In “The Nutcracker,” when Clara is entertained by a trio of divertissements (diversions) in the Land of Sweets, dances from around the world — the “Arabian Dance,” “Chinese Dance” and “Russian Dance” ...
When the holidays roll around, you'd be hard pressed to find a ballet company in the world that isn't gearing up for a production of The Nutcracker. All across the U.S., companies stage their own ...
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 ...
When the first performance of The Nutcracker begins, Christmas officially kicks off in Nashville. And that includes the magic of watching Colette Tilinski float onstage as the Sugar Plum Fairy. The ...
Urban Nutcracker dancers perform in front of a set depicting the Boston skyline in 2024. (Courtesy of Peter Paradise via Urban Nutcracker) "Urban Nutcracker" opens its 25th season Friday at the Boch ...
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Hundreds of families will watch the Nutcracker show at the Smith Center this holiday season, but behind the music and dancing are two dancers who left everything behind in their ...
“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 ...
In 1979, a 4-year-old Matthew Neenan made his professional dance debut in Boston Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” at the Wang ...
Deondre Vega marches around the dance floor. Mask fastened. Ballet slippers on. Sword in hand. He's rehearsing for the biggest role of his life - fulfilling the wish of his late mother that her son ...
Each year when the holidays roll around, hundreds of ballet companies across the country dust off their candy canes and carefully unpack their nutcrackers from storage in preparation to meet the ...