This season, two vivacious boys at the School of American Ballet make their princely debuts in New York City Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker.” Credit... Supported by By ...

The winter holidays are here, and so is “The Nutcracker,” showing in local theaters throughout the season. Picture the scene: The ballerina is lifted up high into the air to the glorious descending ...

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 ...

When the lights rise for the show at the Amarillo Civic Center Complex Auditorium, more than 100 dancers from across the Texas Panhandle will bring "The Nutcracker" to life — from 5-year-old beginners ...

It's time once again for visions of sugarplums, dancing snowflakes and feisty rodents for all ages. Set to the masterpiece score by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (in most cases), E.T.A. Hoffman's story "The ...