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 ...

"We are thrilled to partner with the Fairfax Ballet to bring The Nutcracker to thousands of people of all ages in Fairfax County and across the DC region," said Jonathan Kerr, Executive Director, ...

Members of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in a production of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker." It’s a perennial holiday favorite but it took a long time to grow into a classic. The United States was ...

Renee Montagne talks with Miles Hoffman about the history of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite. Hoffman is the violist of the American Chamber Players, and authored The NPR Classical Music Companion.

It takes some doing in this country to be more than about 25 miles from a production of “The Nutcracker” during the Christmas season. The ballet has become as American as Friday Night Lights and as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chances are you don’t know a fouetté from a chaîné, but it’s likely that you’ve seen these classical ballet steps performed to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky–and can recognize the tunes. The ...

During a Christmas Eve party and a young girl, Clara, being given a nutcracker doll by her godfather, Drosselmeyer. Later in the evening when Clara sleeps, she finds herself in the midst of the ...

All praise then to the ENB Philharmonic and its dynamic new musical director, Maria Seletskaja, who began her career as a ballet dancer in Estonia before migrating to the podium. That rare dual ...

Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker was first performed in 1892; since then, the show has become a holiday tradition. In The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s soundtrack remains, but there’s no ballet.