BOSTON - Every holiday season, Boston Ballet brings the beloved story of "The Nutcracker" to life on stage. But from the snow that falls on stage to the tree that grows to the ceiling, it takes a lot ...

"The Nutcracker" is a holiday tradition. The classic ballet set around Christmas is based on the libretto by Alexandre Dumas titled "The Tale of the Nutcracker," itself adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's ...

Not quite, but an essay making the rounds this holiday is definitely calling out E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original 1816 tale, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” for its “creepy” energy — and its ...

The Rochester Dance Co. presented the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party on Dec. 4 before a performance of "The Nutcracker." The event, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Rochester encouraged young girls to wear ...

The work is led by X’ene Sky, the oracle and vessel of Earth’s expressions. Her voice was ethereal, piercing through Leroy’s score in sultry hums and sharp screams. Leroy saw Sky as the perfect ...

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 ...

Go behind-the-scenes at The Brooklyn Ballet to see how the production is reimagining the beloved Christmas classic of “The Nutcracker.” NBC’s Laura Jarrett shares a look on TODAY at the work that goes ...

production of “The Nutcracker” this weekend. Yes, both of them have devoted years to all the stretching and bending and balancing their art requires. And, yes, their feet hurt. “Our feet are kind of ...

The new swing-style ride will feature more acceleration than that felt by astronauts leaving Earth, Lagoon management says, ...