It’s impossible to imagine the Christmas season without “The Nutcracker,” a beloved ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Written in 1892, this two-act classical ballet remains a symbol of the holiday ...
July 5, 2017, 7:30 pm: Mozartiana, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, The Nutcracker pas de deux, Aurora’s Wedding July 6, 2017, 7:30 pm: Mozartiana, The Nutcracker pas de deux, Souvenir d’un lieu cher, ...
Around 150 dancers will grace the Castle Theater stage for "The Nutcracker." Chelsea Fine/Sea Fine Photography For the fifth year in a row, Alexander Academy of Performing Arts will present ...
Since its premiere at City Center of Music and Drama in 1954, George Balanchine’s two-act production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” for New York City Ballet has been a work in progress. When the ...
The unbounded success of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie this summer followed by the Christmas season’s many stagings of “The Nutcracker,” danced to Tchaikovsky’s 1892 score, combined to spark my memory ...
CHANG: For many, going to local performances of this Tchaikovsky ballet is a treasured family tradition. And for ballet companies, it's big business, as NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas reports. ANASTASIA ...
About half of the revenue for American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite "The Nutcracker." Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.