Here's what to know about the beloved "Nutcracker Ballet." "The Nutcracker" is a ballet set to the music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The story in the ballet is loosely based on the story "The Nutcracker ...

José Pablo Castro Cuevas as the eponymous Nutcracker battled the Rat King in a toy soldier uniform and paper mache head.

it had a bit of a conundrum when it came to the staple of almost every ballet company’s schedule, “The Nutcracker.” Not only does the holiday classic bring out audiences, but young dancers ...

Famed Bolshoi duo Yekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev star in this production of Tchaikovsky's beloved ballet, "The Nutcracker." Maximova dances the role of Maria, the young girl whose ...

"The Nutcracker" premiered in Europe in 1892 to provide family entertainment to audiences. Ballet West's founder, Willam Christensen, choreographed the first full-length version of "The Nutcracker ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Ballet is set to bring holiday wonder to downtown Mobile for all ages, presenting the beloved tradition of The Nutcracker at the historic Saenger Theatre for the first ...

“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 ...

An annual tradition takes on a new look to transform how audiences see "The Nutcracker." Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown tells us how one ballet company is helping to make this long ...

"The Nutcracker" at the New York City Ballet is a holiday classic that draws thousands to Lincoln Center each year. The company has been performing George Balanchine's ballet every year since 1954.

Ballet INitiative. Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum, 401 E. Michigan St. balletinitiative.org "The Nutcracker": Dec. 20-22. Metropolitan Youth Ballet of Indiana. Star Bank Performing Arts Center.